Patent ID: 8479952
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package comprising a preassembled closure unit comprising a pour spout formed to include a discharge tube having a fluid-discharge outlet and a closure cap mated to the pour spout to cover the fluid-discharge outlet and a container neck finish formed to include a cylindrical outer surface having an upper edge and an opposite lower edge and a spout-catch retainer coupled to the cylindrical outer surface, wherein the pour spout further includes an annular rim, a product drainback cup coupled to the rim and to the discharge tube, and a spout catch coupled to the annular rim, the spout catch includes an internal flange coupled to an interior surface of the annular rim and an anti-rotation lug-receiving slot formed between spaced-apart first and second portions of the internal flange, and the spout-catch retainer includes an external flange coupled to the cylindrical outer surface and located adjacent to the upper edge of the cylindrical outer surface configured to mate with the internal flange and an anti-rotation lug extending downwardly from the external flange along the cylindrical outer surface sized to extend into the anti-rotation lug-receiving slot upon arrival of the pour spout at a stationary, anchored position on the container neck finish.