Patent ID: 8745836

Claim:
A process for placing a tube spout fitment within a flexible pouch container, the process comprising: providing a front panel and back panel, each panel having a top edge, a side edge and a bottom edge, the front panel also having an aperture; sealing the side edges together to form a side seam; providing a plate having a channel and a channel stop extending across a width of the channel, the channel and channel stop being integral with the plate; providing a fitment having a fitment base and a spout extending from the fitment base, the fitment base dimensioned to fit at least partially within the channel and not pass through the aperture; placing the fitment base at least partially within the channel abutting against the channel stop; opening the bottom edges of the front and back panels; sliding the plate and the fitment between the bottom edges of the front and back panels until the spout is aligned with the aperture of the front panel; placing the front panel over the spout, the spout extending through the aperture; and removing the plate from between the front and back panels leaving the spout within the aperture, the fitment base located between the front and pack panels.