Patent ID: 7246721

Claim:
A flexible package for holding and selectively dispensing a liquid therefrom, said package being arranged to be filled with the liquid and sealed on a machine, said package comprising a bag and a tap fitment, said bag being formed of a flexible material having edge portions confronting each other to form a fitment-receiving space, said tap fitment comprising a base section and a tap section, said base section being generally boat-shaped having a first longitudinal axis, an opposed pair of smooth and continuous sidewalls extending along opposite sides of said first longitudinal axis, a top wall, a flange including a peripheral recess extending outward from said top wall and a first passageway extending through said base section and said flange along a second axis perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis, said base section being arranged to be located within said fitment-receiving space and fixedly secured to the contiguous edge portions of the bag thereat, said tap section comprising a second passageway extending therethrough coaxial with said first passageway and a controllable dispensing portion comprising a generally tubular member in fluid communication with said second passageway and extending along a third axis perpendicular to said second axis, said controllable dispensing portion having an outlet located at one end of said third axis, a twist cap located at the opposite end of said third axis and a valve connected to said twist cap, said twist cap being arranged to be rotated about said third axis.