Patent ID: 7293676

Claim:
A dispensing apparatus comprising: a spout including: tubular member having a first end, a second end, an inside surface, an outside surface and an opening extending transversely through the inside surface and outside surface of the tubular member between the first and second end thereof, the tubular member defining a cavity capable of receiving a flowable material therein; and a spigot attached to the inside surface of the tubular member and not extending over the second end of the tubular member so as not to envelope the second end and the outer surface of the tubular member, the spigot including: a peripheral wall having an outer surface positionable over the opening; a transverse wall coupled to the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall and the transverse wall cooperating to substantially seal the first end of the tubular member and the opening from the cavity of the tubular member; and a handle member associated with at least one of the peripheral wall and the transverse wall, the handle member capable of elastically deforming the outer surface of the peripheral wall to, in turn, place the opening in fluid communication with the cavity, while maintaining the substantial seal of the first end of the tubular member.