Patent ID: 7918147

Claim:
In combination: a gable top container comprising a pour spout attached to a gable top of said gable top container; wherein said pour spout comprises an internal seal; and wherein said internal seal comprises a score line and an internal ring having an opening therethrough; and a removal device comprising: a body comprising a first end, a first end portion disposed proximate to said first end, a second end, a second end portion disposed proximate to said second end, a curved central portion disposed between said first end portion and said second end portion, and an outer surface extending about said first end portion, said curved central portion and said second end portion; wherein an included angle formed by a first line extending through a center of said first end and a second line extending through a center of said second end is less than one hundred and eighty degrees; wherein at least a portion of said body has a cross section substantially formed in a shape of a closed plane curve; and wherein said outer surface of said body is dimensioned to fit within the opening of the ring of the internal seal of the pour top spout along an entire length of said body; wherein said included angle of said body of said removal device is between one hundred and thirty five degrees and one hundred and fifty five degrees.