Patent ID: 6994233

Claim:
A plastic container comprising a bottom wall, front, rear, and side walls extending vertically from said bottom wall defining a chamber, a top wall covering a substantial portion of said chamber, a neck platform extending upwardly from said top wall adjacent said front wall and having a circular pouring spout with an open end, means connected to said platform defining an air passageway from said spout to said chamber, said platform including a guiding neck portion connected to said top wall below said spout and having a curved horizontal ledge as viewed from the open end of said spout and opening toward said front wall, whereby during a pouring operation said ledge directs liquid from said chamber over the front edge of said spout away from the rear edge of said spout thereby permitting air to enter the rear of said spout into said air passageway and said chamber, said ledge extending outwardly from the axis of the spout and being vertically spaced above said top wall, and vertical reinforcing means extending between said ledge and said top wall to hold said spout in a substantially level position.