Patent ID: 8181823

Claim:
A pouch for production of a spout pouch container, the pouch comprising: a spout attachment edge portion; a filling port defining edge portion provided adjacent to the spout attachment edge portion and defining a filling port through which content is filled in the pouch; and a sealed spot-seal portion provided in a region around a boundary between the spout attachment edge portion and the filling port defining edge portion; wherein the filling port defining edge portion is not sealed, wherein the spout attachment edge portion is not sealed, wherein a spout is not attached to the filling port defining edge portion, wherein the spout attachment edge portion is configured to have first portions that are heat-sealed to each other when the spout is held and heat-sealed in the spout attachment edge portion, and also has second portions that are heat-sealed to the spout, wherein a first edge of said spot-seal portion is generally perpendicular to said spout attachment edge portion and a second edge of said spot-seal portion is generally perpendicular to said filling port defining edge portion and wherein said first edge of said spot-seal portion and said second edge of said spot-seal portion are joined together.