Patent ID: 7438212

Claim:
A container, in particular for free-flowing substances, comprising: a plurality of walls folded together from a blank ( 16 ) of sheet-like, flexible material, at least part of the container comprising, a first wall ( 1 ) and a second, adjacent wall ( 4 ), the walls ( 1 , 4 ) being angled in relation to one another and being connected integrally to one another in the region of a common edge ( 5 ), a weakening line ( 7 ) in each of the walls ( 1 , 4 ) said weakening line surrounding a region of a reclosable pouring element ( 6 ), which is formed essentially from the material of the walls ( 1 , 4 ), with a line of inflection ( 15 ) cut at least part way through the blank ( 16 ) leaving material crosspieces (l 5 a ) and disposed across the pouring element ( 6 ), and disposed across the common edge ( 5 ) dividing the pouring element ( 6 ) into a pouring portion ( 6 a ) and an operating portion ( 6 b ), said pouring portion ( 6 a ) and said operating portion ( 6 b ) being integrally connected by said crosspieces ( 15 a ), a reinforcing element ( 9 ) in the operating portion ( 6 b ) in the region of the edge ( 5 ) and comprising a double scored line in the form of an ellipse, wherein the container is comprised of a fiber material, having a dominant fiber direction oriented essentially perpendicularly to the edge ( 5 ) wherein the weakening line ( 7 ) comprises convex curve lines ( 7 a , 7 b ) and is curved convexly in the region of the operating portion ( 6 b ), wherein in the region of the pouring portion ( 6 a ), the weakening line ( 7 ) has two essentially rectilinear portions ( 7 c , 7 d ), which enclose an acute angle, and wherein the two rectilinear portions ( 7 c , 7 d ), are connected to one another by means of a line portion ( 7 e ) which is in the form of a part of a circle, forming a rounded tip of the pouring portion ( 6 a ).