Patent ID: 7156287

Claim:
A container for storing and dispensing a content of the container, comprising: an outer panel; an inner panel contiguous to and formed from a unitary body of material with the outer panel; a spout formed from a planar portion of the inner panel and comprising a lower side hingedly connected to the inner panel allowing the spout to pivot between a first closed position and a second extended position, a center panel laterally interposed between first and second wing panels, the center panel having an upper side forming a dispensing portion of the spout and comprising a concavity along at least a portion thereof, and two opposing lateral sides forming hinged connections with the first and second wing panels, respectively, an inner surface of each wing panel forming an obtuse angle with an inner surface of the center panel and an acute angle with the inner panel when the spout is in the second position; a first tab formed in the outer panel detachable around at least a portion of a periphery thereof and sized to at least partially detach in response to a force exerted by a finger of a user, the first tab having an upper side hingedly connected to the outer panel allowing the first tab to pivot between a first closed position and a second open position when partially detached and a curvilinear lower side configured to cover the concavity of the upper side of the center panel of the spout when the first tab is in the first position and provide access to the spout when in the second position; and a second tab formed in the outer panel detachable around at least a portion of a periphery thereof and positioned contiguous a portion of the spout when the spout is in the first position, the second tab having a lower side hingedly connected to the outer panel allowing the second tab to pivot between a first closed position and a second open position, an orifice being formed in the outer panel when the second tab is in the second position, a maximum width of the spout exceeding a maximum width of the orifice.