EP4308471A4 - SPOUT CAP AND MODIFIED SPOUT - Google Patents

SPOUT CAP AND MODIFIED SPOUT

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Publication number
EP4308471A4
EP4308471A4 EP21931906.8A EP21931906A EP4308471A4 EP 4308471 A4 EP4308471 A4 EP 4308471A4 EP 21931906 A EP21931906 A EP 21931906A EP 4308471 A4 EP4308471 A4 EP 4308471A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
spout
modified
cap
spout cap
modified spout
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
EP21931906.8A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP4308471A1 (en
Inventor
Keith E. SMITH
John Laroi
James F. KONICKE
Kyle Vlasak
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vonco Products LLC
Vonco Products LLC
Original Assignee
Vonco Products LLC
Vonco Products LLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US17/239,098 external-priority patent/US11918540B2/en
Application filed by Vonco Products LLC, Vonco Products LLC filed Critical Vonco Products LLC
Publication of EP4308471A1 publication Critical patent/EP4308471A1/en
Publication of EP4308471A4 publication Critical patent/EP4308471A4/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5861—Spouts
    • B65D75/5872—Non-integral spouts
    • B65D75/5883—Non-integral spouts connected to the package at the sealed junction of two package walls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14—Details; Accessories therefor
    • A61J1/1475—Inlet or outlet ports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/583—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture the non-integral spout having an elongate cross-sectional shape, e.g. canoe or boat shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)
EP21931906.8A 2021-03-18 2021-06-25 SPOUT CAP AND MODIFIED SPOUT Pending EP4308471A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US202163162828P 2021-03-18 2021-03-18
US17/239,098 US11918540B2 (en) 2020-04-23 2021-04-23 Cap for spout and modified spout
PCT/US2021/039045 WO2022197318A1 (en) 2021-03-18 2021-06-25 Cap for spout and modified spout

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP4308471A1 EP4308471A1 (en) 2024-01-24
EP4308471A4 true EP4308471A4 (en) 2025-05-28

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP21931906.8A Pending EP4308471A4 (en) 2021-03-18 2021-06-25 SPOUT CAP AND MODIFIED SPOUT

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP4308471A4 (en)
WO (1) WO2022197318A1 (en)

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4608806A (en) * 1982-08-17 1986-09-02 Metal Box Plc Capping machines
US6112452A (en) * 1998-12-07 2000-09-05 Campbell; Kevin T. Tops for making common bottles into insect traps
ES1057456U (en) * 2004-05-12 2004-08-01 Valentin Masa Alcorlo Lid stopper for vessels, containers or the like. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
WO2007030663A2 (en) * 2005-09-07 2007-03-15 Anderson Michael R Inner container attachable to primary container cap
WO2017052364A1 (en) * 2015-09-21 2017-03-30 Scholle Ipn Ip B.V. A spouted pouch adapted to be filled with a flowable product and method of production thereof
JP2019018886A (en) * 2017-07-18 2019-02-07 克巳 戸上 Simple opening and closing cap with lid removing function

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US4476987A (en) * 1982-04-20 1984-10-16 Maxcap, Inc. Bottle caps
DE69820063T2 (en) * 1998-09-21 2004-08-26 Tetra Pak Plastics Ltd., Petit-Lancy Method and device for filling plastic bottles
WO2013081699A2 (en) * 2011-11-28 2013-06-06 Neomed, Inc. Female enteral coupling
US9908669B2 (en) * 2014-10-09 2018-03-06 Container Packaging Systems, Inc. Anti-glug device for liquid containers and pour spouts

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4608806A (en) * 1982-08-17 1986-09-02 Metal Box Plc Capping machines
US6112452A (en) * 1998-12-07 2000-09-05 Campbell; Kevin T. Tops for making common bottles into insect traps
ES1057456U (en) * 2004-05-12 2004-08-01 Valentin Masa Alcorlo Lid stopper for vessels, containers or the like. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
WO2007030663A2 (en) * 2005-09-07 2007-03-15 Anderson Michael R Inner container attachable to primary container cap
WO2017052364A1 (en) * 2015-09-21 2017-03-30 Scholle Ipn Ip B.V. A spouted pouch adapted to be filled with a flowable product and method of production thereof
JP2019018886A (en) * 2017-07-18 2019-02-07 克巳 戸上 Simple opening and closing cap with lid removing function

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2022197318A1 *

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WO2022197318A1 (en) 2022-09-22
EP4308471A1 (en) 2024-01-24

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