Cartons with pouring spouts
First Claim
1. A carton having a pouring spout, said pouring spout being defined by a diagonal hinge line extending upwardly across a first panel of the carton between a first hinge point on a first vertical edge line and a second hinge point on said first panel, said first vertical edge line being disposed between a second panel and said first panel, wherein said pouring spout comprises two hinged spout panels disposed substantially perpendicular to each other, the first of said spout panels being cut out from said first panel and the second of said spout panels being cut out from said second panel, said second spout panel being disposed so as to slide between two supporting panels during opening and closing of said pouring spout, one of said supporting panels being an extension flap connected to said second panel.
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Abstract
A rectangular carton having a pouring spout which is formed from material coming out of a vertical edge of the carton, i.e. of material on each side of this edge and which hinges about a line extending diagonally upwards across an end face from the vertical edge.
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9 Claims
- 1. A carton having a pouring spout, said pouring spout being defined by a diagonal hinge line extending upwardly across a first panel of the carton between a first hinge point on a first vertical edge line and a second hinge point on said first panel, said first vertical edge line being disposed between a second panel and said first panel, wherein said pouring spout comprises two hinged spout panels disposed substantially perpendicular to each other, the first of said spout panels being cut out from said first panel and the second of said spout panels being cut out from said second panel, said second spout panel being disposed so as to slide between two supporting panels during opening and closing of said pouring spout, one of said supporting panels being an extension flap connected to said second panel.
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9. A carton comprising:
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first and second face panels;
said first and second face panels connected by a first end panel, wherein a hinge line is disposed between each of said panels;a second end panel connected by a hinge line to said first face panel at a side opposite said first end panel; a securing flap connected by a hinge line to said second end panel at a side opposite said first face panel; and an extension panel connected by a hinge line to said securing flap at a side opposite said end panel;
whereina pouring spout defined by a diagonal hinge line extending upwardly across said second end panel between the hinge lines of said securing flap and said first face panel, said pouring spout having first and second hinged spout panels, said first spout panel being cut out from said second end panel and said second spout panel being cut out from said securing flap, said second spout panel being disposed so as to slide between said extension panel and said second face panel during opening and closing of said pouring spout.
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Specification