Container and spout with open-position locking feature

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9829362
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15625311

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A container and spout assembly in which the spout is pivotally attached to the container. The spout is pivotally moveable between a closed position in which a spout exterior wall is flush with the container sidewall and an open position in which a spout interior wall is flush with the sidewall and spout legs frictionally engage a detent. The spout accommodates a metered dose of product. In the fully open position, the spout seals the opening in the sidewall to prevent product from exiting the container while a metered dose is dispensed from the open spout.

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  • SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carpenter, Lawrence Robert Darlington, US 9 13
Ziegenfelder, Kurt Florence, US 5 23

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