Carton with a corner cutout spout and a closure cap for same

Claim 1

A CARTON OR CONTAINER HAVING A TOP AND BOTTOM, FRONT, REAR AND SIDE PANELS JOINING THE TOP OF WITH THE BOTTOM AND INCLUDING: (1) A DISPENSING OPENING HAVING THE TOP OF SAID CARTON OR CONTAINER AS ITS UPPER BOUNDARY, SAID DISPENSING OPENING BEING FORMED BY REMOVAL OF A TAPEZOIDAL SHAPED PIECE FROM ONE SIDE PANEL AND THE FRONT OR REAR PANEL ADJACENT TO SAID SIDE PANEL, SAID TRAPEZOID CONSISTING OF A TRIANGULAR SHAPED PORTION CUT FROM ONE PANEL AND A TRAPEZOID SHAPED PORTION CUT FROM THE NEXT ADJACENT PANEL OF SAID CARTON, SAID TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPED PORTION AND SAID TRIANGULAR SHAPED PORTION HAVING A COMMON BOUNDARY SO THAT THERE IS NOW A DISPENSING OPENING THROUGH WHICH THE CONTENTS OF THE CARTON MAY BE POURED, SAID OPENING INCLUDING A SHORT HORIZONTAL LIP PORTION EXTENDING FROM THE EDGE JOINING SAID SIDE PANEL AND SAID FRONT OR REAR PANEL AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES THERETO AND PARALLEL WITH THE TOP OF SAID CARTON AND FURTHER INCLUDING UPWARDLY INCLINED EDGES EXTENDING DIVERGENTLY FROM THE ENDS OF SAID LIP TO THE TOP OF SAID CARTON, SAID CONTAINER TOP INCLUDING A LOWERMOST PANEL AND AN OUTERMOST FLAP OVERLYING SAID LOWERMOST PANEL; (2) A CORNER SHAPED CLOSURE CAP FOR SAID DISPENSING OPENING, SAID CLOSURE CAP INCLUDING A ROOF AND TWO SIDES, EACH OF SAID SIDES OF SAID CLOSURE CAP BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGER THAN THE CUT-AWAY PORTION OF THE PANEL WHICH IT OVERLIES SO THAT WHEN THE OVERLYING PORTIONS OF THE SIDES OF SAID CLOSURE ARE ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID PANELS, SAID CONTAINER WILL BE EFFECTIVELY SEALED AGAINST THE INGRESS OF AIR, WHEREIN THE ROOF OF SAID CLOSURE IS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE LOWERMOST PANEL OF SAID TOP AND THE OUTERMOST FLAP OF SAID TOP AND A PORTION OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE ROOF OF SAID CLOSURE IS ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID OUTERMOST FLAP AND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID ROOF IS FREE OF ADHESIVE.