Single-use container with dispensing spout

Claim 2

A single-use dispensing container made in one piece and comprising a body of rectangular cross section, and including a flat bottom, a top, and four sides, two opposite sides each having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extend of said body and spaced from the ends of said two sides each having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extend of said body and spaced from the ends of said other two sides a distance substantially equal to one-half the width of said other two sides, said other two sides each further having four diagonal score lines extending from the corners to points centrally of the adjacent perpendicular score lines of said other two sides, said other two sides each further having an additional, longitudinally extending central score line between the points of intersection of the diagonal score lines with the perpendicular score lines of said other two sides, whereby said body can be collapsed substantially fully by collapsing inwardly said other two sides with said bottom remaining flat to support said container in all degrees of collapse, said top having a spout extending upwardly therefrom.

Claim 3

A container according to claim 1 characterized further by said spout being wide in one direction between two of the sides and thin in the other direction between the other two sides.

Claim 4

A container according to claim 1 characterized by a cap cooperating with said spout and an attachment loop integrally connected between said cap and said spout.

Claim 5

A container according to claim 1 characterized further by said spout including a spout section, a cap section, and a web integral with the entire upper edge of said spout section and the entire lower edge of said cap section, said cap section being designed to nest with said spout section when said web is severed.

Claim 6

A container according to claim 4 characterized by an attachment loop integrally connected between said cap section and said spout section.

Claim 7

A container according to claim 1 characterized by said top being molded in two top halves attached to opposite sides of said container and said spout is molded in two halves each integrally connected to an edge portion of one of said top halves.

Claim 8

A container according to claim 1 characterized by said container being made by injection molding and said bottom being integrally attached to one of said sides.

Claim 9

A container according to claim 7 characterized by said spout having a strap extending transversely therefrom and integrally connected thereto and a cap integrally connected to the outer end of said strap.

Claim 10

A single-use, disposable, dispensing container comprising a body of generally rectangular cross section, and including a flat bottom, a top, and four sides, each of two opposite sides having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of said body and spaced near the ends of said two sides, said two opposite sides being flat between said score lines, each of the other two sides having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of said body and spaced from the ends of said other two sides a distance substantially equal to the spacing of the first score lines from the ends of said two opposite sides, each of said other sides further having four diagonal score lines, two extending from corners formed by said bottom and said two opposite sides to a point centrally of the adjacent perpendicular score line of said other two sides, and two extending from corners formed by said top and said two opposite sides to a point centrally of the adjacent perpendicular score line of said other two sides, each of said other two sides further having an additional, longitudinally extending central score line connected between the points of intersection of the diagonal score lines with the perpendicular score lines of said other two sides, whereby said body can be collapsed by pushing inwardly said two opposite sides while remaining generally parallel with one another, and with said bottom remaining flat to support said container, said top having a spout extending upwardly therefrom, and a cap for closing off said spout.

Claim 11

A single-use, disposable, dispensing container comprising a body of generally rectangular cross section, and including a flat bottom, a top, and four sides, each of two opposite sides having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of said body and spaced near the ends of said two sides, said two opposite sides being flat between said score lines, each of the other two sides having two score lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of said body and spaced from the ends of said other two sides a distance substantially equal to the spacing of the first score lines from the ends of said two opposite sides, each of said other sides further having four diagonal score lines, two extending from corners formed by said bottom and said two opposite sides to a point centrally of the adjacent perpendicular score line of said other two sides, and two extending from corners formed by said top and said two opposite sides to a point centrally of the adjacent perpendicular score line of said other two sides, each of said other two sides further having an additional, longitudinally extending central score line connected between the points of intersection of the diagonal score lines with the perpendicular score lines of said other two sides, whereby said body can be collapsed by pushing inwardly said two opposite sides while remaining generally parallel with one another, and with said bottom remaining flat to support said container, said top having a spout extending upwardly therefrom, and a cap for closing off said spout.

Claim 12

A container according to claim 9 characterized by an integral attachment loop connected between said cap and said spout.

Claim 13

A container according to claim 9 characterized by said spout comprising a main spout section, said cap comprising a main cap section integral with said spout section and having an internal size and shape to fit with said spout section, and web means integral with said spout section and said cap section to maintain them in spaced, continuous relationship until said web means is severed prior to dispensing the contents of the container to enable said cap section to fit on said spout section to serve as said cap.