Spout structure

Claim 1

A spout structure for liquid receptacles having An opening in a wall thereof, said spout structure including a tubular member extending through said opening, sealing gasket means surrounding said opening and engaging the inside of the wall of said receptacle, a flange at one end of said tubular member engaging said gasket, a ledge on said tubular member disposed outward of said wall and spaced therefrom, said ledge having a face disposed towards said wall, a dished ring of resilient material, said ring having a connecting portion with an internal diameter less than the external diameter of said ledge, said connecting portion having a plurality of legs with the internal diameter of the extremities of said legs less than the external diameter of said ledge, the height of said dished ring being greater than the distance from said face of said ledge to the outward side of said wall when said tubular member is first assembled through said opening, said ring embracing said tube and adapted to be compressed between the outer surface of said wall and the face of said ledge with said connecting portion bearing against said wall and the extremities of said legs bearing against said face to resiliently clamp and seal said flange against said gasket and a tapered wall portion on said tubular member extending from the outer surface of said wall to a point spaced from said ledge so as to allow compression of said dished ring opposite said sealing gasket means.