Plastic container spout

Claim 2

A spout for embracingly encircling a complementary container, said spout formed from a sheet of flexible material and comprising a body portion in the general shape of a trapezoid and an integral band lying in a common substantially flat plane, the ends of said band being integrally connected to the opposite ends of one end of the generally parallel ends of said body portion, the non-parallel sides of said body portion converging from said one end toward the other end thereof, said band anD said one end having a combined length permitting said band and said one end to be placed in container encircling relationship on a complementary container.

Claim 3

In a spout as defined in claim 1, and score lines formed in said body section and extending longitudinally thereof between said one end and said other end.

Claim 4

In a spout as defined in claim 1, said material comprising a resilient, flexible material.

Claim 5

In a spout as defined in claim 1, said band being formed substantially contiguous to said one end.

Claim 6

In a spout as defined in claim 1, said band being formed in a curvilinear shape of more and half of a circle.

Claim 7

In a spout as defined in claim 5, and an integral handle formed from said material to extend from the marginal edge of said one end.

Claim 8

In a spout as defined in claim 1, said band being formed in a curvilinear shape, and said one end including a lip portion extending within the arc defined by said band.

Claim 9

A one-piece spout for mounting on the outer surface of a complementary container comprising a flat blank of flexible sheet material of generally trapezoidal shape with a broader end portion of said bland defining a base of said spout and the longitudinal side marginal edges of said blank extending from said base in a converging direction to the other end of said blank, the other narrower end portion of said blank defining the tip portion of said spout, said blank provided with slit means substantially parallel to said base to form an integral band adapted to be moved out of the plane of said blank to form with the remainder of said blank an opening capable of receiving the complementary container in encircling arrangement, said slit being no greater in extent than one-half the circumferential extent of the complementary container on which it is adapted to be mounted.

Claim 10

A one-piece spout for mounting on the outer surface of a complementary container comprising a flat blank of flexible sheet material of generally trapezoidal shape with a broader end portion of said bland defining a base of said spout and the longitudinal side marginal edges of said blank extending from said base in a converging direction to the other end of said blank, the other narrower end portion of said blank defining the tip portion of said spout, said blank provided with slit means substantially parallel to said base to form an integral band adapted to be moved out of the plane of said blank to form with the remainder of said blank an opening capable of receiving the complementary container in encircling arrangement, said slit being no greater in extent than one-half the circumferential extent of the complementary container on which it is adapted to be mounted.

Claim 11

In a one-piece spout, as defined in claim 8, wherein score lines are formed in one surface of said blank, said score lines extending between said base and said narrower end portions in laterally spaced and longitudinal arrangement.

Claim 12

A spout for embracingly encircling a complementary container, said spout formed from a sheet of flexible material and comprising a body portion and an integral band lying in a common substantially flat plane and having the general shape of a trapezoid, one end of the generally parallel ends of said body portion being substantially straight and including said band, the non-parallel sides of said body portion converging from said one end toward the other end thereof, said body being contiguous to said body portion, said band and the portion of said body portion contiguous to said band having a total length permitting said band and the material of said body portion contiguous to said band to be placed in container encircling relationship to a complementary container.

Claim 13

A spout for embracingly encircling a complementary container, said spout formed from a sheet of flexible material and comprising a body portion and an integral band lying in a common substantially flat plane and having the general shape of a trapezoid, one end of the generally parallel ends of said body portion being substantially straight and including said band, the non-parallel sides of said body portion converging from said one end toward the other end thereof, said body being contiguous to said body portion, said band and the portion of said body portion contiguous to said band having a total length permitting said band and the material of said body portion contiguous to said band to be placed in container encircling relationship to a complementary container.

Claim 14

A spout as defined in claim 10, and wherein curved slits are provided in said body portion at each end of said band, said curved slits extending in the general direction of said other end.

Claim 15

The combination of a one-piece spout for mounting on the outer surface of a complementary container wherein said spout is comprised of a flat blank of flexible sheet material of generally trapezoidal shape having converging side margins with end portions of differing lengths, the broader end of said blank provided with a slit which defines a band integral with said blank and when deflected out of the plane of said blank presenting with said blank an opening to accept the complementary container in gripping encircling relation, the narrow end of said blank providing a tip portion to said spout, the spout device being storable on said complementary container when said broader end of said blank is in the vicinity of one end of the container with the remaining blank of the spout encircling the container body, the tip portion being capable of being extended beyond the other end of the container as the spot is moved relative to the container body to provide a pouring surface formed Generally to the configuration of the outer surface of the container and presenting a concave surface to facilitate pouring of the contents of the container in a controlled manner.

Claim 16

The combination of a one-piece spout for mounting on the outer surface of a complementary container wherein said spout is comprised of a flat blank of flexible sheet material of generally trapezoidal shape having converging side margins with end portions of differing lengths, the broader end of said blank provided with a slit which defines a band integral with said blank and when deflected out of the plane of said blank presenting with said blank an opening to accept the complementary container in gripping encircling relation, the narrow end of said blank providing a tip portion to said spout, the spout device being storable on said complementary container when said broader end of said blank is in the vicinity of one end of the container with the remaining blank of the spout encircling the container body, the tip portion being capable of being extended beyond the other end of the container as the spot is moved relative to the container body to provide a pouring surface formed Generally to the configuration of the outer surface of the container and presenting a concave surface to facilitate pouring of the contents of the container in a controlled manner.