Container with a pouring spout

Claim 1

A container with a pouring spout, comprising a container body having a hole of a desired size bored in a predetermined part of the container body, an inner surface of said container body being coated with a thermoadhesive plastic film; a seal, including a thermoadhesive plastic film, adhered to said inner surface of said container and covering said hole; a pouring spout body, having a longitudinal groove formed in an inner wall of said pouring spout body, a flange extending radially outwardly from a lower end of said pouring spout body and adhered directly to an outer surface of said container around said hole, and a notch formed in an upper end of said pouring spout body; an inner spout tightly inserted but longitudinally slidable in said inner wall of said pouring spout body, said inner spout including a pouring channel, an air inlet separated from said pouring channel by a wall, a projection slidably received in said longitudinal groove of said pouring spout body, said projection cooperating with said groove to maintain a preselected angular position of said inner spout relative to said container, said angular position being selected such that said air inlet is maintained above said pouring channel during a normal pouring operation, and a rim projecting radially outwardly from said inner spout and slidably received in said notch of said pouring spout body, said rim cooperating with said notch to limit the downward movement of said inner spout relative to said pouring spout body; and a cap placed over said upper end of said pouring spout body.