Container with inner pouch and reclosable spout

Claim 1

In a container, particularly for liquids such as oil, vinegar and fruit juices, or bulk goods and the like including a liquid-tight inner pouch (12), a spout (15) connected with the inner pouch (12), and an outer shell (11) which accommodates the inner pouch (12) and through which the spout (15) extends, the outer shell (11) having a plurality of side walls including a first side wall (17, 18) and two adjacent side walls (20, 20') connected with said first side wall (17,18) at each lateral side of the latter, respectively, along side folding lines (J,K), a plurality of top flaps connected with the side walls along top folding lines (A, B, C, D) and connected with each other, so that after closing of the outer shell (11) they form a closed top, and a plurality of bottom flaps connected with the side walls along bottom folding lines (E, F, G, H,) and connected with each other so that after closing of the outer shell they form a closed bottom, the improvement comprising that the first side wall (17,18) has a lower wall portion (18), and and upper wall portion (17) which has an opening (16) for extending the spout (15), and is connected with the upper wall portion (17) along a front folding line (I) which is parallel to a corresponding top and bottom folding line, so that before closing of the outer shell (11) the upper wall portion (17) and the lower wall portion (18) are located in one plane, while after closing of the outer shell (11) the upper wall portion (17) is inclined inwardly, that each of the adjacent side walls (20, 20') has a triangular wall portion (19, 19') with an apex lying on the front folding line (I), that each of the triangular wall portions (19, 19') has two lateral longitudinal sides connected, respectively, with the upper wall portion (17), and with the remaining portion of the respective adjacent side wall (20, 20') along two longitudinal folding lines (23, 22; 23', 22') and that it also has a central folding line (21, 21') extending from the front folding line (I) and subdividing each triangular wall portion (19, 19') into two halves so that before closing of the outer shell (11) each triangular wall portion (19, 19') lies in one plane with the remaining wall portion of the respective adjacent side wall (20, 20'), while after closing of the outer shell (11) each triangular wall portion (19, 19') is folded inwardly, and its central folding line (21, 21') lies inside of the outer shell (11), while its longitudinal folding lines (23, 22; 23' 22') coincide with one another, thereby reinforcing said upper wall portion (17).