WO2002026583A1 - A spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages - Google Patents

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WO2002026583A1
WO2002026583A1 PCT/KR2001/000726 KR0100726W WO0226583A1 WO 2002026583 A1 WO2002026583 A1 WO 2002026583A1 KR 0100726 W KR0100726 W KR 0100726W WO 0226583 A1 WO0226583 A1 WO 0226583A1
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spout assembly
outflow
fluid passages
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container
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Jung Min Lee
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Jung Min Lee
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Priority claimed from KR1020000045139A external-priority patent/KR100650800B1/en
Priority claimed from KR1020000046012A external-priority patent/KR20000063885A/en
Application filed by Jung Min Lee filed Critical Jung Min Lee
Priority to US10/275,231 priority Critical patent/US7124917B2/en
Priority to EP01928233A priority patent/EP1301409A1/en
Priority to AU2001255091A priority patent/AU2001255091A1/en
Priority to JP2002530381A priority patent/JP4757429B2/en
Publication of WO2002026583A1 publication Critical patent/WO2002026583A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/065—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts
    • B65D47/066—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts the spout being either flexible or having a flexible wall portion, whereby the spout is foldable between a dispensing and a non-dispensing position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/24—Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
    • B65D77/28—Cards, coupons, or drinking straws

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  • the present invention relates to a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid
  • sucking passage and the exhausting passage can be bent in a
  • the beverage container is composed of a cap and a container and the
  • container is designed such that the upper end of the straw is exposed to the
  • the present invention provides a spout
  • assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprising: a main body coupled on
  • an outflow means having a first fluid passage through
  • container is inclined and a second fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can be sucked in a state where the container vertically stands; a cap coupled to the
  • outflow means and a bending means where the outflow means can be bent or be
  • the main body includes an opening identification skirt which is divided by a
  • the main body includes an inserting groove where the top end of
  • the container is inserted and seal-coupled, or adheres to the container, or is
  • the main body is provided with a space for receiving the outflow means
  • the main body is provided with an elastic
  • the first fluid passage is protrudently extended from the main body to the
  • the spout assembly includes a spout formed with a central hole for
  • the spout is formed at its inside with an air inflow hole.
  • the second fluid passage includes a small diameter of an
  • the outflow tube is formed with a bellows bending portion.
  • outflow tube is made from a flexible synthetic resin.
  • the outflow tube is
  • straw is formed with the bellows bending portion.
  • the second fluid passage is
  • operating outflow tube communicates from the top end of the first fluid passage
  • operating outflow tube is elastically engaged and fixed with an inner protrusion
  • the operating outflow tube is formed with the
  • the operating outflow tube is made from the flexible
  • the cap is threaded with an outer circumference of the outflow means and includes an opening identification skirt that is divided by a separating guide line
  • the bending means includes a bellows bending portion formed
  • the bending means includes a bending margin portion that is connected
  • outflow means and a bending border portion that is connected between an
  • portion is formed with a folding portion.
  • the bending margin portion is connected between a side wall forming a
  • the bending margin portion is upwardly protruded from
  • a fixing sticker is stuck to the outflow means and the top surface of the main
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 are perspective views and sectional views of a spout assembly
  • FIGS. 5 to 10 are perspective views and sectional views where a spout
  • assembly of a first embodiment is coupled to a container
  • FIGS. 11 to 13 are sectional views of an outflow means in a first
  • FIGS. 14 to 16 are sectional views of a bending means in a first
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 are partly section views of a spout assembly in a second
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view where a spout assembly of a second
  • embodiment is coupled to a container
  • FIG. 21 is a sectional view of a bending means in a second embodiment
  • FIGS. 22 and 23 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a second
  • FIGS. 24 and 25 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a third
  • FIG. 26 is a sectional view of a bending means in a third embodiment
  • FIG. 27 is a sectional view of an outflow means in a third embodiment
  • FIG. 28 is a sectional view of a main body in a third embodiment according
  • FIGS. 29 to 31 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a fourth
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 shows a spout assembly in a first embodiment according to the
  • a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages according to the
  • present invention comprises a main body 100 coupled or adheres to an opening of
  • an outflow means 200 having a first fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can flow out of the container C in a state where the container C is
  • outflow means 200 and a bending means where the outflow means 200 can be
  • the main body 100 is provided with an inserting groove 104 in which an
  • annular protrusion 2 formed on an upper end opening of the container C is inserted.
  • a fixing jaw 106 is
  • the main body 100 is integrally formed on the
  • the main body 100 is
  • the main body 100 can be any material.
  • the main body 100 is provided with an opening identification skirt 112
  • the opening identification skirt 112 is provided with
  • the outflow means 200 is provided with a first fluid passage 202 through
  • beverage can be sucked in a state where the container C vertically stands.
  • the first fluid passage 202 is integrally formed with the main body 100 and
  • the spout 206 upwardly protruded out of the main body 100.
  • the spout 206 is upwardly protruded out of the main body 100.
  • the second fluid passage 204 includes a small diameter of an outflow tube
  • the outflow tube 210 mounted inside of the central hole 208.
  • the outflow tube 210 is protruded
  • the outflow tube 210 is made from a flexible synthetic resin, or is formed
  • the outflow tube 210 is disposed into the first
  • the outflow tube 210 can be a straw.
  • FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the second fluid passage 204.
  • second fluid passage 204 is designed such that an upper outflow tube 210' is fixed
  • the outflow means 200 is sealed by a cap 330 for preventing the beverage
  • the cap 300 is threaded with
  • the cap 300 is provided at its bottom end portion with an opening
  • skirt 304 is provided with an engagement jaw at a protrusion 206a formed on a
  • the outflow means 200 coupled with the cap 300 is folded into a concave
  • the elastic protrusion 116 has a size that the cap 300 can
  • a groove 102b is formed at a side of the concave space 102.
  • the bending means for bending or erecting the outflow means 200 includes
  • border portion 120 connected between the main body 100 opposite to the bending
  • margin portion 118 and the outflow means 200 thereby being a bending axis of the
  • the bending margin portion 118 is
  • the bending margin portion 118 is formed at a side with a folding
  • FIG. 16 shows another embodiment of the bending means.
  • the main flow means is formed at a bottom of the outflow means 200 with a bellows bending portion 220 thereby accomplishing a bending operation.
  • the main flow means 200 is formed at a bottom of the outflow means 200 with a bellows bending portion 220 thereby accomplishing a bending operation.
  • the main flow means 200 is formed at a bottom of the outflow means 200 with a bellows bending portion 220 thereby accomplishing a bending operation.
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 show another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main
  • the main body 100 is provided with an annular frame 124 and sealed with
  • the main body 100 can be
  • bottom end opening of the main body 100 is sealed with a bottom cover 8.
  • the outflow means 200 includes a first fluid passage 202 where the user
  • the first fluid passage 202 is integrally formed with the main body 100 and
  • the second fluid passage 204 is supported by a supporting means 214' in
  • the first fluid passage 202 and includes an operating outflow tube 210' upward or
  • the operating outflow tube 210 is made from a flexible synthetic resin or is
  • FIG. 21 shows another embodiment of the second fluid passage 204.
  • second fluid passage 204 is composed of a lower outflow tube 210b fixed by the
  • tube 210b is formed with the bellows bending portion 212. Further, a straw 216' can be inserted into the lower outflow tube 210b.
  • the cap 300 is threaded with an outer circumference of the spout 206 and
  • the opening identification skirt 304 is provided with an engagement jaw
  • the cap is designed such that an inner small diameter portion
  • the outflow means 200 coupled with the cap 300 is folded in the concave
  • protrusion 116 disposed in the side wall of the space 102.
  • the bending means includes a bending margin portion 118 for
  • margin portion 118 and the outflow means 200 thereby being a bending axis of the
  • the bending margin portion 118 is formed with a folding portion 122 for
  • FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of the bending means. The bending
  • the main body 100 adheres to a punching hole of the
  • the main body is not provided with a space for receiving the outflow
  • the spout assembly of the present invention is mounted on a
  • FIG. 23 shows another embodiment of the container C.
  • the container C
  • FIGS. 24 and 25 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main body
  • the bending means includes a bending margin portion 118' that is upward
  • the bending margin portion 118' is upwardly and downwardly protruded from the
  • the outflow means 200 can be slightly tilted and a
  • a fixing sticker is stuck to the cap 300 coupled to the outflow means 200 and the
  • main body 100 main body 100.
  • the bending margin portion 118' is provided with a
  • an air inflow hole 224 is formed in the first fluid passage 202
  • the air inflow hole 224 is for easily dispensing
  • FIG. 28 shows where a reinforcement frame 126 is provided to the main
  • FIGS. 29 and 30 shows another embodiment of the spout assembly
  • the spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main
  • the main body 100 is stuck to a sealed container C. Therefore, as the
  • outflow means 200 is erected, the container C is cut and opened. A lower
  • outflow tube 210 presses the container C and cuts a cutting line 10 so that the

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages so as to enable easy and convenient drinking of liquid beverages contained in the container through an associated straw and easily dispense the liquid beverages into another container. The spout assembly includes a main body coupled on a top of a container, a fluid spout assembly having a first fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can flow out of the container in a state where the container is inclined and a second fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can be socked in a state where the container vertically stands; and a cap coupled to the fluid spouting assembly. The fluid spout assembly can be folded on a folding portion or be elected so that the user can drink or dispense the liquid beverages.

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DESCRIPTION
A SPOUT ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLUID PASSAGES
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid
passage that is designed to enable easy and convenient drinking of liquid
contained in a container through an sucking passage, and easily dispense the
liquid into another container through an exhausting passage, and an outflow means
including the sucking passage and the exhausting passage can be bent in a
direction.
BACKGROUND ART
Generally, many kinds of beverage containers are used for a liquid
beverage. The beverage container is composed of a cap and a container and the
user can open the cap and then suck the beverage with a straw or drink it.
However, it is unsanitary because the contact portion with human mouse can easily
polluted. Though the user can use a straw, it is not convenient to provide when it
is needed. Korean Utility Model Registration Nos. 20-176923 and 20-193549 disclose
a container having a straw. As the container of the prior art is designed for
sucking the beverage, it is impossible or is not convenient to dispense the
beverage of the container to another container like a cup. The disclosed beverage
container is designed such that the upper end of the straw is exposed to the
atmosphere.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Therefore, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the
problem. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a spout assembly
having a plurality of fluid passage thereby easily and conveniently sucking the
beverage and dispensing the beverage to another container like a cup.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a spout assembly
having a plurality of fluid passage that is designed such that a protruding fluid
passage can be folded thereby preventing the pollution of a mouse contact portion.
To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a spout
assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprising: a main body coupled on
an opening of a container; an outflow means having a first fluid passage through
which the liquid beverage can flow out of the container in a state where the
container is inclined and a second fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can be sucked in a state where the container vertically stands; a cap coupled to the
outflow means; and a bending means where the outflow means can be bent or be
erected so that the user can easily drink or dispense the liquid beverages.
The main body includes an opening identification skirt which is divided by a
separating guide line and is provided with an engagement jaw engaged and fixed to
a top end of the container.
Preferably, the main body includes an inserting groove where the top end of
the container is inserted and seal-coupled, or adheres to the container, or is
integrally molded by an inserting manner to the top end of the container, or is
integrally molded with the container.
The main body is provided with a space for receiving the outflow means
bent by the bending means. The main body is provided with an elastic
protrusion for preventing the cap and the outflow means from being erected
while bent to the side wall of the space and the elastic protrusion has a suitable
size to elastically pass the cap.
The first fluid passage is protrudently extended from the main body to the
outside, and the spout assembly includes a spout formed with a central hole for
discharging internal contents. The spout is formed at its inside with an air inflow hole.
Preferably, the second fluid passage includes a small diameter of an
outflow tube mounted inside of the first fluid passage, and the outflow tube
communicates from the top end of the first fluid passage to the bottom end of
the container. The outflow tube is formed with a bellows bending portion. The
outflow tube is made from a flexible synthetic resin. The outflow tube is
composed of an upper outflow tube and a straw inserted thereinto, and the
straw is formed with the bellows bending portion.
In another embodiment of the invention, The second fluid passage is
supported by a supporting means in the first fluid passage and includes an
operating outflow tube upward or downward movably mounted thereto, the
operating outflow tube communicates from the top end of the first fluid passage
to the bottom end of the container, an outer protrusion of the top end of the
operating outflow tube is elastically engaged and fixed with an inner protrusion
of the cap whereby the operating outflow tube moves upwardly by a fixed
distance while opening the cap. The operating outflow tube is formed with the
bellows bending portion. The operating outflow tube is made from the flexible
synthetic resin.
The cap is threaded with an outer circumference of the outflow means and includes an opening identification skirt that is divided by a separating guide line
and is provided with an engagement jaw engaged and fixed to the main body.
Preferably, the bending means includes a bellows bending portion formed
on the outflow means.
The bending means includes a bending margin portion that is connected
between the main body and the outflow means to accomplish of bending the
outflow means and a bending border portion that is connected between an
opposite main body from the bending margin portion and the outflow means
thereby being a bending axis of the outflow means. The bending margin
portion is formed with a folding portion.
The bending margin portion, is connected between a side wall forming a
concave space of the main body and the outflow means, and is composed of a
bottom surface of the concave space and the side wall while the outflow means
is bent in a direction. The bending margin portion is upwardly protruded from
an end portion of the main body, and the outflow means is tilted while it is bent.
A fixing sticker is stuck to the outflow means and the top surface of the main
body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a
part of the specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention, and, together
with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention:
FIGS. 1 to 4 are perspective views and sectional views of a spout assembly
in a first embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGS. 5 to 10 are perspective views and sectional views where a spout
assembly of a first embodiment is coupled to a container;
FIGS. 11 to 13 are sectional views of an outflow means in a first
embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGS. 14 to 16 are sectional views of a bending means in a first
embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGS. 17 to 19 are partly section views of a spout assembly in a second
embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 20 is a perspective view where a spout assembly of a second
embodiment is coupled to a container;
FIG. 21 is a sectional view of a bending means in a second embodiment
according to the present invention;
FIGS. 22 and 23 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a second
embodiment according to the present invention; FIGS. 24 and 25 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a third
embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 26 is a sectional view of a bending means in a third embodiment
according to the present invention;
FIG. 27 is a sectional view of an outflow means in a third embodiment
according to the present invention;
FIG. 28 is a sectional view of a main body in a third embodiment according
to the present invention; and
FIGS. 29 to 31 are perspective views of a spout assembly in a fourth
embodiment according to the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment
FIGS. 1 to 4 shows a spout assembly in a first embodiment according to the
present invention.
A spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages according to the
present invention comprises a main body 100 coupled or adheres to an opening of
a container C, an outflow means 200 having a first fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can flow out of the container C in a state where the container C is
inclined and a second fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can be
sucked in a state where the container C vertically stands, a cap 300 coupled to the
outflow means 200; and a bending means where the outflow means 200 can be
bent or be erected so that the user can easily drink or dispense the liquid
beverages.
The main body 100 is provided with an inserting groove 104 in which an
annular protrusion 2 formed on an upper end opening of the container C is inserted.
As another structure of the inserting groove 104 shown in FIG. 5, a fixing jaw 106 is
formed on an inner circumference of the main body 100 and the annular protrusion
2 is inserted and coupled thereinto.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the main body 100 is integrally formed on the
upper end of the container C by inserting manner. In FIG. 7, the main body 100 is
provided with a thread 108 and is threaded with an outer circumference of the
opening of the beverage container C. In FIGS. 8 to 10, the main body 100 can be
adhere to an upper end of the container C or sealed by a heat pressing.
The main body 100 is provided with an opening identification skirt 112
divided by a cutting line 110. The opening identification skirt 112 is provided with
an engagement jaw 114 fixed to a protrusion 4 formed on an outer circumference of the upper end of the container C.
The outflow means 200 is provided with a first fluid passage 202 through
which the liquid beverage can flow out of the container C in a state where the
container C is inclined and a second fluid passage 204 through which the liquid
beverage can be sucked in a state where the container C vertically stands. When
drawing the beverage through the first fluid passage 202, the outer air flows in
through the second fluid passage 204. When dispensing the beverage through
the second fluid passage 204, the outer air flows in through the first fluid passage
202.
The first fluid passage 202 is integrally formed with the main body 100 and
includes a spout 206 upwardly protruded out of the main body 100. The spout 206
is provided with a central hole for discharging the contents of the container C.
The second fluid passage 204 includes a small diameter of an outflow tube
210 mounted inside of the central hole 208. The outflow tube 210 is protruded
upward from the first fluid passage 202 by a predetermined length, and the outflow
tube 210 communicates the top end of the first fluid passage 202 to the bottom end
of the container C.
The outflow tube 210 is made from a flexible synthetic resin, or is formed
with a bellows bending portion 212 as shown in FIG. 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the outflow tube 210 is disposed into the first
fluid passage 202 in state of interposing a supporting member 214. At this point,
the outflow tube 210 can be a straw.
FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the second fluid passage 204. The
second fluid passage 204 is designed such that an upper outflow tube 210' is fixed
to the interior of the first outflow tube 202 and a straw 216 is inserted into the
interior of the upper outflow tube 210', and the straw 216 is formed with a bellows
bending portion 218.
The outflow means 200 is sealed by a cap 330 for preventing the beverage
contained in the container from being flowed out. The cap 300 is threaded with
the outer circumference of the outflow tube 206 and the bottom end of the cap 300
is extended to the bottom end of the outflow means 200 so as to prevent a pollution
of the outflow means 200.
The cap 300 is provided at its bottom end portion with an opening
identification skirt 304 divided by a cutting line 302. The opening identification
skirt 304 is provided with an engagement jaw at a protrusion 206a formed on a
lower outer circumference of the outflow tube 206.
The outflow means 200 coupled with the cap 300 is folded into a concave
space 102 of the main body 100 by a bending means(see FIG. 3), or is vertically erected(see FIGS. 1 and 2).
The cap 300 and the outflow means 200 received in the concave space 102
is prevented from being removed by an elastic protrusion 116 disposed at a side
wall of the space 102. The elastic protrusion 116 has a size that the cap 300 can
be flexibly separated from the protrusion 116 so that the user can easily pull out the
cap 300. A groove 102b is formed at a side of the concave space 102.
The bending means for bending or erecting the outflow means 200 includes
a bending margin portion 118 for bending the outflow means 200 and a bending
border portion 120 connected between the main body 100 opposite to the bending
margin portion 118 and the outflow means 200 thereby being a bending axis of the
outflow means 200.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 14 and 15, the bending margin portion 118, is
connected between a side wall forming a concave space 102 of the main body 100
and the outflow means 200, and is composed of a bottom surface of the concave
space 102 and side wall when the outflow means 200 is bent in a direction.
Further, the bending margin portion 118 is formed at a side with a folding
portion 122 for easily achieving a bending operation of the outflow means 200.
FIG. 16 shows another embodiment of the bending means. The bending
means is formed at a bottom of the outflow means 200 with a bellows bending portion 220 thereby accomplishing a bending operation. In this case, the main
body 100 is couple with a punching opening of the container C shown in FIG. 10.
It is preferred to stick a fixing sticker to the main body 100 and the outflow means
200.
Second Embodiment
FIGS. 17 to 19 show another embodiment of the present invention.
The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main
body 100 assembled therewith or integrally formed therewith, an outflow means
200 that is upwardly protruded when the outflow means is erected and is received
in an inner space 102 of the main body 100 when the outflow means is bent in a
direction, and a cap 300 threadedly coupled to the outflow means 200.
The main body 100 is provided with an annular frame 124 and sealed with
an opening upper end portion of the container C. The main body 100 can be
integrally formed with the container C as shown in FIG. 20. At this point, the
bottom end opening of the main body 100 is sealed with a bottom cover 8.
The outflow means 200 includes a first fluid passage 202 where the user
draws a beverage contained in the container C, and a second fluid passage 204
where the user dispenses the beverage of the container C when the container C is
inclined. The first fluid passage 202 is integrally formed with the main body 100 and
includes a spout 206 upwardly protruded out of the container C.
The second fluid passage 204 is supported by a supporting means 214' in
the first fluid passage 202 and includes an operating outflow tube 210' upward or
downward movably mounted thereto. The operating outflow tube 210'
communicates from the top end of the outflow tube 210' to the bottom end of the
container C. An outer protrusion 210a of the top end of the operating outflow tube
210' is elastically engaged and fixed with an inner protrusion 308 of the cap 300
whereby the operating outflow tube 210' moves upwardly by a predetermined
length while opening the cap 300. It is preferred that at least three supporting
members 214 are disposed at a regular intervals around a circumference thereof.
The operating outflow tube 210 is made from a flexible synthetic resin or is
formed at its lower side with a bellows bending portion 212 for easily bending the
outflow means 200.
FIG. 21 shows another embodiment of the second fluid passage 204. The
second fluid passage 204 is composed of a lower outflow tube 210b fixed by the
supporting member 214' and a movable outflow tube 210c inserted into the lower
outflow tube 210b and upwardly and downwardly moves, and the lower outflow
tube 210b is formed with the bellows bending portion 212. Further, a straw 216' can be inserted into the lower outflow tube 210b.
The cap 300 is threaded with an outer circumference of the spout 206 and
includes an opening identification skirt 304 that is divided by a separating guide line
302. The opening identification skirt 304 is provided with an engagement jaw
engaged and fixed to a protrusion formed on a lower outer circumference of the
spout 206.
At this point, the cap is designed such that an inner small diameter portion
222 is extended to be inserted into the upper end of the spout 206 and tightly
sealed with a top inner circumference surface of the spout 206.
The outflow means 200 coupled with the cap 300 is folded in the concave
portion 102 of the main body 100 and prevented from being removed by an elastic
protrusion 116 disposed in the side wall of the space 102.
The bending means includes a bending margin portion 118 for
accomplishing a bending operation of the outflow means 200 and a bending border
portion 120 that is connected between an opposite main body 100 from the bending
margin portion 118 and the outflow means 200 thereby being a bending axis of the
outflow means 200.
The bending margin portion 118 is formed with a folding portion 122 for
easily bending the outflow means 200. FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of the bending means. The bending
means is formed with a bellows bending portion 220 at the bottom of the outflow
means 200. In this case, the main body 100 adheres to a punching hole of the
container C. The main body is not provided with a space for receiving the outflow
means 200.
In this case, the spout assembly of the present invention is mounted on a
cut end portion 6 of the container C, and is received in a space 102' formed on the
container C while bending the spout assembly with the bellows bending portion
220.
FIG. 23 shows another embodiment of the container C. The container C
can be a cartoon pack or a synthetic resin pack.
Third Embodiment
FIGS. 24 and 25 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main body
100 assembled or adhered to the container C, an outflow means 200 upward
protruded from the main body 100 and received in an upper space 102", and a cap
300 threaded and sealed with the outflow means 200.
The construction of the main body, the outflow means 200 and the cap is
similar to that of the first and second embodiments. But a space 102" for receiving the outflow means 200 coupled with the cap 300 and a means for bending the
outflow means are different.
The bending means includes a bending margin portion 118' that is upward
protruded from the end of the main body 100 and a bending border portion 120 that
is connected between an opposite main body 100 from the bending margin portion
118' and the outflow means 120 thereby being a bending axis of the outflow means.
The bending margin portion 118' is upwardly and downwardly protruded from the
end of the main body 100. The outflow means 200 can be slightly tilted and a
portion of the outflow means is received in the main body 100. It is preferred that
a fixing sticker is stuck to the cap 300 coupled to the outflow means 200 and the
main body 100.
As shown in FIG. 26, the bending margin portion 118' is provided with a
folding portion 122.
In FIG. 27, an air inflow hole 224 is formed in the first fluid passage 202,
especially, to the outflow tube 206. The air inflow hole 224 is for easily dispensing
the beverage of the container C by supplying the outer air therethrough.
FIG. 28 shows where a reinforcement frame 126 is provided to the main
body 100 for tightly sealing the main body 100 and the container.
Fourth Embodiment FIGS. 29 and 30 shows another embodiment of the spout assembly
according to the present invention.
The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprises a main
body adhered to the top of the container C, an outflow means 200 upwardly
protruded from the main body 100 and a cap 300 threaded and sealed with the
outflow means 200.
The main body 100 is stuck to a sealed container C. Therefore, as the
outflow means 200 is erected, the container C is cut and opened. A lower
rounding surface 128 is stuck to the beverage container C. The main body 100
comprises a bending margin portion 118" upwardly protruded from the main body
100, and a bending border portion 120 that is connected between an opposite main
body 100 from the bending margin portion 118" and the outflow means 200 thereby
being a bending axis of the outflow means 200.
As the outflow means 200 is vertically erected, the bottom end of the
outflow tube 210 presses the container C and cuts a cutting line 10 so that the
beverage can flows out.
While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently
considered to be the most practical and referred embodiments, it is to be
understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent
arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages comprising:
a main body coupled on an opening of a container;
an outflow means having a first fluid passage through which the liquid
beverage can flow out of the container in a state where the container is inclined and
a second fluid passage through which the liquid beverage can be sucked in a state
where the container vertically stands;
a cap coupled to the outflow means; and
a bending means where the outflow means can be bent or be erected so
that the user can easily drink or dispense the liquid beverages.
2. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the main body includes an opening identification skirt which is
divided by a separating guide line and is provided with an engagement jaw
engaged and fixed to a top end of the container.
3. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the main body includes an inserting groove where the top end of
the container is inserted and seal-coupled.
4. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1, wherein the main body adheres to the container.
5. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the main body is integrally molded by an inserting manner to the
top end of the container.
6. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the main body is integrally molded with the container.
7. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the main body is provided with a space for receiving the outflow
means bent by the bending means.
8. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the first fluid passage is protrudently extended from the main body
to the outside, and the spout assembly includes a spout formed with a central hole
for discharging internal contents.
9. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the second fluid passage includes a small diameter of an outflow
tube mounted inside of the first fluid passage, and the outflow tube communicates
from the top end of the first fluid passage to the bottom end of the container.
10. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the second fluid passage is supported by a supporting means in
the first fluid passage and includes an operating outflow tube upward or downward movably mounted thereto, the operating outflow tube communicates from the top
end of the first fluid passage to the bottom end of the container, an outer protrusion
of the top end of the operating outflow tube is elastically engaged and fixed with an
inner protrusion of the cap whereby the operating outflow tube moves upwardly by
a fixed distance while opening the cap.
11. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the cap is threaded with an outer circumference of the outflow
means and includes an opening identification skirt that is divided by a separating
guide line and is provided with an engagement jaw engaged and fixed to the main
body.
12. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages claimed in claim
1 , wherein the bending means includes a bellows bending portion formed on the
outflow means.
13. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 1 , wherein the bending means includes a bending margin portion that is
connected between the main body and the outflow means to accomplish of bending
the outflow means and a bending border portion that is connected between an
opposite main body from the bending margin portion and the outflow means
thereby being a bending axis of the outflow means.
14. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 7, wherein the main body is provided with an elastic protrusion for preventing
the cap and the outflow means from being erected while bent to the side wall of the
space and the elastic protrusion has a suitable size to elastically pass the cap.
15. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages claimed in claim
8, wherein the spout is formed at its inside with an air inflow hole.
16. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the outflow tube is formed with a bellows bending portion.
17. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the outflow tube is made from a flexible synthetic resin.
18. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the outflow tube is composed of an upper outflow tube and a straw
inserted thereinto, and the straw is formed with the bellows bending portion.
19. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 9, wherein the outflow tube is disposed into the first outflow passage in state
of interposing a supporting member.
20. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 10, wherein the operating outflow tube is formed with the bellows bending
portion.
21. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 10, wherein the operating outflow tube is made from the flexible synthetic
resin.
22. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 10, wherein the operating outflow tube is composed of a lower outflow tube
fixed by the supporting member and a movable outflow tube inserted into the lower
outflow tube and upwardly and downwardly moves, and the lower outflow tube is
formed with the bellows bending portion.
23. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 13, wherein the bending margin portion is formed with a folding portion.
24. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 13, wherein the bending margin portion, is connected between a side wall
forming a concave space of the main body and the outflow means, and is
composed of a bottom surface of the concave space and the side wall while the
outflow means is bent in a direction.
25. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in
claim 13, wherein the bending margin portion is upwardly protruded from an end
portion of the main body, and the outflow means is tilted while it is bent.
26. The spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages as claimed in claim 25, wherein a fixing sticker is stuck to the outflow means and the top surface
of the main body.
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