Abstract: The present invention discloses various one piece, flip style, injection molded, pour spout type closures. Each closure includes a frame having an aperture therethrough with a door hinged along a bottom edge of the aperture for opening and closing the aperture. Side panels are attached to the door and extend between the door and the side edges of the panel to form the pour spout when the door is in the opened position. Two embodiments of the present invention provide hinged side panels which fold up to help seal the closure and provide a substantially flat panel with the door in the closed position. Another embodiment of the present invention provides fixed side panels adapted to extend through the aperture and including stop members to limit the outward movement of the door to the fully opened position.

Abstract: A one-piece thermoformed pour spout is adapted to be attached to the side wall of a container in a folded position which defines both the spout mounting frame and the two walls of a V-lipped spout. Locking features allow the spout to be secured in both the closed and opened positions.

Abstract: A discharge bulk bag that increases the efficiency for handling, storing, transporting and discharging dry materials in intermediate bulk containers. When filled with dry bulk material, the bulk bag can be easily moved about, transported or stored. A flexible discharge spout is located on the bottom side of one of the walls of the bag. At the time of discharge, the bag is positioned on the unloader and the spout is unfolded from its stowed position by releasing one of the restraint straps. The outlet opening at the end of the discharge spout is then connected to a receptacle opening. By releasing the bottom most restraint strap, the spout section opens up--allowing the bulk material inside to flow. The bulk material will continue to flow until it reaches a static condition, at which time the platform of the unloader begins to incline--dumping the remaining material in the bag towards the outlet opening.

Abstract: A baby food jar is directly attachable to the top of a squeezable baby bottle so that the baby food jar can be inverted on the sgueezable bottle to gravitationally transfer the baby food without spilling. Thereafter, a feeding member includes a nozzle which attaches directly to the squeezable baby bottle. The nozzle terminates in a baby feeding spoon. Squeezing the bottle delivers baby food directly to the spoon.

Abstract: A novel container having a plastic pour spout is provided, the container carrying a pour spout having a platform, a first side panel connected by hinge to the platform on a first side and a second panel connected by hinge to the platform on a second side, the two side panels having a substantially triangular shape. The hinged connection of the panels to the platform permit each pour spout to be provided in a flattened configuration in which the side panels are folded relative to the platform for insertion into an unerected carton. Following insertion, the panels again relax along the hinge-line and permit subsequent processing of the flattened carton stock. When the carton is folded, the panels move passively in response to the carton folding steps and assume an assembled configuration as the carton is assembled.

Abstract: A container with a flexible spout adapted to selectively regulate the flow of liquid therefrom. The spout has a diameter appropriate for being received in an accommodating fill opening such as the oil fill opening of an automobile engine. The spout has an outer portion and a inner portion bendable about a portion of the spout located between the outer portion and inner portion. The bendable portion may be configured as an annular groove extending around the circumference of the spout. The inner portion extends from the top portion of the reservoir. The outer portion extends from the annular groove and terminates at a normally open outlet through which the oil from the container is poured into the oil fill. Threads are provided about the exterior of the outer portion of the spout adjacent the opening to threadedly receive a cap to cover the outlet and close the opening. The annular groove uniformly extends around the circumference of the spout.

Abstract: A container having a screw cap and a lower closure member to be connected to the container opening by a base member with a pouring spout connected thereto by an extendible bellows. The screw cap is adapted to be screwed onto and off the pouring spout. In order to render the closure childproof the pouring spout of the lower closure member, beyond its external thread, in a transitional region directed towards the bellows, carries a catch projection, which in the screwing-on direction comprises a gradually rising flank and merges into a steep flank. The cap side wall in the fully screwed-on position is in positive engagement with the catch projection and prevents unscrewing of the screw cap. By pressing inwardly the bellows in the region of the catch projection, the positive engagement between the screw cap and the pouring spout is cancelled and the screw cap is released for being unscrewed.

Abstract: The outlet tubes of pressurized cans containing, for example, polyurethane which is to be foamed, very frequently become clogged. The unconsumed residue of the substance intended to be dispensed consequently becomes unusable. This is prevented in accordance with the invention by the use of tubes which are sufficiently stiff to enable them to be folded back over themselves to form a solvent-tight pinch fold, in which folded-back position the tube is held by a holding device. In addition, the free end of the tube can also be closed.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing valve including a flexible length of tubing. The tubing is bent along two parallel lines transverse to the axis of the tubing. The tubing is held in an actuator which, in a first position folds the tubing along the two parallel lines to close the tubing to the passage of fluid. In a second position the tubing is partially straightened whereby fluid can pass through the tubing.

Abstract: The system includes a coupler which attaches to both a baby food jar and a squeezable baby bottle so that the baby food jar can be inverted on the squeezable bottle to gravitationally transfer the baby food without spilling. Thereafter, a nozzle attaches to the coupler or directly to the squeezable baby bottle. The nozzle terminates in a baby feeding spoon. A manual valve is fitted into the nozzle to close it when desired.

Abstract: A resealable plastic closure formed of one piece of plastic material includes a swivelable diaphragm to allow a hinged spout to pivot between an upright dispensing position and a down closed position. To permit easier operation in closures containing diaphragms in small sizes, the diaphragm is divided by a crease, hinging the two section, and one diaphragm section is invertible and the other diaphragm section is pliable, deformable. Improved side latches for the spout are provided by flexible latch member supporting wall that may flex into an adjacent cavity on the underside of the closure base. The fabrication of those side latches is enhanced in a process that withdraws one tool to create a void behind the latch member supporting walls so that the other tool, which forms the latch member, may be withdrawn without damaging the member by forcing the walls to flex laterally as the second tool is withdrawn.

Abstract: A discharge bulk bag that increases the efficiency for handling, storing, transporting and discharging dry materials in intermediate bulk containers. When filled with dry bulk material, the bulk bag can be easily moved about, transported or stored. A flexible discharge spout is located on the bottom side of one of the walls of the bag. At the time of discharge, the bag is positioned on the unloader and the spout is unfolded from its stowed position by releasing one of the restraint straps. The outlet opening at the end of the discharge spout is then connected to a receptacle opening. By releasing the bottom most restraint strap, the spout section opens up--allowing the bulk material inside to flow. The bulk material will continue to flow until it reaches a static condition, at which time the platform of the unloader begins to incline--dumping the remaining material in the bag towards the outlet opening.

Abstract: The bag for friable material comprises a bottom surface panel for defining the bottom of the bag with respect to the vertical sides and the top portions of the bag when the bag is filled. The bag includes a discharge opening in the bottom surface panel which is defined by surrounding portions of the bottom surface panel. A foldable discharge spout is connected to the surrounding portions of the bottom surface panel for being maintained within the discharge opening when the beg is filled. A closure flap covers the discharge opening and the spout for being pulled open when the bag is filled. When the flap is pulled open, the spout unfolds under the weight of the contents and permits those contents to discharge. A pull strap is connected to the closure flap and has a length sufficient for portions to extend outwardly from one of the vertical sides of the bag.

Abstract: A kicker latch for container closures includes a latch wall integrally hinged to the cap and having a latch tab extending from an end of the latch wall toward the cap and kicker lever extending in generally the same direction and spaced from the latch tab. In general, pivoting the kicker latch outwardly causes the kicker lever to urge a closure member of the cap away from its closed position to facilitate grasping the closure member to pivot it to its fully open position. On a folding spout type of cap, wherein the folding spout functions as a closure member, the latch wall may include a plug positioned between the latch tab and the kicker lever to seal the end of the spout. In general, the kicker latch has utility with a variety of types of container closures, including caps with nonfolding spouts, open top types of caps for pills and granulates, and containers for which the closure member is a lid which is completely separable from the container.

Abstract: A box-like packaging includes a plurality of walls joined together through a plurality of edges or and a dispensing opening. The dispensing opening is, constructed on the basis of the corners of the hexagon, of which a first and a fourth corner are located on an edge of the packaging and a second and third corner are provided on a first wall bounding the edge, and a fifth and a sixth corner are provided in a second wall bounding the edge, wherein, to form a semiregular hexagon, the second and sixth corners and the third and fifth corners, respectively, are provided symmetrically relative to the edge, wherein the first and second, the second and third, the first and sixth and the fifth and sixth corners are connected through bending lines, wherein the third and fifth corners are each connected with a first common point on the edge through a cutting line, such that the bending lines and cutting lines and the edge define two closed wall portions each located in one of the walls bounding the edge.

Abstract: A closure device for drinking from a liquid container (2) is sealingly mounted with a bottom part (3) of a main body thereof extending into an opening of the container. A top part (4) has a circular-arc portion with a groove (6) therein. Liquid-emitting and air-admitting bore holes (10, 11) are positioned in a base of the groove. A pivotally movable cap (14) is mounted on the top part covering the groove. When the cap is pivoted, it causes a flexible hose (12) mounted in the liquid-emitting bore hole to bend and thereby closes it. At the same time, the bent hose closes the air-admitting opening.

Abstract: A squeeze canteen for dispensing a potable liquid such as drinking water or fruit juice, the canteen including a container formed of resilient material for holding the liquid. The container outlet is closed by a removable cap provided with a nozzle in the form of a short, flexible tube that normally projects outwardly from the cap, the inlet of the tube communicating with the container. When the canteen is in its drinking mode and the container is squeezed, the resultant internal pressure forces liquid from the container through the tube from which it is ejected as a jet stream. Associated with the cap is a crimping device which, when operated by the user, puts the canteen in its sealing mode, the crimping device deflecting the nozzle tube and holding it in a bent state to block the flow of liquid and thereby seal the container.

Abstract: A closure system for a container which is capable of being manufactured as a single integrated unit. The closure system includes a bellows member which carries a closure member between a closed position and an open position relative to a port element on the container.

Abstract: A hinged nozzle incorporates a valve for permitting or stopping the flow of a liquid wherein the valve is responsive to the movement of a portion of the nozzle. The nozzle includes a spring which provides a motivating force for rotating the portion of the nozzle to a position which closes the valve and thus stops the flow of liquid.

Abstract: A water container cap including a push button for closing and opening a cap member is provided. A nipple disposed in the cap body is pulled up by the cap member when it is opened, by pushing the push button inward within a recess formed in the cap body. The nipple is connected with a soft flexible sucking tube fluidly communicating with the interior of a water container to which the cap is coupled. In this manner, the liquid stored in the water container may be withdrawn by sucking through the nipple.

Abstract: A fluid storing and dispensing apparatus (10) is disclosed as having a tubular rubber bladder (12) to store a fluid, a valve (24) to regulate fluid flow from the bladder, and a support (26) that maintains the bladder in a longitudinally stretched condition to initiate desired inherent properties that provide a substantially constant fluid discharge pressure and a greater number of fill cycles prior to bladder failure than is obtainable with an unstretched bladder. Another embodiment includes a container (28) to surround and restrict the maximum diameter of the bladder to limit lateral deformation and thereby considerably increase the number of fill cycles prior to bladder failure. A system (50) for replenishing the fluid storing and dispensing apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: A dispensing device for helping to pour the contents of a first container into a second container without spillage. The device includes a flexible tube having an opened first end for being positioned on the pour spout of the first container, having an opened second end for being positioned adjacent the inlet opening of the second container, and having an opened interior extending between the opened first end and the opened second end for allowing the contents of the first container to be poured through the opened interior of the tube from the pour spout of the first container into the inlet opening of the second container. The device includes structure for securing the opened first end of the tube on the pour spout of the first container.

Abstract: A spout has a resilient and flexible tubular body which is produced by dipping a heated mold into polyvinyl chloride to form a coating or layer. The layer is cured within an oven and then cooled and removed from the mold. The spout body includes a base inlet portion which is stretched onto or pressed into the annular threaded neck or outlet portion of a liquid container to retain the body and to form a liquid-tight seal. The internal passage defined by the tubular body is closed by the user pinching the body with his fingers after which the container is inverted, and the pinch is released to control the dispensing of the liquid from the container. Interchangeable hollow tip members are also produced by dip-molding, and each tip member is pressed onto the outlet end portion of the tubular body to form a cap or smaller discharge opening.

Abstract: A pouring spout for a liquid container has a film attached to a pouring hole from inside of the container and a tab tape for covering the pouring hole from outside of the container. The film includes a portion for forming a pouring opening corresponding to the pouring hole, and a lip forming portion along the portion for forming the pouring opening. The tab tape is peelably adhered to the film and a peripheral edge of the pouring hole, the joining portion between the film and the tab tape being inflated outwardly or inwardly of the container. When the tab tape is torn from the container, the lip forming portion is positioned to protrude outwardly.

Abstract: A dispensing valve comprises a first body portion having a connecting assembly for joining to a fluid outlet. A second body portion comprises a relatively rigid, elongated member having a lateral side wall terminating in a free end. A discharge orifice is formed in the lateral side wall of the second body portion. Mounted on the second body portion in tightly encircling relationship to sealingly overlie the discharge orifice and prevent fluid flow therethrough is a resilient tubular member. An operating handle is joined to the tubular member for selectively and resiliently deflecting the tubular member away from the discharge orifice to permit flow therethrough.

Abstract: A container of corrugated paper board has a bag for holding liquid. The bag is supported by a plate which is adjacent the top of the container, the plate having slots through which are passed suspension loops attached to the top of the bag; keepers pass through the loops to hold them and the bag. A screw threaded filling fitting is provided in the bag. In an alternate embodiment, the top of the bag is rolled in a composite ring formed of metal and fiber board, the ring resting on the plate, and the bag extending into the container through a hole in the plate smaller than the ring; the suspension loops and keepers are also provided on this bag. A flexible discharge spout is held closed by a compression block and a strap, and is attached to a flap of a bottom plate by a severable band.

Abstract: A flip-top dispensing container for flowable solid materials includes an improved pour spout and a handle element for automatically lifting the flip-top when the container is dispensed. The container is prepared from two cut and scored paperboard blanks to form an outer container portion and an inner insert portion. The flip-top of the container is formed in the top of the outer container portion from portions of three contiguous outer container body panels and a part of the top closure at one end of the container. The improved pour spout is formed from the panels of the inner insert portion by extendable wing elements foldably attached thereto. The wing elements and one panel of the insert are provided with diagonally oriented score lines which enable the wing elements to be folded inwardly to provide improved flow control during dispensing. The handle element is located between the top closure flaps of the outer container so that one end thereof is attached to the flip-top portion of the container.

Abstract: A drywall finishing tool for applying plaster to a wall surface including a guide assembly useful for guiding the tool when applying a plaster substance to a surface adjacent to an outside corner having a corner edge defined by angularly related wall surface, or alternatively for applying plaster to a surface between spaced wall corner edges such as the outside corner edges around an opening between adjacent rooms, the guide assembly having a portion blocking an end of an outlet opening in the tool and including a guide portion extending outwardly therefrom for making sliding contact with the outside corner edge of the wall surface to control and guide movement of the tool when applying plaster to the wall surface adjacent thereto.

Abstract: A packaging for filling materials which are capable of flow comprises side walls (1) of coated cardboard or the like, which are joined together in a tubular configuration by way of at least one longitudinal sealing seam (4), and end walls which are disposed at the ends of the tube member (1), wherein one end wall which forms the cover (2) of the packaging comprises thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injected to the side walls (1) along its outer edge (6) and has a pouring spout (13) which can be folded inwardly of the outside contour of the packaging for example for transportation, while the other end wall which forms the bottom is quadrangular and has a transverse sealing seam with triangular flaps which are folded over onto an adjacent wall portion.

Abstract: A collapsible and reusable container for liquid and granular materials which has a cage and a generally cubical bag of a flexible material which collapses when empty. The cage has a bottom which supports the filled bag and upstanding side walls surrounding the bag which can be collapsed when the bag is empty to overlie the bottom of the cage to provide a compact package for storage and shipment prior to refilling and reuse of the container.

Abstract: An aperture formed through a spring member increases the size of the angle of inclination which the spring member assumes relative to a vertical side wall of a dispenser box. The spring member is utilized in a box closure for opening and closing the box.

Abstract: S-shaped opening and closing element for controlling the flow of a fluid or body (powder, granulate) and adaptable to any form of package or fitting containing fluids, characterized in that its shape in two S-bends permits both an instantaneous stoppage of the flow of the fluids and an instantaneous flow of said fluids; this, as a function of the given position, by manual or mechanical traction on the element. The S-shape ensures very effective fluid-tightness, without supplementary elements. The opening and closing element can be employed for controlling flow from a container having a supporting device for the element. The container can have more than one compartment.

Abstract: A container suitable for dispensing compositions, particularly dental preparations, has a dispensing tube (14) which constitutes a separate part and is supported for pivotal movement about a pivot axis extending transversely to the longitudinal axis (18) of the container. It is thereby possible to pivot the tube (14) to the operative position most favourable for the respective application, while there is no risk of a cross-sectional constriction or even breakage which might occur on bending. Furthermore, a closing position may be provided in which a bearing member (15) integrally formed with the tube (14) interrupts communication between the tube (14) and the container compartment (10).

Abstract: A fluid container and dispenser including an elastomeric reservoir and a dispensing tube connected thereto and a valve to either allow or inhibit fluid flow into or out of the reservoir. One embodiment includes an elongate tube with a hole in one side and an elastomeric sleeve surrounding a portion of the tube. A sliding valve element is mounted in the tube to close the hole. The valve element is mounted on a second, smaller tube which slides within the first-mentioned tube. The sleeve is filled by sliding the valve element away from the hole and injecting fluid under pressure into the sleeve to expand it. The valve then is slid to its closed position. The combined first-mentioned and second tubes together form a straw to withdraw fluid from a secondary container into which fluid may be dispensed.

Abstract: A container is set forth which includes a neck adapted to assume a collapsed position and to be extended in a bellows or telescopic fashion to an extended position for dispensing of a fluid or a pourable solid. The container may include a spout having a flexure portion which can be squeezed closed to prevent the fluid or solid from passing through the spout.

Abstract: A pour spout construction suitable for large collapsible reusable shipping containers employed for transporting particulate materials. The construction includes a spout member which folds against a side wall of the container rather than projects into the interior thereof, so as to afford no interference to the collapsing of the container when not in use, and no frictional resistance to opening the spout caused by the engagement of particulate material under pressure.

Abstract: A resealable closure assembly for a container with integral closing/opening and resealing structure. The resealable closure assembly has a neck portion that is wider at its bottom than at its top. The shape of the neck portion is generally conical or frusto-conical. At least one dispensing aperture is formed in the upper area of the neck portion. A laterally extending fold line is formed in the neck portion spaced downwardly from its top end and any dispensing apertures therein. The top of the neck portion is foldable downwardly about the fold line in order to seal off the dispensing apertures in the upper area of the neck portion. Protrusions are formed integrally on the outer surface of the neck portion for detachably securing the top end of the neck portion against the area of the neck portion located below the fold line. The closure assembly is generally made of a flexible material such as plastic.

Abstract: A blank for forming a carton with integral tamper-proof pouring spout, the method of forming the carton, and the resultant carton, said carton comprising first and second side wall panels, first and second end wall panels hingedly connected to said first and second side wall panels, and top and bottom closure panels attached to said side wall panels to form a tubular carton of rectangular cross-section, one of said wall panels of said erected carton including an inner and outer panel having a dispensing opening with a pouring spout formed therethrough being movable from a closed to an open position, and an access tab located above and immediately adjacent to said pouring spout and removably attached to said outer panel and said pouring spout to prevent opening of said spout until said access tab is removed.

Abstract: An improved container for the storage and dispensing of fluids comprising a substantially rigid support container having a pouring and receiving mouth, a collapsible, fluid impermeable container disposed within and supported by the support container, the collapsible container communicating with the mouth of the support container, and primary sealing assembly supported by the support container and movable between a first position for selectively opening the collapsible container and a second position for closing or sealing the collapsible container. A handle assembly for the support container is also provided, the handle assembly having an elongated upper segment substantially normally disposed to a central elongated axis of the support container and adapted to receive the primary sealing assembly of the container.

Abstract: A filling, emptying, and air venting closure for a liquid containing hollow article having a flexible wall, and the combination of the closure with such article. The closure has a hollow stem having a root and a free outer end, a sheet-like member sealingly attached to the root of the stem being adapted for sealing attachment to the flexible wall of the inflatable article. The sheet-like member is selectively deformable to allow the stem to be removed from a first position, in which it lies inwardly of the outline of the hollow article, into a second position in which it protrudes from the flexible wall of the article to which it is attached and is disposed in a second position, generally at right angles to its first position. The stem has a threaded outer end on which there is removably mounted a partial closure device having a gas preminable member which provides for the passage of a gas outwardly therethrough from the interior of the hollow article, said gas preminable device being impreminable to liquid.

Abstract: So that a freight or storage tank for bulk material, that has at least one long emptying hole on the bottom, can be closed and opened, the tank has at least one flexible belt that extends essentially over the length of the opening and whose one end is attached to the tank, and under which is a roller or roller system that is approximately of the same length and that supports the belt when in the closed position and that can be removed from the closed position, as well as elements to move the roller or roller system across the opening between two extreme positions.

Abstract: A collapsible wall closure for a dispenser nozzle comprised of a stiff but resilient tube section adapted to be bent over and latched in the bent position to provide a fluid tight closure of the nozzle by collapse of the tube wall. The interior of the nozzle tube is undercut in the region of the wall collapse on either side of the tube along the fold line of the tube, in order to provide complete sealing collapse of the tube wall in the bent position. The undercuts are comprised of shallow grooves extending axially along the tube interior thinning the tube wall thickness in the region of the wall collapse. A pair of closures are incorporated in a cap closure particularly adapted to an ammonia hydroxide container for connection to vapor-type diazo reproduction machines.

Abstract: A disposable, plastic container for the dispensing of liquids, which container comprises: an elongated, flexible collapsible nozzle; a removable top handle having an open area; and a raised sealing nipple on the top exterior surface of the container, whereby, on opening of the container by removal of the handle, the container is resealed by bending the nozzle to form a seal, along a line of collapse of the nozzle the bent nozzle retained in a sealing position by the handle placed about the base of the nozzle, and the outlet of the nozzle placed in a sealing engagement with the sealing nipple on the container to provide a dual seal for the container.

Abstract: A device for feeding particulate material to a moving surface comprising a hopper for containing particulate material and having an outlet in the bottom for dispensing that material; a moving surface spaced downwardly from the outlet of the hopper and adapted to receive particulate material distributed across the surface; a receiver spaced downwardly from the outlet of the hopper to receive particulate material from the outlet and to direct that material generally horizontally to fall from an open edge of the receiver; and a vertical chute to receive the particulate material falling from the open edge of the receiver and to direct it downwardly and then horizontally to a dispensing edge spaced vertically above and closely adjacent to the moving surface.

Abstract: A dispenser for use with bulk containers of milk or other refrigerated liquid products having a gravity feed, dispensing nozzle extending from the bottom of a bladder or other liquid container. The valve, through the use of an articulated linkage, serves to both open and close the flexible nozzle and further to retract the nozzle and the liquid contained therein up into the refrigerated main storage area. A basket pivotally mounted upon a track system receives the bladder and is capable of both pivoting about a horizontal axis and moving outwardly with respect to the box to permit easy removal and replacement of the liquid containing bladder.

Abstract: A packaging container of cardboard for liquids, rendered impermeable by an internal coating of plastic has at least at one side, a double-thickness wall portion the interior of which communicates with the interior of the container and includes on the wall of the portion a strip of cardboard which can be gripped with the fingers. At least one of the end wall portions includes at least one score-line penetrating through only one of the double-thicknesses and along which the wall portion is severable. Closely adjacent to the score line is at least one weld-seam by means of which the wall portions are welded to each other in a fluid-tight manner.

Abstract: A container for bulk goods including a rigid box and of a hose of a flexible material placed inside the box in a vertical direction, which hose has a cross section approximately equal to that of an interior space of the box. The hose has a section and a dumping section. The bulk goods is supplied into the hose when the dumping section is closed so as to enclose the bulk goods in the container section. The dumping section, in its closed position, is bent upwards against one side wall of the box. The side wall is opened itself or a gate in the side wall is opened for the purpose of pulling the dumping section out when the container is to be emptied.

Abstract: A valve for controlling gravity flow of a fluent product such as milk from a flexible bag of the product through an opening in the bag formed by severing a corner off the bag. The valve includes a pair of spring loaded jaws which engage the bag on opposite sides just above the opening formed by the removal of the corner. Cooperating cam surfaces on the jaws and on movable frames cause the jaws to move toward and away from each other as the frames are moved with respect to each other. Movement of the jaws away from each other causes the edges of the bag at the opening to become taut and restrict flow through the opening, while movement of the jaws towards each other relaxes the bag material adjacent the opening to enhance flow through the opening. The frames also carry resilient sealing bars which engage opposite sides of the bag just above the opening and seal the opening when the jaws are moved away from each other.

Abstract: A hollow rectangular shaped container having side walls, and smaller end walls, and having a bottom, and a top wherein said top of container has two threaded openings whereby a flexible tube that is threaded on both ends will serve as a closure to seal container, and also serve as a handle, and also serve as a nozzle, and also as a drinking tube.

Abstract: A packing container having an outer casing and a package body disposed within the outer casing is disclosed. A wall portion of the package body is folded over and affixed to itself in the folded position, and a thin cutting thread is arranged within the folded wall portion so that the cutting thread is accessible from outside the packing container. Upon being pulled away from the wall portion, the cutting thread cuts through the wall portion to provide an opening in the package body.