PIERCING FITMENT ASSEMBLY FOR FLEXIBLE CONTAINER

摘要

A piercing fitment assembly for a thin film flexible container containing a liquid having;(A) a spout assembly having a sealing flange sealed to the film of the flexible container and having positioned therein a circular piercing element with at least one piercing point in close proximity to the film of the flexible container;;(B) a threaded plug fitted into the spout assembly and the bottom of the plug being sealed to the film of the flexible container;;(C) a threaded collar positioned in the spout assembly and threadably engaged with the threaded exterior of the threaded plug;;whereby when the threaded collar is moved to engage the threaded plug and the threaded plug is moved away from the film of the flexible container, the film of the flexible container is brought into contact with the piercing end of the piercing element and the film is pierced allowing the liquid from the container to flow out through the spout assembly and out of the flexible container.

主权项

1. A piercing fitment assembly for a thin film flexible container containing a liquid comprising:
(A) a spout assembly having a longitudinal through internal passage and a sealing flange sealed to the film of the flexible container and having positioned therein a circular piercing element with a through internal passage and having a circular piercing end with at least one piercing point transversely positioned in the longitudinal passage in close proximity to the film of the flexible container; (B) a threaded plug having a top and bottom and having a longitudinal through internal passage and a threaded exterior being fitted into the through internal passage of the spout assembly and the bottom of the plug being sealed to the film of the flexible container; (C) a threaded collar having a longitudinal internal passage and threaded on the interior of the longitudinal passage and positioned in the spout assembly and threadably engaged with the threaded exterior of the threaded plug; wherein said threaded plug being sealed to the film of the flexible container and positioned in the internal passage of the spout assembly and wherein the circular piercing element and the threaded exterior of the plug being engaged with the threaded interior of the collar; and whereby when engaging the threaded collar to move the threaded plug sealed to the film of the container thereby forcing the threaded plug having the film sealed thereto to move away from the film of the flexible container thereby bringing the piercing end of the piercing element into engagement with the film and thereby piercing the film and allowing the liquid from the flexible container to flow out of the container and through the longitudinal interior of the spout assembly and out of the flexible container.