摘要 |
2117292 9310967 PCTABS00022 A spout (S) is attached to a wall (C) of an article, such as a paperboard container, by pushing a stem (B) of a spout longitudinally through a pre-formed hole (H) in the article and against an inclined face of a flare tool (74) so that a portion of the stem is bent laterally outwardly (79) and into the path of a staking tool. The staking tool (74) is displaced so that the face thereof bends a laterally outer section (79) of the bent portion against the wall of the article (A) while leaving a laterally inner section of the bent portion spaced longitudinally from the wall. |