| 摘要 |
File No. 5408-001 A pitcher for use in dispensing liquid from a flexible-walled, liquid containing pouch is disclosed. The pitcher includes a container adapted for receiving a pouch, and a cover adapted for engagement with the container. A cylindrical sleeve is mounted on the cover in conjunction with a spout having a piercing point for piercing the wall of the pouch and a hollow cylindrical portion having an access port in a wall thereof for communication with a pouring portion of the spout. It is also possible to provide a wall piercing point on the sleeve, rather than the spout. The sleeve receives the cylindrical portion of the spout and is adapted for forming a seal with a puncture hole in the wall of a pouch formed by the piercing point of the spout. The spout is slideably moveable relative to the sleeve and is capable of movement between a sealing configuration, in which the sleeve covers the access port, and a pouring configuration in which the access port is exposed. A pusher member is mounted on the cover for pushing downwardly on the wall of the pouch at a location spaced from the sleeve and spout to push the wall adjacent the sleeve and spout up and into engagement with the piercing point as the cover is pushed downwardly on the container and thus to facilitate piercing of the pouch by the piercing point, and to provide an air pocket in the pouch into which the spout and sleeve may pass.
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