Cubical Beverage Packaging Unit That Includes A Pouring Orifice

Abstract

A beverage packaging unit that includes an opening through which a beverage can be drunk or poured, wherein the opening is sealable by a closure element. The packaging unit is parallelepipedal and includes a hollow, box-like body and the closure element. The box-like body has a bevelled corner at which there is formed a triangular surface that is connected with the body. A tubular part extends outwardly from the triangular surface and includes the opening. The closure element includes a generally pyramidal body that is so shaped that when it is in abutment with the bevelled corner of the box-like body it forms, together with the body, the parallelepipedal packaging unit.

1 : A beverage packaging unit that includes an opening through which the beverage can be drunk or poured, said beverage packaging unit comprising: a hollow, box-like body and a closure element at one corner to form a parallelepiped, wherein the corner of the box-like body is bevelled to form a triangular surface that abuts the box-like body; a tubular part that extends outwardly from the triangular surface and that includes an opening; wherein the closure element is formed as a generally pyramidal body so that when it is in abutment with the bevelled corner of the box-like body it forms a parallelepipedal packaging unit together with the box-like body; wherein the closure element includes a cavity for receiving the tubular part; mutually co-acting fastening means on the tubular part and within the cavity of the closure element, the fastening means serving to axially retain the closure element on the tubular part so that the box-like body and the closure element together form a parallelepiped at predetermined positions of the closure element relative to the tubular part; wherein the closure element cavity extends through the closure element to an opening on one outer face of the closure element; and wherein the packaging unit is open to allow flow of beverage from the box-like body when the closure element is rotated relative to the tubular part to a position in which the opening of the tubular part and the opening of the closure element are opposite one another.  
   
   
       2 : A beverage packaging unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means is a snap-lock connection.  
   
   
       3 : A beverage packaging unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure element is in sealing abutment with the opening of the tubular part and is in contact with a top surface of the tubular part.  
   
   
       4 : A beverage packaging unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the packaging unit is in a closed and sealed condition when the opening of the tubular part and the opening of the closure element are not positioned opposite one another.  
   
   
       5 : A beverage packaging unit according to  claim 1 , wherein when the packaging unit is in an opened position to allow flow of beverage from the box-like body, the opening of the closure element is positioned on an upwardly-facing surface of the packaging unit.  
   
   
       6 : A beverage packaging unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure element is in sealing abutment with the opening of the tubular part and is in contact with the triangular surface.