A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.
B65D 47/06 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages
B65D 61/00 - External frames or supports adapted to be assembled around, or applied to, articles
An elastomeric sip top may include a top surface and a side-wall structure. The top surface may have a nipple with an outer surface that extends upward from the top surface and that terminates in a nipple tip having a sealable aperture that extends from an exterior of the nipple tip to an inner cavity that is in fluid communication with the exterior when the nipple tip is deformed relative to a nominal state. The side-wall structure may have a top portion having a continuous circumference, a middle portion having two openings positioned opposite from each other, and a bottom portion having a front wall, a back wall and two side wings extending from opposite sides of the back wall. Each of the two side wings may have a fastening mechanism that cooperatively and releasably engages with corresponding fastening elements disposed on the front wall.
A kit may have a plurality of components that include (A) a holder having a generally frustoconical shape, a first end that is open, a second end that defines a slot opening, a middle portion disposed between the first end and the second end, and a circumferential sidewall that (i) is generally closed except for a sidewall opening adjacent the slot opening and that (ii) defines an open interior; (B) an elastomeric handle having a retention portion and at least one finger grip; (C) an elastomeric sip top having a sip-top sidewall and a sip-top surface that define an interior cavity, and a nipple disposed on the sip-top surface; and (D) an elastomeric snack top having a snack-top sidewall, a snack-top surface, and a snack-access slot disposed on the snack-top surface.
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 21/02 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.
B65D 47/06 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages
A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch.
B65D 85/14 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for collapsible tubes
B65D 77/06 - Liquids or semiliquids enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
