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A two-piece paperboard container composed of an outer carton and liner includes a paperboard pour spout formed from portions of the outer carton and liner. The pour spout includes a spout body and a pair of spout wings hingedly connected to opposing edges of the spout body. The outer carton encompas

A two-piece paperboard container composed of an outer carton and liner includes a paperboard pour spout formed from portions of the outer carton and liner. The pour spout includes a spout body and a pair of spout wings hingedly connected to opposing edges of the spout body. The outer carton encompasses the liner and includes a spout body reinforcing panel overlying the spout body. The spout body reinforcing panel is adhered to the spout body and moves in tandem with the spout body in response to the pour spout being opened and closed. The outer carton further includes a plurality of top and bottom flaps adapted to form the respective top and bottom of the container. A pair of backboard panels extending from one of the top flaps are folded to form a backboard of the pour spout.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A two-piece paperboard container having a reclosable pour spout for dispensing granular products, said container comprising:a liner including a plurality of inner sidewalls, a first one of said inner sidewalls having a plurality of pour spout panels formed thereon, said p

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A two-piece paperboard container having a reclosable pour spout for dispensing granular products, said container comprising:a liner including a plurality of inner sidewalls, a first one of said inner sidewalls having a plurality of pour spout panels formed thereon, said plurality of pour spout panels including a spout body panel and a pair of spout wings, said spout body panel being pivotally connected to said first inner sidewall, said spout wings being hingedly connected to opposing edges of said spout body panel, said spout body panel and said spout wings defining in combination the pour spout of said container, said pour spout being adapted to move between a closed position and an open dispensing position; andan outer carton includinga plurality of outer sidewalls each having upper and lower edges, said outer sidewalls encompassing said liner and being aligned relative to said liner such that a first one of said outer sidewalls overlays the first one of said inner sidewalls, said first outer sidewall having a spout body reinforcing panel formed thereon, said spout body reinforcing panel being pivotally connected to said first outer sidewall and aligned and adhered to said spout body panel so as to move in tandem with said spout body panel in response to movement of said pour spout between said closed position and said open position,a plurality of bottom flaps hingedly connected to the lower edges of said side walls and folded relative to each other to form a bottom of said container, anda plurality of top flaps hingedly connected to the upper edges of said side walls and folded relative to each other to form a top of said container, said plurality of top flaps including a first top minor flap connected to the upper edge of said first side wall and forming a portion of the top of said container, said first top minor flap being hingedly connected to a pair of consecutively joined backboard panels, a first one of said pair of backboard panels being folded over said first top minor flap such that an inner surface of said first backboard panel is adjacent to an inner surface of said first top minor flap, a second one of said backboard panels extending into said container to define a backboard of said pour spout, an upper portion of said backboard overlapping an upper portion of said first inner sidewall and a lower portion of said backboard partially overlapping an upper portion of said spout body panel.