Jigger

• US 8,061,197 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Howard Silvers & Sons Pty., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Howard Silvers & Sons Pty., Ltd.
• Inventors: Silvers, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Caputo; Lisa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams; Jamel
• Application Number:
  US12/373,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20100050766A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 734/26
• US Class Current: 73/426
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 19/00 Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups

Abstract

A jigger system for measuring and dispensing accurate volumes of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base and one or more walls extending upwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being divided into two or more segments and being open at the top.

Claims

1. A jigger system for measuring and dispensing accurate volumes of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls-extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being divided into two or more segments by at least two interior walls and being open at the top, each segment being designed to accurately measure a volume of fluid;

and the peripheral walls collectively forming a rounded triangular shape extending from the base, wherein each of three sides of the triangular shape meets a respective adjacent side at a point such that there are three points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, and the walls being connected such that the peripheral walls form a spout at each respective point for each respective segment.

2. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the base includes a fitting to allow the first jigger to be removably attached with a second jigger.

3. A jigger system as defined in claim 2, wherein an elongate handle is positioned between the first jigger and the second jigger.

4. A jigger system as defined in claim 3, wherein the elongate handle is adapted to be removably attached with three or more jiggers.

5. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, the first jigger incorporating three or more separate interior segments.

6. A jigger system as defined in claim 2, wherein the first jigger and the second jigger each have three or more segments.

7. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the segments are designed to measure and hold specific and varied amounts of fluid.

9. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the base includes a fitting to optionally allow a first configuration with the first jigger to be removably attached with a second jigger, and optionally a second configuration having an elongate handle removable attached and positioned between the first jigger and the second jigger.

11. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall includes a pouring lip, the pouring lip being tapered, and being inside the outer periphery, the outer periphery being a side which extends as a single unbroken line from point to point.

12. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the internal walls engage the peripheral walls, and the internal walls are curved from one end of engagement with a first peripheral wall to another end for engagement at their end of a different peripheral wall.

14. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the internal walls engage the peripheral walls, and the internal walls extend from one end of engagement with a first peripheral wall to another end for engagement at their end of a different peripheral wall, such that at least two segments form triangulated segments wherein at least two of the walls of the segments are relatively curved.

15. A jigger system as defined in claim 1, wherein the internal walls engage the peripheral walls, and the internal walls are curved from one end of engagement with a first peripheral wall to another end for engagement at their end of a different peripheral wall, such that at least two segments form triangulated segments wherein three of the walls of the segments are relatively curved.

16. A jigger system as defined in claim 14 wherein the two triangulated segments are spaced from each other by an intervening non-triangular segment.

17. A jigger system as defined in claim 15 wherein the two triangulated segments are spaced from each other by an intervening non-triangular segment.

8. A jigger system for measuring and dispensing accurate volumes of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being divided into two or more segments and being open at the top, each segment being designed to accurately measure a volume of fluid;

and the peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, and the walls being connected such that the peripheral walls form a spout at each respective point for each respective segment.

10. A jigger system as defined in claim 8, wherein the base includes a fitting to optionally allow a first configuration with the first jigger to be removably attached with a second jigger, and optionally a second configuration having an elongate handle removable attached and positioned between the first jigger and the second jigger.

13. A jigger system as defined in claim 8, wherein the internal walls engage the peripheral walls, and the internal walls are curved from one end of engagement with a first peripheral wall to another end for engagement at their end of a different peripheral wall.

18. A jigger system for measuring and dispensing accurate volumes of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity and being open at the top, each segment being designed to accurately measure a volume of fluid;

and the peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, and second jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being open at the end remote from the base, and the peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity.

19. A jigger system as defined in claim 18, wherein the base includes a fitting to optionally allow a first configuration with the first jigger to be removably attached with a second jigger, and optionally a second configuration having an elongate handle removable attached and positioned between the first jigger and the second jigger, and wherein the handle has peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, and the wall align with the walls of the jigger when the handle is in attachment.

20. A jigger system as defined in claim 19, wherein the peripheral walls of the first jigger are formed such that when the first and second jiggers are connected with or without the intervening handle, the outer peripheries of the jiggers are in a mirror relationship with each other.

21. A jigger system as defined in claim 18 wherein the interior cavity is divided into two or more segments.

22. A jigger system for measuring and dispensing an accurate volume of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity and being open at the top, thereby to form a segment being designed to accurately measure a volume of fluid;

and the peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, and wherein the peripheral walls includes a pouring lip, the pouring lip being tapered thereby to permit fluid dispensing from each segment in a manner of minimizing spillage, and the walls being connected such that the peripheral walls form a spout at each respective point for the segment.

23. A jigger system as defined in claim 22 including a second jigger having a base, multiple peripheral walls extending from and sloping outwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being open at the end remote from the base, and the peripheral walls collectively forming a shape with distinct different sides wherein each of the distinct different sides of the shape meets a respective adjacent distinct side at a point such that there are multiple separate points, each point being directed outwardly away from the interior cavity, and wherein the peripheral walls include a pouring lip, and the pouring lip being tapered thereby to permit fluid dispensing from each segment in a manner of minimizing spillage.

24. A jigger system as defined in claim 22 wherein in the first jigger the interior cavity is divided into two or more segments by at least two interior walls and the edges of the interior walls ending in a taper.

25. A jigger system as defined in claim 23 wherein in the first jigger the interior cavity is divided into two or more segments by at least two interior walls and the edges of the interior walls ending in a taper.

26. A jigger system as defined in claim 23 wherein in the second jigger the interior cavity is divided into two or more segments by at least two interior walls and the edges of the interior walls ending in a taper.