360° pour beverage container
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A beverage container comprising:
- a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume; and
,a 360°
pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body, the pour spout assembly providing access to the interior volume and having open and closed orientations, the pour spout assembly comprising an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug,the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body; and
the inner plug being displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug, the inner plug further comprising one or more retaining members extending from a bottom surface of the inner plug.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A beverage container comprises a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume and a 360° pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body. The pour spout assembly comprises an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug, the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body and the inner plug being vertically displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A beverage container comprising:
-
a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume; and
,a 360°
pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body, the pour spout assembly providing access to the interior volume and having open and closed orientations, the pour spout assembly comprising an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug,the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body; and the inner plug being displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug, the inner plug further comprising one or more retaining members extending from a bottom surface of the inner plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A beverage container comprising:
-
a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume; and
,a 360°
pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body, the pour spout assembly providing access to the interior volume and having open and closed orientations, the pour spout assembly comprising an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug,the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body; and the inner plug being displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug, wherein the inner plug further comprises a top portion, a body, and a residual seal between the top portion and the body, the residual seal sealing against an inner surface of the outer plug when the pour spout assembly is in the closed orientation. - View Dependent Claims (19)
-
-
20. A method of pouring a liquid from a beverage container, the method comprising:
-
providing a beverage container comprising a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume and a 360°
pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body, the pour spout assembly providing access to the interior volume and having open and closed orientations, the pour spout assembly comprising an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug, the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body, and the inner plug being displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug, the beverage container further comprising a circumferential stop rib on an inner surface of the outer plug and one or more retaining members extending from a bottom surface of the inner plug;positioning the pour spout assembly in the open orientation, wherein positioning the pour spout in the open orientation comprises rotating the inner plug, thereby causing the inner plug to move slightly along the longitudinal container body axis based on a threaded connection between the inner plug and the outer plug, such that the one or more retaining members extending from a bottom surface of the inner plug is engaged with the circumferential stop rib on an inner surface of the outer plug; and
,pouring a liquid from the beverage container.
-
Specification