Multi-flow plug

• US 9,790,008 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2016
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Borges Branded Foods S.L.U.
• Original Assignee: Borges Branded Foods S.L.U.
• Inventors: Martinez Carregui, Alberto, Garcia Zaragoza, Jose
• Primary Examiner(s): LONG, DONNELL ALAN
• Application Number:
  US15/374,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20170088320A1
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 222567-570, 2224815, 222 49, 222547, 222482
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 39/08 Threaded or like closure members secured by rotation; Bushes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/043 with pouring baffles, e.g. for controlling the flow
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/40 with drip catchers or drip-preventing means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/245 provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels B65D81/366 takes precedence

Abstract

A plug formed with a cylindrical body having at its bottom side a horizontal partition with a diametrical slit connecting two different surface holes located at the ends of the mentioned horizontal partition, and a mechanism for fixation to the container. The top of the plug has a pouring area formed by a circular section with an outwardly projected rim. The plug is suitable for use by blind people.

Claims

1. A plug formed by a cylindrical body comprising:

in a bottom side thereof;

a horizontal partition with a diametrical slit connecting two holes with different sizes, a first one of said holes located at a first end of the horizontal partition a second one of said holes located at a second end of the horizontal partition,

a fixation structure configured to fix the plug to a container,

in a top side;

a pouring area,

wherein the pouring area is a circular section with an outwardly projected rim.

2. A plug according to claim 1, wherein the smaller of the holes has an area between 4-12 square millimeters.

3. A plug according to claim 2, wherein an outer surface of the plug has different sized tactile identifying structures aligned with the holes.

4. A plug according to claim 3 wherein the tactile identifying structures are located in a peripheral skirt where the tactile identifying structures are:

slits aligned with the larger of the holes, and

splines aligned with the smaller of the holes.

5. A plug according to claim 4, wherein the fixation structure consists of a thread and the peripheral skirt which acts as a stop.

6. A plug according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the plug has different sized tactile identifying structures aligned with the holes.

7. A plug according to claim 6, wherein the tactile identifying structures are located in a peripheral skirt, where the tactile identifying structures are:

slits aligned with the larger of the holes, and

splines aligned with the smaller of the holes.

8. A plug according to claim 7, wherein the fixation structure consists of a thread and the peripheral skirt which acts as a stop.

9. A plug according to claim 1, wherein the fixation structure comprises a peripheral skirt which acts as a stop.