Multi-compartment container with flexible partition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469451-B2
Application number	US-201514927427-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A dispensing cover having a lid with at least one spout and a spout cover hingedly connected to a base. The base is attached to the lid and has a recess adapted to receive and secure via a friction fit a portion of the spout cover in an open position.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A dispensing cover, comprising:
a lid having at least two or more spouts adapted to be aligned with two or more subcompartments of a container; and
at least two or more spout covers hingedly connected to a base that is attached to the lid,
wherein the base has a recess adapted to securely receive and secure a portion of the spout covers in an open position.

2. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 1 , wherein the base is concentric and the spout covers have an outer concentric shape configured to friction fit within the recess in the open position.

3. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 1 , wherein the spout covers are hingedly connected to the base by a pivoting flexible strap.

4. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 3 , wherein the pivoting flexible strap is substantially flat between the base and the spout covers.

5. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 3 , wherein the pivoting flexible strap is u-shaped between the base and the spout covers.

6. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the spout covers:
has a pivoting flexible strap, and
shares the recess in the base to secure the respective spout in the open position.

7. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 6 , wherein when at least one of the spout covers is placed in an open position, the other spout cover is trapped closed and cannot be opened.

8. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 6 , wherein when a first spout cover is friction fit within the recess within the base in the open position, a second spout cover is friction fit within an inner recess within the first spout cover in a nested configuration.

9. A dispensing cover, comprising:
a lid having at least two spouts; and
at least two spout covers hingedly connected to a base that is attached to the lid, each of the spout covers having a pivoting flexible strap disposed between the base and the spout covers respectively, and wherein the base has a recess adapted to receive and secure one or more of the two spout covers in an open position.

10. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 9 , wherein the base is concentric and the spout covers have an outer concentric shape configured to friction fit within the recess in the open position.

11. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 9 , wherein when at least one of the spout covers is placed in an open position, the other spout cover is trapped closed.

12. The dispenser cover as recited in claim 9 , wherein when a first spout cover is friction fit within the recess within the base in the open position, a second spout cover can be friction fit within an inner recess within the first spout cover in a nested configuration.

13. A container assembly, comprising:
a container having at least one partition separating the container into at least two subcompartments;
a lid having two or more spouts adapted to be aligned with the subcompartments; and
a spout cover having two or more spout covers aligned with the spouts and being hingedly connected to a base,
wherein the base is attached to the lid and has a recess adapted to receive and secure via a friction fit a portion of the spout covers in an open position.

14. The container assembly as recited in claim 13 , wherein the base is concentric and the spout covers have an outer concentric shape configured to friction fit within the recess in the open position.

15. The container assembly as recited in claim 13 , wherein the spout covers are hingedly connected to the base by a pivoting flexible strap respectively.

16. The container assembly as recited in claim 15 , wherein the pivoting flexible strap is configured as a flat strip or a u-shaped strip between the base and the spout cover.

17. The container assembly as recited in claim 13 , wherein each of the spout covers has a pivoting flexible strap and shares the recess in the base to secure the respective spout in the open position.

18. The container assembly as recited in claim 13 , wherein when at least one of the spout covers is placed in an open position, the other spout cover is trapped closed and cannot be opened.

19. The container assembly as recited in claim 13 , wherein when a first spout cover is friction fit within the recess within the base in the open position, a second spout cover is friction fit within an inner recess within the first spout cover in a nested configuration.

Assignees

• Munchkin Inc

Inventors

• Dunn Steven Bryan
• Fang Ruth Hsin-Ju

Classifications

• B65D43/02

  Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22) · CPC title

• A47G2400/062

  for cereals or other foods where liquid and non-liquid elements should be kept separate until eaten · CPC title

• B65D25/04

  Partitions · CPC title

• A47G11/00

  Table linen {(picnic blankets A47G9/06; placemats A47G23/0303)} · CPC title

• A47J47/04

  for granulated foodstuffs · CPC title