Container with drip-proof cap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9567140-B2
Application number	US-201414303162-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2014
Priority date	Jun 12, 2014
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A container providing improved features. The container prevents uncontrolled dripping of a liquid and directs a liquid drop present on a cap which closes the spout back into the container when the cap is open. The container includes a series of measuring indicators on the base for measuring a volume of material, such as a liquid. Also, the cover includes a further series of inverted measuring indicators for measuring a volume of material. The invention likewise includes a measuring device for measuring two or more liquids or dry ingredients such as by providing volume measuring indicators on a cover for a container as well as on the container. The measuring device may be a single measuring device which measures two or more liquids or dry materials, and may be configured for mixing the measured materials together in the same measuring device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container with a drip-proof spout, comprising:
a container for holding a flowable content, said container having a spout for pouring the content out of said container;
a cap provided adjacent to said spout, said cap having a closed position in which said cap prevents content from being poured from said spout, and said cap having an open position in which the content can be poured from said container out of said spout;
a guiding device provided on an inner face of said cap, said guiding device being configured for guiding residual content on said cap into said spout when said cap is in its open position, wherein said guiding device includes an extension having a free end, and wherein said free end comprises a curved lip for concentrating the content directed from said inner face into said spout; and
a stop is provided preventing said cap from moving past its open position when said cap is moved from said closed position to said open position.

2. A container as in claim 1 , wherein:
said guiding device is placed on said inner face so as to be received within said spout when the cap is in the closed position, an exterior face of said guiding device being sized and shaped to fit snugly within and seal against interior walls of said spout when in this same closed position.

3. A container as in claim 1 , wherein:
said container includes:
a base having an open top;
a cover is attached to and covers said open top; and
said spout is located on said cover.

4. A container as in claim 3 , wherein:
a series of measuring indicators are provided on said base so that a user measure a quantity of content in said base; and
a further series of measuring indicators is provided on said cover so that a user can measure a quantity of content with said cover.

5. A container as in claim 1 , wherein:
said stop is configured for holding said cap in its open position for enhancing
the guiding of residual content into said spout by said guiding device.

6. A measuring device, comprising:
a container for holding a material, said container including:
a base having an open top and a closed end;
a cover provided for removably covering and closing said open top;
a spout is provided on said cover so that a volume of material in said device may be poured out of said spout by a user;
a cap provided adjacent to said spout, said cap having a closed position in which said cap prevents content from being poured from said spout, and said cap having an open position in which the content can be poured from said container out of said spout;
a guiding device provided on an inner face of said cap, said guiding device being configured for guiding residual content on said cap into said spout when said cap is in its open position, wherein said guiding device includes an extension having a free end, and wherein said free end comprises a curved lip for concentrating the content directed from said inner face into said spout;
a series of measuring indicators provided on said base so that a user can measure a quantity of material in said base; and
a further series of measuring indicators provided on said cover so that a user can measure a quantity of material with said cover.

7. A measuring device as in claim 6 , wherein:
said cover is movable relative to said base so that said further series of measuring indicators may be used by a user to measure a quantity of material with said cover.

8. A measuring device as in claim 6 , wherein:
said cover is detachably attached to said base so that a user can use said further series of measuring indicators to measure a quantity of material.

9. A measuring device as in claim 6 , wherein:
said series of measuring indicators on said container are configured so that a user can measure a volume of liquid in said base; and
said further series of measuring indicators is configured so that a user can measure a quantity of granular material with said cover.

Assignees

• Dart Ind Inc

Inventors

• Backaert Dimitri M J C
• Schoukens Kris
• Dufloo Robijn

Classifications

• A47L2501/07

  Consumable products, e.g. detergent, rinse aids or salt · CPC title

• B65D2203/04

  Level indicators · CPC title

• G01F19/00

  Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups · CPC title

• A47G23/16 Primary

  combined with drinking vessels or with lids therefor · CPC title

• B65D47/40 Primary

  with drip catchers or drip-preventing means · CPC title