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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959044 | Dual air vent bypass (DAVB) container A container for dispensing a fluid with no contraction/expansion “glug, glug” effect has a cover forming a sealed top with a pouring spout on top of the cover and at least one elongated handle on top of the cover. The elongated handle extends longitudinally away... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7331490 | Container with air intake mechanism An one-mouth container for storing liquid capable of preventing pulsating flow and controlling a discharging speed approximately at a constant independently of the amount of an internal liquid in the container when the internal liquid is discharged, in which a blow-... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7204385 | Vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank A vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank of the types used at pit stops during NASCAR® races. The vented drinking vessel includes a vent tube or solid handle that looks similar to the vent tube of a racecar fueling tank. The vented container ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182214 | Plastic container including an upper grip portion The container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base, and an upper portion extending upwardly from the sidewall. The upper portion includes at least one opening therein. An integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7086548 | Molded container with anti-glug vent tube and pinched handle A blow molded container has a planar pinched section formed between and connecting a top wall, a neck and a front handle end of the container with an anti-glug vent tube formed in the planar pinched section so as to extend through the pinched section and spaced by p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6994233 | Vented plastic bottle A blow molded plastic container having a circular spout and a liquid guiding neck portion with a curved, generally U-shaped pouring anti-glug ledge. A plurality of vertical reinforcing columns extend between the ledge and top wall of the container to hold the spout ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6702157 | Self-aligning pump assembly A manually actuated pump dispenser assembly has a positioning leg on an eccentric flange thereof to facilitate the offset mounting of the assembly to an offset opening in the neck of a container of liquid to which the pump assembly is to be mounted. And, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6619341 | Pouring spout with automatic shut-off for portable fuel containers A pouring spout for hand-held portable fuel tank incorporates a float valve to automatically shut off fuel flow through the spout when the fuel level in a receiving reservoir reaches a given spatial relationship with the outlet end of the spout. An axiall... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6460741 | Spill-resistant bottle for liquids and the like An improved spill-resistant liquid bottle having a curved passageway and a vent passageway on the side in a curved neck having the shape of the number "7", the letter "Z" or the letter "S" incorporated into the design of its mouth opening. This improved s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364176 | Dispensing lid The dispensing lid 10 for the gravity feed dispensing of a liquid includes a main body 12 defining a cavity 14 and adapted, by a screw thread 16, for releasably attaching any lid 10 to the container in a sealing manner. Spout 18 extends from the main body... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360924 | Container A container has a chamber (10) for liquid, a pouring opening (30) in the upper part of the chamber and having an essentially vertical longitudinal axis, and a handle (20) arranged above the chamber. In the handle there is an air duct (22), which at a firs... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6196425 | Portable liquid container showing improved pouring capabilities The invention concerns portable liquid containers with improved pouring capabilities. Particularly, there is disclosed a container comprising a body region (1) a hollow handle (3) with first and second ends (4, 5), an outlet spout (6) which communicates w... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6029858 | Jug and method A jerry jug in which the assembly of the handle and the neck traverse essentially from one side to the other of the top. The neck is provided with a breather ring which is positioned between the cap mount portion and flow control tube in such a fashion th... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6012616 | Bottle assembly A bottle assembly for use in the convenient storage and dispensing of beverages of the character used in restaurants and bars to make mixed drinks. The bottle assembly is compact, easy to use, and permits the smooth dispensing of the beverage contained wi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5944224 | Insulated vessel with handle and dispensing spout A dispensing lid assembly for use with a container assembly and a container assembly including the lid assembly. The lid assembly can be attached to a container liner of the container assembly. The lid assembly includes a spigot housing through which liqu... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5794824 | Vessel for containing liquid A vessel for containing liquid comprises a container (41) for containing liquid (40), a gripping portion (42) which is separated from one side of the container and extended upward, having an air intake portion (43) on the top of the gripping portion, wher... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5513780 | Unitary nozzle and handle combination A pressure insertable unitary nozzle and handle combination for interlocking insertion into a pair of spaced openings in the top of a container. Each opening is provided with an inwardly directed annular flange for securing the unitary nozzle and handle t... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5340000 | Vented plastic bottle A container having a novel neck arrangement including a circular spout and a guiding neck portion including a U-shaped ledge. During a pouring operation the ledge directs liquid from the container over the front edge of the spout and permits air to enter ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5295610 | Mixing can having a hinged cap with an integral measuring cup A plastic gas can for the main purpose of blending 2 cycle fuel mixture and de-markation of ratio mixed by using an attached hinged cap (30) with an integrated measuring cup (10A) and exposed thumb-tabbed pointer (15) positioned to one of the engraved rat... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5108016 | Fuel container system A container system for holding and dispensing an oil-gasoline mixture uses a transparent container bearing indicia showing the quantity of liquid in the container, and an oil-measuring cup mounted to the fill cap so as to extend into the container when th... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4971230 | Container for liquids Container (11) for liquids has a spout with an air bleed channel (10) for improving the ease of pouring the liquids. The container has a retractable nozzle, the outlet end of which has a double wall (3,4) defining an annular space. The annular space is op... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4811870 | Liquid container with rotatable spout A low profile, liquid container, preferably of molded plastic construction, has rotatably mounted on it a dispensing spout which can be rotated between a pouring position and a stowed position overlying a carrying handle for the container. The rotatable s... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4804119 | Liquid dispenser A container including a neck portion leading to an outlet from the neck located outwardly thereof, the cross sectional area of the outlet being greater than the cross sectional area of the neck portion thereby providing a shoulder in the neck which in a p... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4412633 | Vented synthetic-resin jug A jug comprises a hollow body shaped to contain a liquid and having a bottom, a top wall, and opposite front and rear walls extending between the bottom and top wall and a collar formed in and projecting upwardly from the top wall adjacent the front wall ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4385585 | Teakettle having whistle cap A teakettle for boiling water, the covered kettle having a spout projecting therefrom whose mouth is normally closed by a whistle cap having an extension arm terminating in a pinion mounted for rotation at one end of a bail secured to the kettle and servi... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4222525 | Arrangement for spraying liquid from a bottle An arrangement for spraying liquid from a bottle comprises an air pump and a member which actuates the pump when a spraying action is desirable. The air flow is transmitted into the interior of the bottle to pressurize the liquid and urge the latter into ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4069946 | Consumer safety container for inflammables An improved consumer safety container for the storage and dispensing of flammable liquids, formed as a hollow chamber having a continuously closed inner surface, the chamber having formed therein a number of tubular extensions with openings for filling, p... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3985268 | Non-drip dispenser The dispenser may be in the form of a dispensing gun and is preferably used to dispense a low viscosity material such as a cynoacrylate glue. The dispenser includes a handle and a holder supported from the handle. The holder comprises a body defining a ch... | 10/12/1976 |