GB2339759A - Container with pouring spout - Google Patents
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- GB2339759A GB2339759A GB9816056A GB9816056A GB2339759A GB 2339759 A GB2339759 A GB 2339759A GB 9816056 A GB9816056 A GB 9816056A GB 9816056 A GB9816056 A GB 9816056A GB 2339759 A GB2339759 A GB 2339759A
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- container
- spout
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
- B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
- B65D25/42—Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
- B65D25/44—Telescopic or retractable nozzles or spouts
Description
2339759 CONTAINER WITH POURING SPOUT The present invention relates to a
container having a pouring spout and particularly to a container for petrol, or petrol can.
Generally a petrol can has a spout provided as a separate component which must be attached to the can when it is desired to pour petrol from the cans. This has the disadvantage that the spout, when detached from the can, may become lost. Petrol cans have also been proposed in which the spout is normally stored at a rest position within the can itself, and is pulled outwards when the can is required for use: however, the arrangements for locking and sealing the lower end of the spout to the outlet orifice of the can are generally of complicated construction or insufficiently secure: moreover, it is often necessary to grip the spout at an intermediate point along its length, which may be wet with petrol from having been immersed in the petrol in the can.
I have now devised a container which alleviates or overcomes the difficulties noted above.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a container for petrol or other liquid, the container having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the container but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, the inner end of the spout and the outlet having complementary screw threads arranged for the spout to be retained in its withdrawn position.
It will be appreciated that, in use, the spout is pulled outwardly and then rotated to engage its inner end, in screw-threaded manner, with the outlet of the container. This provides a firm and effective securement of the spout.
Preferably the outer end of the spout is provided with a screw-thread for engagement by a complementary screw-thread on a closure cap. Preferably this closure cap has a second screw-thread for engagement with a complementary screw-thread around the outlet of the container. Preferably the arrangement is such that by turning the closure cap, firstly this cap will unscrew from the container outlet so that the spout can be 2 withdrawn, then continuing rotation of the closure cap engages the screwthreaded inner end of the spout with the corresponding screw-thread of the container outlet, and finally continuing rotation of the closure cap unscrews it from the outer end of the spout. After use, the closure cap is screwed onto the spout and continuing rotation unscrews the inner end of the spout from the container outlet so that the spout can be pushed back into the container and finally the closure cap is screwed back onto the container outlet.
Preferably the outer end of the spout is formed with its screw-thread, to receive the closure cap, on its interior surface, the closure cap having a central, threaded projection for insertion into the end of the spout. The exterior surface of the spout, at its outer end, can then be plain and avoids the risk of external screw-threads catching on the vehicle filler pipe as the spout is inserted or removed from the filler pipe. Preferably the outer end of the spout is tapered.
Preferably the spout itself is flexible, which can facilitate its use when pouring petrol into some vehicle filler pipes.
Also in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a container for petrol or other liquid, the container having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the container but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, means being provided for securing the inner end of the spout to the container outlet, the container further comprising a closure cap screw-threaded to the outer end of the spout and also screw-threaded to the container outlet.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a view of a petrol can in accordance with the present invention, shown partly cut-away; FIGURE 2 is a diagram showing the spout in its normal position stored within the can and the closure cap of the can sealed onto the can; and FIGURE 3 is a similar diagram showing the spout in its withdrawn or in- use position.
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a petrol can 3 which comprises a vessel or container 10 having a flat bottom and, at its top, a handle 12 which is defined by an opening 14: the surfaces of the handle are textured to enhance the grip. To the rear of the handle 12, the container 10 has an inlet 16 closed by a screw-threaded closure cap 18: the container is, in use, filled through this inlet. To the front of the handle 12, and at the front of the container, there is an outlet which comprises a tubular member 20 screw-threaded into an orifice in the container: this member 20 may be unscrewed and removed if required. A transparent window 22 extends up the front of the container, to enable the user to see the level of petrol within the container: the window 22 is marked with a scale to indicate the volume of petrol. The flat bottom of the container has a hooked sheet of Velcro (hook-and-pile fastener)- adhered to it, so that the container will grip the pile of the floor covering usually provided in the boot of a vehicle.
The container is furthermore provided with a tubular spout 30 which is normally positioned within the container, as shown at A in Figure 1, but which can be withdrawn to an extended position, shown at B in Figure 1. The spout 30 is flexible, due to a number of concertina sections, and has a screw-thread 32 on the exterior of its inner end: its outer end is tapered at 34 and provided with an internal screw-thread 36. The container further comprises a closure cap 40 retained to the container by a strap 41 in conventional manner: the cap 40 has an internal screw-thread 42 to engage an external screwthread 24 on the outlet member 20 of the container; the cap 40 also has a central, internal projection 44 formed with a screw-thread 46 to engage the screw- thread 36 within the outer end of the spout.
Figure 2 shows the spout 30 when inserted into the container 10 and the container closed by the cap 40. It will be noted that the cap 40 is secured to the outer end of the spout and also to the outlet member 20 of the container.
Then, for use of the container, the closure cap 40 is turned in the counter-clockwise direction to unscrew it from the outlet member 20 so that the spout can be withdrawn lengthwise. By continuing to turn the closure cap 40, and with it the spout 30, in the same direction, the thread 32 on the inner end of 4 the spout engages a screw-thread 26 on the interior of the outlet member 20. A flange 33 on the inner end of the spout 30 compresses a seal 21 against the inner end of the outlet member 20. Finally, by yet further rotation of the closure cap 40, still in the same direction, the cap unscrews from the outer end of the spout. Figure 3 shows the spout in its extended, in use position.
After use of the container, the closure cap 40 is engaged with the outer end of the spout by rotation in the clockwise direction: by continuing this rotation, the inner end of the spout is unscrewed from the outlet member 20 of the container, so that it can then be pushed into the container. Finally, the closure cap 40 is screwed onto the outlet member 20 to seal the container.
It will be appreciated that the container is opened and its spout withdrawn in a simple manner, with one continuous rotation of the closure cap, and is closed in a similarly simple manner. In each operation, the user need only grip the closure cap, and not any part of the spout itself.
Claims (10)
1) A container for petrol or other liquid, the container having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the contained but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, the inner end of the spout and the outlet having complementary screw threads arranged for the spout to be retained in its withdrawn position.
2) A container as claimed in claim 1, in which said spout is provided with a screw-thread for engagement by a complementary screw-thread on a closure cap of the container.
3) A container as claimed in claim 2, in which said closure cap has a second screw-thread for engagement with a complementary screw-thread provided around the outlet of the container.
4) A container as claimed in claim 3, arranged so that, by turning the closure cap in a predetermined direction, firstly the closure cap is unscrewed from the container outlet to enable the spout to be withdrawn, then continuing rotation of the closure cap causes the screw-threaded inner end of the spout to engage the corresponding screw-thread of the container outlet, and finally unscrewing of the closure cap from the outer end of the spout.
5) A container as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, in which the spout is formed on its interior surface with said screw-thread for engagement with the complementary screw-thread of the closure cap, the closure cap having a central projection formed with its said complementary screw-thread.
6) A container as claimed in claim 5, in which the exterior surface of the spout, at its outer end, is plain.
7) A container as claimed in claim 5 or 6, in which the outer end of the spout is tapered.
6 8) A container as claimed in any preceding claim, in which said spout is flexible.
9) A container for petrol or other liquid, the container having an outlet and a pouring spout normally stored within the container but arranged to be withdrawn lengthwise through the container outlet, means being provided for securing the inner end of the spout to the container outlet, the container further comprising a closure cap screw-threaded to the outer end of the spout and also screw-threaded to the container outlet.
10) A container for petrol or other liquid, the container being substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9816056A GB2339759B (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1998-07-24 | Container with pouring spout |
DE69915549T DE69915549T2 (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1999-07-26 | Container with retractable pouring spout |
EP19990305914 EP0974525B1 (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1999-07-26 | Container with retractable pouring spout |
DK99305914T DK0974525T3 (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1999-07-26 | Container with retractable pour spout |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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GB9816056A GB2339759B (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1998-07-24 | Container with pouring spout |
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GB9816056D0 GB9816056D0 (en) | 1998-09-23 |
GB2339759A true GB2339759A (en) | 2000-02-09 |
GB2339759B GB2339759B (en) | 2002-08-07 |
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GB9816056A Expired - Fee Related GB2339759B (en) | 1998-07-24 | 1998-07-24 | Container with pouring spout |
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EP (1) | EP0974525B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69915549T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0974525T3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2339759B (en) |
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GB0220296D0 (en) * | 2002-08-31 | 2002-10-09 | Bone Paul A | Cotainer |
IT1392122B1 (en) * | 2008-10-31 | 2012-02-22 | Camoli | FUEL TANK, OILS AND SIMILARS WITH ROLLING HANDLE AND ANGULATED, FLEXIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE DISPENSER |
US8910835B2 (en) | 2011-09-21 | 2014-12-16 | Brad C. Ouderkirk | Fuel container and methods |
Citations (4)
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GB1061677A (en) * | 1964-07-31 | 1967-03-15 | American Flange & Mfg | Improvements relating to retractable pouring spouts for containers |
US4461406A (en) * | 1981-12-02 | 1984-07-24 | American Home Products Corporation | Container with reciprocable dispensing tube |
US4650096A (en) * | 1984-09-20 | 1987-03-17 | Thatcher Alan J | Molded container with integral spout |
US5607086A (en) * | 1995-05-23 | 1997-03-04 | Gooch; Joel S. | Container assembly with movable spout |
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US3804305A (en) * | 1973-08-01 | 1974-04-16 | Rieke Corp | Container closure with locking pull spout, and integral spout cap, pull ring, and outer seal |
US4921147A (en) * | 1989-02-06 | 1990-05-01 | Michel Poirier | Pouring spout |
GB9605980D0 (en) * | 1996-03-21 | 1996-05-22 | Castrol Ltd | Container |
NL1007170C2 (en) * | 1997-09-30 | 1999-03-31 | Sara Lee De Nv | Extendable connecting piece. |
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- 1998-07-24 GB GB9816056A patent/GB2339759B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1999-07-26 DK DK99305914T patent/DK0974525T3/en active
- 1999-07-26 EP EP19990305914 patent/EP0974525B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1061677A (en) * | 1964-07-31 | 1967-03-15 | American Flange & Mfg | Improvements relating to retractable pouring spouts for containers |
US4461406A (en) * | 1981-12-02 | 1984-07-24 | American Home Products Corporation | Container with reciprocable dispensing tube |
US4650096A (en) * | 1984-09-20 | 1987-03-17 | Thatcher Alan J | Molded container with integral spout |
US5607086A (en) * | 1995-05-23 | 1997-03-04 | Gooch; Joel S. | Container assembly with movable spout |
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GB2339759B (en) | 2002-08-07 |
DK0974525T3 (en) | 2004-07-19 |
EP0974525B1 (en) | 2004-03-17 |
DE69915549D1 (en) | 2004-04-22 |
EP0974525A1 (en) | 2000-01-26 |
GB9816056D0 (en) | 1998-09-23 |
DE69915549T2 (en) | 2005-03-24 |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20050724 |