US2713952A

US2713952A - Bottle with integral pouring means

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Publication number: US2713952A
Application number: US224290A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl A Tessen
Original assignee: GERALD K ANDERSON
Current assignee: GERALD K ANDERSON
Priority date: 1951-05-03
Filing date: 1951-05-03
Publication date: 1955-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 1972-07-26

Description

July 26, 1955 c. A. TESSEN 2,713,952

BOTTLE WITH INTEGRAL POURING MEANS Filed May 3, 1951 Carl A. Tessa/2 IN VEN TOR.

2,713,952 BOTTLE WITH INTEGRAL POURING MEANS Carl A. Tessen, Manawa, Wis., assignor of ten per cent to Gerald K. Anderson, Manawa, Wis.

Application May 3, 1951, Serial No. 224,290

1 Claim. (Cl. 215-31) This invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a bottle with an integral pouring means and more specifically pertains to a bottle neck construction having improved closure and pouring means together with a sanitary sealing device for the same.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a bottle construction whereby the pouring of liquids from the bottle will be greatly facilitated and may be more readily controlled by the provision of an integral pouring spout extending laterally from and communicating with the neck of the bottle in an inclined position.

A further important object of the invention is to provide a bottle construction as set forth hereinbefore including a sanitary sealing means for retaining the bottle neck closure, the pouring spout lid and a pouring spout cork in a satisfactory position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bottle construction in which the pouring spout may be provided with a sealing cork while the pivoted lid for the spout may be maintained against the neck of the bottle by a sealing tape which simultaneously retains the spout cork in position, the spout lid folded back against the neck of the bottle, and the spout closure cap in its closed position.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of the invention, which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the present invention, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a bottle showing the pouring spout construction of this invention applied to the neck thereof, the sealing means being removed and the bottle being ready for use;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pivoted lidof the pouring spout;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical central sectional view, upon an enlarged scale, of a portion of the upper end of a neck of a bottle showing the arrangement of the integral pouring spout, the bottle neck closure cap, the pouring spout cork being shown in their closed positions while the pouring spout lid is folded back against the neck of the bottle, these parts being retained by a sealing tape; and,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the sealing tape removed, the cork removed, the pouring spout lid in its operative position, and the bottle neck cap being loosened to permit the inflow of air into the neck of the bottle.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, it will be seen that numeral designates generally any conventional form of bottle provided with a neck portion 12, which as shown in Figures 3 and 4 is provided with the customary external screw threads 14 by means of which a closure cap 16 of conventional construction, having a sealing 2,713,952 Patented July 26, 1955 gasket 18, is detachably mounted upon the neck of the bottle.

In order to regulate the flow of liquid from a bottle,

neck of the bottle as the liquid is dispensed therefrom, it will be seen that the bottle neck is provided with an integral tubular pouring spout 20 which extends laterally from the bottle neck at any desired angle and preferably at an inclination substantially equal to that shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings. This spout communica'tes with the interior of the bottle neck intermediate the ends of the same and is provided with a closure plug or cork 22 which prior to opening of the filled bottle will be pressed into the spout while the closure cap 16 will be screwed tightly upon the end of the neck.

The integral spout 20 is provided with an upstanding lug 24 whose opposite sides are apertured or recessed as at 26 to provide hinges. A lid 28 is provided for the pouring spout, this lid as shown in Figure 2 consisting of a disk-like member of any convenient material, size and shape, and which is adapted to overlie the end of the spout as shown in Figure 4. The lid is further provided with a notched or cut away recess 30 adapted to loosely embrace the lug 24, this recess having inturned pins 32 extending towards each other. These pins are adapted to engage in the recesses 26 of the lug 24 whereby the lid will be hingedly mounted upon the spout.

The proportions are such that when the lid is in its raised position, its edge may be received on the lowermost of the external threads 14 as shown in Figure 3. When disposed in this position, a sealing tape 34 of adhesive or any other suitable character is provided this tape being disposed over the cork 22, over the lid 28' and the bottle neck closure cap 16 as shown in Figure 3 to retain all of these parts as shown. This sealing member thus retains the two closure members in proper position to retain the contents of a bottle in a hygienic condition, and likewise serves to retain the lid 28 in a hinged out of the way position as shown in Figure 3.

When it is desired to use the bottle, it is merely necessary to strip off the sealing member 34, remove the cork 22, and fold the lid 28 downwardly over the spout. The cap 16 may then be unscrewed sufliciently to permit the access of air through the upward end of the bottle neck, whereby when the bottle is tilted the liquid may be dispensed through the spout past the lid 28 while air passes past the cap into the neck of the bottle to facilitate flowing of the liquid therefrom.

By this means, liquid may be dispensed from the bottle without splashing, and in a steady stream in various controlled quantities.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A bottle including a neck portion, said neck having a closure, at spout extending from said neck intermediate the ends thereof, a cork in said spout, said spout having a lug thereon, a lid for said spout hinged to said lug, a

seal disposed over said neck portion in sealing engage- 1,932,617 Ford et a1. Oct. 31, 1933 ment with said cork and said closure and retaining said 1,969,453 Churchill Aug. 7, 1934 lid against said neck. 2,073,043 Albrecht Mar. 9, 1937 2,546,194 Livadas Mar. 27, 1951 References Cited in the file of this patent 5 FOREIGN PATENTS UNITED STATES PATENTS 46,615 Germany Apr. 1, 1889 1,173,546 Baron Feb. 29, 1916 339,048 anc Oct. 20, 1904 1,309,394 Christensen July 8, 1919 454,295 Italy of 1950 1,351,920 Marceron Sept. 7, 1920 10