Container vent, dispenser and holding system
AssigneeStackcan LLC
InventorAlvaro Mauricio Olarte
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Abstract
A container dispenser system including a container having an orifice. A first dispenser is fitted into the orifice having at least first and second openings, the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the container there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the container there through. A second dispenser is configured to connect to the first opening in a using configuration. A recess is positioned in an outer surface of the container and the second dispenser is configured to fit into the recess in a storage configuration. The recess has two end portions and a centerline defined there between. At least one portion of the recess is curved such that the centerline curves at least once between the two end portions.
Claims22
A container dispenser system comprising:
- a container having an orifice;
- a first dispenser fitted into the orifice having at least first and second openings, the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the container there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the container there through;
- a second dispenser that is configured to connect to the first opening in a using configuration;
- a recess positioned in an outer surface of the container and the second dispenser is configured to disconnect from the first opening and fit into the recess in a storage configuration, wherein the recess has two end portions and a centerline defined there between;
- at least one clip configured to attach to the container transverse to the recess such that the at least one clip retains the second dispenser within the recess without interfering with the container being interlocked and stacked with a matching container;
- at least one portion of the recess is curved such that the centerline curves at least once between the two end portions.
A container dispenser system comprising:
- a container having an orifice;
- a first dispenser fitted into the orifice having at least first and second openings, the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the container there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the container there through;
- a second dispenser that is configured to connect to the first opening in a using configuration;
- a recess positioned in an outer surface of the container and the second dispenser is configured to fit into the recess in a storage configuration, wherein the recess has two end portions and a centerline defined there between;
- at least one clip configured to attach to the container transverse to the recess such that the at least one clip retains the second dispenser within the recess without interfering with the container being interlocked and stacked with a matching container;
- at least one portion of the recess is curved such that the centerline curves at least once between the two end portions.
A container vent dispenser comprising:
- a body having a first side and a second side, the first side including at least first and second openings, both of which pass all the way through the body;
- the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the container there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the container there through to equalize pressure due to the liquid that exits the first opening;
- the first side including a flange having a first diameter and a segment extending from the flange towards the second side, the segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
- the second side including a first face having at least two voids therein, the at least two voids extending towards the first side a distance less than a distance between the first and second sides such that the at least two voids are not through-holes.
A container for holding and dispensing liquid comprising:
- a hollow vessel having an orifice;
- a vent dispenser fitted into the orifice comprising:
- a body having a first side and a second side, the first side including at least first and second openings, both of which pass all the way through the body;
- the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the vessel there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the vessel there through to equalize pressure due to the liquid that exits the first opening;
- a flange positioned on the first side such that the first side has a first diameter that is greater than a second diameter of the second side;
- the second side including a first face having at least two voids therein, the at least two voids extending towards the first side a distance less than a distance between the first and second sides such that the at least two voids are not through-holes;
- the orifice including first and second sections, the first section positioned outwardly with respect to outward liquid flow from the vessel with respect to the second section, the first section having a third diameter greater than a fourth diameter of the second section such that the flange of the vent dispenser inserts partially into the orifice at the first section but is prohibited from being inserted into the orifice beyond a location where the first and second sections meet;
- a spout configured to connect to the first opening of the vent dispenser in a using configuration, the spout having a connector and a tube member, the connector configured to insert at least partially into the first opening and the tube member is connected to the connector opposite an end that inserts into the first opening;
- a recess positioned in an outer surface of the vessel and the spout is configured to fit into the recess in a storage configuration, the recess having two end portions and at least two curved portions there between such that the recess has a centerline that curves at least twice between the two end portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.