Back to results
US 11,700,968 B2Granted
Infuser container
AssigneeThe Decor Corporation Pty Ltd.
InventorJim Samartgis
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An infuser container is disclosed comprising a container body for holding liquids and from which liquid is poured; and a removable infuser filter positioned across an interior of the container body so that liquid in a lower section beneath the infuser filter passes through the filter to dispense from the container body, wherein the filter is positioned across the container interior and retained in position against displacement thereof during pouring of liquids. Also disclosed is a container lid assembly.
Claims13
A container lid assembly comprising:
- a lid base having a peripheral skirt configured to fit onto a container opening of an associated container, the base having a cover portion that covers a substantial portion of the container opening, the lid base further including a pouring opening through the cover portion that is defined by a cylindrical wall extending through the lid base, and a spout opening through the cylindrical wall and through the skirt, wherein the pouring opening communicates fluid through to the spout opening;
- and a lid actuator pivotally mounted on the lid base and having a plug correspondingly sized to fit into the pouring opening and including a flexible seal comprising a first flexible seal and a second flexible seal provided on the periphery of the plug where the second flexible seal is provided concentrically above the first flexible seal relative to a lower free end of the plug, the first and second flexible seals resiliently flex against an internal wall of the pouring opening such that in a closed position the first flexible seal locates below the spout opening so that the plug and the first and second flexible seals block access of fluid from an interior of the container through the pouring opening and through the spout opening;
- and
- as the lid actuator is pivoted to an open position the plug and the first and second flexible seals follow an arcuate path relative to a central axis of the pouring opening so that, in the open position, the first and second flexible seals bear against the cylindrical wall above the spout opening so as to, together with the plug, block an upper end of the pouring opening but allow fluid to flow through to the spout opening.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.