Container and method of forming a container
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsSteve Charles Nichols, Evan Goldberg, Edward Abante
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Abstract
An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter.
Claims18
An insulating container comprising:
- a canister, further comprising:
- a first inner wall having a first end with a threaded sidewall and an opening extending into an internal reservoir for receiving liquid;
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- a second outer wall forming an outer shell of the canister, the second outer wall having a second end configured to support the canister on a surface;
- a lower cap structure, further comprising:
- a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal the opening of the canister;
- a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout;
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- a docking structure, protruding from the top surface and having a magnetic docking surface, wherein the docking structure further comprises a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface;
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- an upper cap, further comprising:
- a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap, further comprising a gasket grip structure extending across a diameter of the pullout gasket, the pullout gasket further comprising:
- an outer ring structure having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout, and
- an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface.
A spout adapter, comprising:
- a lower cap structure, further comprising:
- a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister;
- a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout;
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- a docking structure, protruding from the top surface and having a magnetic docking surface, wherein the docking structure further comprises a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface;
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- an upper cap, further comprising:
- a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap, further comprising a gasket grip structure extending across a diameter of the pullout gasket, the pullout gasket further comprising:
- an outer ring structure having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout, and
- an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.