Dispensing lid
AssigneeZak Designs, Inc.
InventorTyler Noveletsky
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Abstract
A dispensing lid includes a body with a first well therein and a port and a conduit in the first well. The dispensing lid includes a cap in rotatable engagement with the body and having a second well therein. The cap is rotatable from a closed position of the cap, in which the cap nests in the first well and engages with and closes the port, to an open position of the cap, in which the cap disengages from and opens the port. The dispensing lid includes a spout in rotatable engagement with the cap and having a conduit extending therethrough. The spout is rotatable from a closed position of the spout, in which the spout nests in the cap, to an open position of the spout, in which the conduit of the spout aligns with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position.
Claims20
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including a first well formed therein and a port and a conduit in the first well and extending through the body;
- a cap in rotatable engagement with the body and including a second well formed therein, the cap being rotatable about a first axis of rotation from a closed position of the cap, in which the cap nests in the first well and engages with and closes the port, to an open position of the cap, in which the cap disengages from and opens the port, allowing dispensing through the lid via the port;
- a spout in rotatable engagement with the cap and including a conduit extending therethrough, the spout being rotatable about a second axis of rotation from a closed position of the spout, in which the spout nests in the cap, to an open position of the spout, in which the conduit of the spout aligns with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, allowing dispensing through the lid via the spout;
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- the first axis of rotation being parallel to, and not coincident with, the second axis of rotation.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including a first well formed therein and a port and a conduit in the first well and extending through the body;
- a cap in rotatable engagement with the body and including a second well formed therein, the cap being rotatable about a first axis of rotation from a closed position of the cap, in which the cap nests in the first well and engages with and closes the port, to an open position of the cap, in which the cap disengages from and opens the port, allowing dispensing through the lid via the port;
- a spout in rotatable engagement with the cap and including a conduit extending therethrough, the spout being rotatable about a second axis of rotation from a closed position of the spout, in which the spout nests in the cap, to an open position of the spout, in which the conduit of the spout aligns with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, allowing dispensing through the lid via the spout;
- a passage in the second well circumscribed by and extending through the cap and aligning with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position;
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- the conduit of the spout aligning with the passage of the cap in the open position of the spout.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including a first well formed therein and a port and a conduit in the first well and extending through the body;
- a cap in rotatable engagement with the body and including a second well formed therein, the cap being rotatable about a first axis of rotation from a closed position of the cap, in which the cap nests in the first well and engages with and closes the port, to an open position of the cap, in which the cap disengages from and opens the port, allowing dispensing through the lid via the port;
- a spout in rotatable engagement with the cap and including a conduit extending therethrough, the spout being rotatable about a second axis of rotation from a closed position of the spout, in which the spout nests in the cap, to an open position of the spout, in which the conduit of the spout aligns with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, allowing dispensing through the lid via the spout;
- a passage in the second well circumscribed by and extending through the cap and aligning with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, the conduit of the spout aligning with the passage of the cap in the open position of the spout;
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- a duct in the first well, separate from the conduit of the body, and extending through the body;
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- a duct formed in the spout and separate from the conduit of the spout the duct of the spout aligning with the duct of the body when the spout is in its open position and the cap is in its closed position, allowing venting through the lid via the spout during dispensing.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including a first well formed therein and a port and a conduit in the first well and extending through the body;
- a cap in rotatable engagement with the body and including a second well formed therein and including a resilient seal attached thereto, the cap being rotatable about a first axis of rotation from a closed position of the cap, in which the cap nests in the first well and engages with and closes the port, to an open position of the cap, in which the cap disengages from and opens the port, allowing dispensing through the lid via the port;
- a spout in rotatable engagement with the cap and including a conduit extending therethrough, the spout being rotatable about a second axis of rotation from a closed position of the spout, in which the spout nests in the cap, to an open position of the spout, in which the conduit of the spout aligns with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, allowing dispensing through the lid via the spout;
- a passage in the second well extending through the cap and aligning with the conduit of the body when the cap is in its closed position, the conduit of the spout aligning with the passage of the cap in the open position of the spout;
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- the seal including:
- a port gasket that engages with and closes the port in the closed position of the cap;
- a spout gasket that engages between and with both the spout and other parts of the cap while the spout rotates from its closed position to its open position;
- a body gasket that engages between and with both the body and other parts of the cap in the closed position of the cap;
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- the port gasket, the spout gasket, and the body gasket being formed from a continuous material in common.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.