Dispensing lid
AssigneeZak Designs, Inc.
InventorAndrew Gillespie
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Abstract
A lid includes an integration unit formed of a continuous material in common amongst components, which include a spout and a fastener. Another lid includes a selectively extendable and retractable carrying mechanism including a handle having two parallel arms, a bridge, and two posts. A further lid includes an integration unit formed of a continuous material in common amongst components, which include a spout and a gasket with a concave profile. A still further lid includes a well recessed into and defining part of an outside surface of a lid body and a tube projecting outward from a bottom of the well. An integration unit is formed of a continuous material in common amongst components, which include a spout and a socket, the tube seating inside the integration unit socket. The features of the described lids may be combined.
Claims28
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body;
- an integration unit selectively engageable with and disengageable from the body, the integration unit being formed of a continuous material in common amongst integration unit components, which include:
- a spout having a spout conduit passing through the continuous material in common and allowing dispensing through the dispensing lid via the spout conduit;
- and
- a gasket with a concave profile including an upper sloped surface, a lower sloped surface, and a neck joining the upper and lower sloped surfaces such that the upper and lower sloped surfaces decrease in diameter toward the neck and the spout conduit passes within the neck;
- the body including a body conduit passing through the body, the body conduit having a gasket seat complementary to the concave profile of the gasket and circumscribing the body conduit;
- and
- the gasket sealing with the gasket seat when the integration unit is engaged with the body, thus aligning the spout conduit with the body conduit.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body;
- an integration unit selectively engageable with and disengageable from the body, the integration unit being formed of a continuous material in common amongst integration unit components, which include:
- a spout having a spout conduit passing through the continuous material in common and allowing dispensing through the dispensing lid via the spout conduit;
- and
- a gasket with a concave profile including an upper sloped surface, a lower sloped surface, and a neck joining the upper and lower sloped surfaces such that the upper and lower sloped surfaces decrease in diameter toward the neck and the spout conduit passes within the neck;
- the body including a body conduit passing through the body, the body conduit having a gasket seat complementary to the concave profile of the gasket and circumscribing the body conduit;
- the neck of the gasket being in tension when the integration unit is engaged with the body, thus pulling the upper and lower sloped surfaces into contact with the gasket seat;
- the upper and lower sloped surfaces continuously decreasing in diameter linearly toward the neck across any portions thereof that contact the gasket seat when the integration unit is engaged with the body;
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- the gasket sealing with the gasket seat when the integration unit is engaged with the body, thus aligning the spout conduit with the body conduit.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body;
- a cap in rotatable engagement with the body;
- an integration unit selectively engageable with and disengageable from the body, the integration unit being formed of a continuous material in common amongst integration unit components, which include:
- a spout having a spout conduit passing through the continuous material in common and allowing dispensing through the dispensing lid via the spout conduit;
- and
- a gasket with a concave profile including an upper sloped surface, a lower sloped surface, and a neck joining the upper and lower sloped surfaces such that the upper and lower sloped surfaces decrease in diameter toward the neck and the spout conduit passes within the neck;
- the body including a body conduit passing through the body, the body conduit having a gasket seat complementary to the concave profile of the gasket and circumscribing the body conduit;
- the gasket sealing with the gasket seat when the integration unit is engaged with the body, thus aligning the spout conduit with the body conduit;
- the cap closing the spout when retained in a closed position;
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- the cap opening the spout when released from the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.