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.
Claims21
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including:
- a well recessed into and defining part of an outside surface of the body that does not face inside the container when the dispensing lid is attached to the container;
- a tube projecting outward from a bottom of the well;
- a tube-passageway passing through the tube;
- and
- a body-passageway passing through the body at the bottom of the well and aligned with the tube-passageway;
- and
- 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 socket formed of the continuous material in common, the spout conduit opening into the socket;
- the tube seating inside the integration unit socket when the integration unit is engaged with the body into the well, thus aligning the spout conduit with the tube-passageway conduit and the body-passageway conduit.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including:
- a well recessed into and defining part of an outside surface of the body that does not face inside the container when the dispensing lid is attached to the container;
- a tube projecting outward from a bottom of the well;
- a tube-passageway passing through the tube;
- and
- a body-passageway passing through the body at the bottom of the well and aligned with the tube-passageway;
- and
- 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;
- a socket formed of the continuous material in common, the spout conduit opening into the socket;
- an extension wall formed of the continuous material in common and laterally surrounding a bottom inlet into the spout conduit, the extension wall defining the integration unit socket;
- and
- at least one ring seal formed of the continuous material in common and restricting liquid leakage from the tube-passageway through an interface between the body and the integration unit when the integration unit is engaged with the body into the well;
- the tube seating inside the integration unit socket when the integration unit is engaged with the body into the well, thus aligning the spout conduit with the tube-passageway and the body-passageway;
- and
- the integration unit not extending into the body conduit when engaged with the body into the well.
A dispensing lid for use with a container, the dispensing lid comprising:
- a body including:
- a well recessed into and defining part of an outside surface of the body that does not face inside the container when the dispensing lid is attached to the container;
- a tube projecting outward from a bottom of the well;
- a tube-passageway passing through the tube;
- and
- a body-passageway passing through the body at the bottom of the well and aligned with the tube-passageway;
- and
- 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;
- a socket formed of the continuous material in common, the spout conduit opening into the socket;
- and
- a fastener formed of the continuous material in common and having a fastener button, a fastener lever, and a fastener spring, the fastener lever connecting the fastener button to the integration unit and the fastener spring applying a force to the fastener lever when pressing the fastener button;
- the tube seating inside the integration unit socket when the integration unit is engaged with the body into the well, thus aligning the spout conduit with the tube-passageway and the body-passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.