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US 2006/0131349 A1Published application
Spill-resistant measuring, mixing, and pouring bowl
OwnerRandy Kaasinventor
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Abstract
An improved measuring, mixing, and pouring bowl. The bowl has a gully and wings for tidy pouring. The bowl also has protruding measuring notches coupled to the inner surface of the bowl for easy measuring, and has a groove for stabilizing the bowl upon the rim of another container during pouring.
Claims16
An improved bowl comprising:
- a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;
- a grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim;
- a spout formed from a portion of said open end for pouring ingredients from said bowl;
- and
- a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl.
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An improved bowl comprising:
- a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;
- a spout formed from a portion of said open end, said spout having a substantially flat tip, said substantially flat tip defining an edge proximate said gully, said edge breaking surface tension of ingredients being poured out of said bowl and said edge causing a reverse flow of said ingredients back down said gully toward said inner surface of said bowl when said bowl being returned to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl;
- a substantially J-shaped grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim, said grip being positioned substantially opposite from said spout;
- a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl;
- a first wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said first wing coupled to said rim proximate a first side of said spout;
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- a second wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said second wing coupled to said rim proximate a second side of said spout.
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A method to reduce dripping while pouring comprising the steps of:
- providing an improved bowl, said bowl comprising:
- a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;
- a spout formed from a portion of said open end for pouring ingredients from said bowl, said spout having a substantially flat tip, said substantially flat tip defining an edge proximate said gully, said edge breaking surface tension of ingredients being poured out of said bowl and said edge causing a reverse flow of said ingredients back down said gully toward said inner surface of said bowl when said bowl being returned to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl;
- a substantially J-shaped grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim, said grip being positioned substantially opposite from said spout;
- a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl;
- a first wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said first wing coupled to said rim proximate a first side of said spout;
- a second wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said second wing coupled to said rim proximate a second side of said spout;
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- at least one protrusion coupled to and extending from an outer surface of said bowl proximate said spout, said at least one protrusion defining a groove dimensioned to receive a portion of a rim of another container during pouring;
- aligning said groove of said at least one protrusion with a rim of another container;
- tilting said bowl toward said another container so that contents of said bowl being poured into said another container;
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- returning said bowl to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.