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US 2007/0181585 A1Published application
Gauge to indicate the level of beverage held in a beverage container
AssigneeThermos L.L.C.
InventorMarvin Lane
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Abstract
An insulation beverage container (10) is provided and includes a gauge (40) for indicating the level of beverage held in the container (10). The gauge (40) includes a float (42) positioned within the container (10), a visual indicator (44) extending outside of the container (10), and a link (46) connecting the float (42) to the indicator (44) to move the indicator (44) with the float (42) as the position of the float (42) varies with the level of the beverage in the container (10).
Claims20
An insulated beverage container comprising:
- an insulated body surrounding a beverage holding volume;
- a lid located above the volume;
- and
- a gauge to indicate the level of beverage held in the container, the gauge comprising:
- a float positioned within the container;
- a visual indicator extending outside of the container;
- and
- a link connecting the float to the indicator to move the indicator with the float as the position of the float varies with the level of beverage in the container, the link comprising a rod that is slidably received in the lid of the container to allow for linear movement of the rod relative to the lid and the container.
5 more elements
A gauge for a beverage container, the gauge indicating the level of beverage held in the container, comprising:
- a float positioned within the container;
- a visual indicator extending outside of the container;
- and
- a link connecting the float to the indicator to move the indicator with the float as the position of the float varies with the level of beverage in the container, the link comprising a rod that is slidably received in a lid of the container to allow for linear movement of the rod relative to the lid and the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.