Cap system with automatic flow hole opening/closiing
OwnerHerbert Morewitz, IIinventor
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Abstract
A cap system for a container includes a cap that can be coupled to an open top of a container. The cap incorporates a hole that provides for fluid communication with an interior region of the container. A closure element movably coupled to the cap defines a solid region and an open region. The closure element is disposed at an angle with respect to a portion of the cap. At least one weight is coupled to the closure element such that the closure element moves as gravity acts thereon to align the closure element's solid region with the hole when the cap is in a first or upright orientation, and to align the open region with the hole when the cap is in a second or tipped orientation.
Claims19
A cap system for a container, comprising:
- a cap adapted to be coupled to an open top of a container, said cap having a hole formed therethrough wherein said hole provides for fluid communication with an interior region of the container;
- a closure element movably coupled to said cap, said closure element defining a solid region and an open region, said closure element disposed at an angle with respect to a portion of said cap;
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- at least one weight coupled to said closure element, wherein said closure element moves as gravity acts on said weight to align at least a portion of said solid region with said hole when said cap is in a first orientation, and wherein said closure element moves as gravity acts on said weight to align at least a portion of said open region with said hole when said cap is in a second orientation.
A cap system for a container, comprising:
- a cap adapted to be coupled to an open top of a container, said cap having a top thereof with a hole formed therethrough wherein said hole provides for fluid communication with an interior region of the container;
- a closure element movably coupled to said cap, said closure element defining a solid region and an open region, said closure element disposed at an angle with respect to the open top of the container;
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- at least one weight coupled to said closure element, wherein a portion of said solid region is aligned with said hole when the container with said cap coupled thereto are in an upright orientation defined when the open top of the container is facing substantially upwards relative to earth's gravitational force vector, and wherein a portion of said open region is aligned with said hole when the container with said cap coupled thereto is in a tipped orientation defined when the open top of the container is not facing substantially upwards relative to earth's gravitational force vector.
A cap system for a container, comprising:
- a cap adapted to be coupled to an open top of a container, said cap having a hole formed therethrough wherein said hole provides for fluid communication with an interior region of the container;
- a closure element movably coupled to said cap, said closure element defining a solid region and an open region, said closure element disposed at an angle with respect to a portion of said cap wherein said angle is selected from a range of angles from approximately 3° to approximately 35°;
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- at least one weight integrated with said closure element, wherein said closure element moves as gravity acts on said weight to align at least a portion of said solid region with said hole when said cap is in a first orientation, and wherein said closure element moves as gravity acts on said weight to align at least a portion of said open region with said hole when said cap is in a second orientation.
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