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US 2013/0199667 A1Published application
Canning funnel
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorJoseph Kent
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Abstract
A canning funnel includes an upper bowl that tapers downward to form a relatively narrower neck to direct the food items into a jar. A lower skirt surrounds the neck, forming a seat between the skirt and the neck. The skirt includes a cutaway portion with markings to allow a user to see headspace remaining in the jar.
Claims11
A canning funnel, comprising:
- a bowl having sidewalls extending upwardly from a neck to an upper rim of the bowl, the upper rim of the bowl having a diameter greater than a diameter of the neck of the bowl, the neck defining an opening whereby food items placed in the upper bowl are funneled downward by the sidewalls and pass through the neck;
- an annular seat formed about the opening of the neck, the annular seat defining a surface for supporting the canning funnel atop a canning jar;
- a lower skirt extending downward from the canning funnel below the seat and in a direction away from the upper rim of the upper bowl, the lower skirt terminating in a lower edge;
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- a cutaway portion formed in the lower skirt, whereby an upper portion of the canning jar is visible through the cutaway portion when the seat of the canning funnel is supported atop the canning jar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.