US 2014/0150928 A1Published application

Small Bag Funnel

OwnerDouglas Anthony Jackvonyinventor

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Abstract

This apparatus is a funnel, which is used to assist in the transfer of solid foods, sauces, snacks, cereals, and craft items-such as beads, etc. into receptacles, particularly, small, sandwich type storage bags, larger food-freezer type storage bags, paper bags, etc. The funnel is comprised of a circular wide mouth opening at one end and tapers to a slightly smaller opening at the other end. It may be manufactured in various sizes, designed to accommodate different bag sizes. Once inserted into the bag, it will provide support to the bag and prevent the bag from collapsing upon the filling of the Small Bag Funnel. Also incorporated into the side of the Small Bag Funnel are the optional measuring indicators which can represent various measured quantities, such as portions of a cup, pint, gallon, etc., depending on the size of the funnel.

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Dependent claims

A device designed to assist one in the transfer of various food items or craft items, such as beads, into receptacles, particularly, sandwich type storage bags and larger food-freezer type storage bags.

The said device as set forth in claim 1 wherein when inserted into a bag, the “said” device is able to maintain the bag in an open configuration, upright, and stable, and independent of additional support, freeing ones hands to be used in the transfer of the intended contents to be transferred into the “said” device and ultimately the bag
The “said” device as set forth in claim 1 wherein upon insertion into the bag forms a cavity in the interior of the bag and the intended contents can readily be inserted into the “said” device and wherein, once the desired quantity is inserted into the “said” device, the “said” device is removed from the bag, allowing the intended contents to remain in the bag

Facts

Application: 13/705,357Filed 5 Dec 2012
Published: 5 Jun 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B65B 39/06
Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers: adapted to support containers or wrappers
B67C 11/02
Funnels, e.g. for liquids: without discharge valves
B65B
Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials
B67C
Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans

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