# US 2014/0197209 A1 · Holder for a Liquid

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- Number: US 2014/0197209 A1
- Document ID: US20140197209A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/343,172
- Filed: 2012-06-12
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-15
- Assignees: Bark Innovations B.V.
- Inventors: Edward Hendrik Debski
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197209A1

## CPC

- G01F 11/32: for liquid or semiliquid
- B65D 25/52: Devices for discharging successive articles or portions of contents
- G01F 11/263: {with valves}
- G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

Disclosed is a holder for holding a liquid, which includes a supply chamber with a bottom surface, a peripheral wall standing from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface and a closing upper surface, wherein a passage opening is arranged close to or in the upper surface; a dosing chamber arranged on the passage opening of the supply chamber, wherein the dosing chamber further comprises a pouring opening for pouring the liquid out of the dosing chamber; and a closure for closing either the pouring opening or the passage opening as desired. At least a part of the dosing chamber extends below the level of the passage opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A holder, such as a plastic container, jerrycan or the like, for holding a liquid, the holder comprising:
(a) a supply chamber with a bottom surface, a peripheral wall standing from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface and a closing upper surface, wherein a passage opening is arranged close to or in the upper surface;
(b) a dosing chamber arranged on the passage opening of the supply chamber, wherein the dosing chamber further comprises a pouring opening for pouring the liquid out of the dosing chamber; and
(c) a closure for closing either the pouring opening or the passage opening as desired;
wherein at least a part of the dosing chamber extends below the level of the passage opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dosing chamber extends on the outer side of the supply chamber along at least a part of the peripheral wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dosing chamber is arranged eccentrically relative to the passage opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closure comprises a valve for closing the passage opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein the closure comprises a closing cap arranged on the pouring opening, and wherein the cap is coupled to the valve.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein the closure comprises a coupling for effecting a coupling between the cap and the valve during sealing of the pouring opening with the cap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closure comprises a housing extending between the passage opening and the pouring opening, and wherein the housing wall is perforated.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cap is a screw cap.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cap comprises a hingedly arranged cover.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the cap is a screw cap.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the cap is a screw cap.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein the cap comprises a hingedly arranged cover.

### Claim 13 (depends on 7)

The holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the cap comprises a hingedly arranged cover.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The holder as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cap comprises a hingedly arranged cover.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The holder as claimed in claim 11, wherein the cap comprises a hingedly arranged cover.

### Claim 16 (depends on 2)

The holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the dosing chamber is arranged eccentrically relative to the passage opening.

### Claim 17 (depends on 2)

The holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the closure comprises a valve for closing the passage opening.

### Claim 18 (depends on 3)

The holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein the closure comprises a valve for closing the passage opening.