# US 2023/0068993 A1 · Container and method of forming a container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0068993 A1 - Document ID: US20230068993A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/046,815 - Filed: 2022-10-14 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-17 - Assignees: YETI Coolers, LLC - Applicants: YETI Coolers, LLC - Inventors: Steve Charles NICHOLS; Evan GOLDBERG; Edward ABANTE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230068993A1 ## CPC - A47G 19/2288: {with means for keeping liquid cool or hot} - A47J 41/0016: {the stopper remaining in the opening and clearing a passage way between stopper and vessel for dispensing} - A47J 41/0027: {the stopper incorporating a dispensing device, i.e. the fluid being dispensed through the stopper} - A47J 41/02: Vacuum-jacket vessels, e.g. vacuum bottles - B65D 41/0414: {formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck} - B65D 47/122: {Threaded caps} - B65D 47/142: {for threaded caps} - B65D 53/02: Collars or rings - B65D 55/16: Devices preventing loss of removable closure members - B65D 2313/04: of magnetic type - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - 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 An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An insulating container comprising: a canister, further comprising: a first inner wall having a first end with a threaded sidewall and an opening extending into an internal reservoir for receiving liquid; and a second outer wall forming an outer shell of the canister, the second outer wall having a second end configured to support the canister on a surface; a lower cap structure, further comprising: a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal the opening of the canister; a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout; and a docking structure, protruding from the top surface and having a magnetic docking surface; and an upper cap, further comprising: a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap, further comprising a gasket grip structure extending across a diameter of the pullout gasket, the pullout gasket further comprising: an outer ring structure having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout, and an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, wherein the gasket grip structure is coupled to the inner ring structure and extends across a diameter of the inner ring structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, wherein the docking structure further comprises a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, wherein the magnetic docking surface is substantially parallel to a central axis of the lower cap structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, further comprising: a lower gasket extending around a first end of the lower threaded sidewall, wherein the lower gasket includes a vent; and an upper gasket extending around a second end of the lower threaded sidewall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The insulating container of claim 3, wherein the top surface of the docking structure is spaced apart from the top surface of the lower cap structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The insulating container of claim 3, further comprising a collar surface spaced between the spout and the top surface of the lower cap structure, wherein the collar surface extends around a circumference of the spout. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The insulating container of claim 7, wherein the docking structure tapers from a first width at an intersection of the docking structure with the collar surface, to a second width, less than the first width, at the magnetic docking surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, wherein the docking structure encapsulates a magnetic plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The insulating container of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the lower cap structure has a geometry that slopes between the spout and a filleted outer edge of the top surface. ### Claim 11 A spout adapter, comprising: a lower cap structure, further comprising: a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister; a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout; and a docking structure, protruding from the top surface and having a magnetic docking surface; and an upper cap, further comprising: a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap, further comprising a gasket grip structure extending across a diameter of the pullout gasket, the pullout gasket further comprising: an outer ring structure having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout, and an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, wherein the gasket grip structure is coupled to the inner ring structure and extends across a diameter of the inner ring structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, wherein the docking structure further comprises a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, wherein the magnetic docking surface is substantially parallel to a central axis of the lower cap structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, further comprising: a lower gasket extending around a first end of the lower threaded sidewall, wherein the lower gasket includes a vent; and an upper gasket extending around a second end of the lower threaded sidewall. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The spout adapter of claim 13, wherein the top surface of the docking structure is spaced apart from the top surface of the lower cap structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The spout adapter of claim 13, further comprising a collar surface spaced between the spout and the top surface of the lower cap structure, wherein the collar surface extends around a circumference of the spout. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The spout adapter of claim 17, wherein the docking structure tapers from a first width at an intersection of the docking structure with the collar surface, to a second width, less than the first width, at the magnetic docking surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, wherein the docking structure encapsulates a magnetic plate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The spout adapter of claim 11, wherein the top surface of the lower cap structure has a geometry that slopes between the spout and a filleted outer edge of the top surface.