Container and method of forming a container
AssigneeYETI cOOLETRS, llc
InventorsSteve Charles Nichols, Evan Goldberg, Edward Abante
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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.
Claims20
An insulating container comprising:
- a canister comprising:
- a first inner wall having a first end with a threaded sidewall and an opening extending into an internal reservoir for receiving liquid;
- 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;
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- a sealed vacuum cavity formed by an insulated double wall structure between the first inner wall and the second outer wall;
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- a spout adapter, comprising:
- a spout channel extending through a spout opening on a top surface of the spout adapter, such that the spout channel fluidly connects the internal reservoir and the spout opening, wherein the spout opening is smaller than the opening of the canister;
- a bottom threaded surface that removably-couples to and seals the opening of the canister;
- a grip ring spaced between a bottom surface of the spout adapter and the top surface of the spout adapter, and having at least one handle extending from the grip ring;
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- a cap that removably couples to and seals the spout opening on the top surface of the spout adapter, wherein the cap is configured to magnetically couple to a magnetic docking surface on the grip ring when removed from the spout opening.
A spout adapter configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a container, the spout adapter comprising:
- a lower cap structure, comprising:
- a lower threaded surface configured to removably couple to and seal the opening of the container;
- a spout channel extending through a spout opening on a top surface of the spout adapter, such that the spout channel is configured to fluidly connect an internal reservoir of the container and the spout opening;
- a grip ring spaced between a bottom surface of the spout adapter and the top surface of the spout adapter, and having at least one handle extending from the grip ring;
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- a magnetic docking surface on the grip ring;
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- an upper cap that removably couples to and seals the spout opening on the top surface of the spout adapter, wherein the upper cap is configured to magnetically couple to a magnetic docking surface on the grip ring when removed from the spout opening.
An insulating container comprising:
- a canister comprising:
- a first inner wall having a first end with a threaded sidewall and an opening extending into an internal reservoir for receiving liquid;
- 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;
- and
- a sealed vacuum cavity formed by an insulated double wall structure between the first inner wall and the second outer wall;
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- a spout adapter, comprising:
- a spout channel extending through a spout opening on a top surface of the spout adapter, such that the spout channel fluidly connects the internal reservoir and the spout opening, wherein the spout opening is smaller than the opening of the canister, wherein the spout opening of the spout adapter is off-center on the top surface of the spout adapter;
- a bottom threaded surface that removably couples to and seals the opening of the canister;
- a grip ring spaced between a bottom surface of the spout adapter and the top surface of the spout adapter, wherein the grip ring has at least one handle extending from the grip ring;
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- a cap that, when removed from the spout opening, is configured to magnetically couple to a docking surface on the grip ring of the spout adapter, wherein the cap has a surface that is configured to magnetically couple to the docking surface, wherein the surface on the cap includes a polymeric outer layer covering a ferromagnetic material, and wherein the docking surface includes a magnetic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.