Autofill pitcher assembly with hidden venting
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsLouis A. Wantland, Bradley Nicholas Gilkey
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Abstract
An autofill pitcher assembly having hidden venting is provided. The assembly includes a pitcher wall defining an opening at a top edge of the pitcher and a lid removably received in the opening. The lid includes a top wall, a skirt extending from a bottom surface of the top wall, a gasket disposed on the skirt, and a vent formed in the skirt between the gasket and the bottom surface of the top wall.
Claims18
An autofill pitcher assembly defining a height direction, a width direction, and a depth direction, the height, width, and depth directions being mutually perpendicular, the autofill pitcher assembly comprising:
- a pitcher comprising a pitcher wall connected to a pitcher bottom defining a pitcher volume, the pitcher wall defining an opening at a top edge of the pitcher;
- a lid removably received in the opening of the pitcher, the lid comprising:
- a top wall having a bottom surface;
- a skirt extending from the bottom surface;
- a gasket disposed on the skirt spaced apart from the bottom surface;
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- a vent defined in the skirt at a location between the bottom surface of the top wall and the gasket.
A lid for a pitcher, the lid comprising:
- a top wall having a bottom surface;
- a skirt extending from the bottom surface;
- a gasket disposed on the skirt spaced apart from the bottom surface;
- and wherein the skirt defines a vent formed therethrough, the vent located between the bottom surface and the gasket.
A lid for a pitcher, the lid comprising:
- a top wall having a bottom surface;
- a skirt extending from the bottom surface;
- a gasket disposed on the skirt;
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- a channel having a vent formed through the skirt between the gasket and the top wall and a second end in an interior portion of the lid bounded by the skirt and the bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.