Gravity-flow filter assembly
AssigneeHydros Bottle, LLC
InventorsDavid Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can comprise a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. The cap can comprise a pour lid configured to open and close the pour aperture. The cap can comprise a cap vent configured to allow air to flow from the outside environs into the chamber of the container body when the cap is connected to the container body.
Claims11
An apparatus for dispensing a liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid, the cap comprising:
- an annular upper ridge disposed about an upper periphery of the cap;
- a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body, the fill aperture disposed radially inside the annular upper ridge;
- a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus, the pour aperture disposed radially inside the annular upper ridge;
- a fill lid configured to open and close the fill aperture;
- a pour lid configured to open and close the pour aperture;
- a dip comprising a recessed surface that is recessed downwardly from the annular upper ridge, the dip positioned outwardly adjacent the pour lid;
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- a cap vent configured to allow air to flow from the outside environs into the chamber of the container body when the cap is connected to the container body.
An apparatus for dispensing a liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid, the cap comprising:
- a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus;
- a pour lid configured to open and close the pour aperture;
- a cap vent configured to allow air to flow from the outside environs into the chamber of the container body when the cap is connected to the container body;
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- an annular upper ridge disposed about an upper periphery of the cap, the pour aperture disposed radially inside the annular upper ridge, the annular upper ridge having a first width along more than half of the annular upper ridge in a circumferential direction,
- the annular upper ridge comprising a grip platform having a second width along less than half of the annular upper ridge in the circumferential direction, the second width larger than the first width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.