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US 4,047,648 AGranted
Spout with snap acting cover and drain hole
AssigneeDart Industries Inc.
InventorJack V. Croyle
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AssigneeDart Industries Inc.
InventorJack V. Croyle
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A container for dispensing pourable materials, ideally liquids, having a cup-shaped lower portion with a bottom wall and a continuous upstanding peripheral wall terminating at an upper edge, a seal engaging the upper edge in a liquid type manner, a pouring spout extending upwardly from the seal, an upstanding wall integral with the seal and surrounding the pouring spout, a small opening in the bottom of the wall which permits any liquid collected within the area inside the wall to drain through the hole and into the cup-shaped portion, and a pivotally mounted cap movable from an open position (to permit liquid to be dispensed from the pouring spout) to a position over the pouring spout to seal the pouring spout and the wall opening from the atmosphere. The cap is maintained in the open position by a portion of the pivoting mechanism engaging the top of the seal in a cam-like action.
A container for dispensing liquids comprising a container portion having a bottom wall and continuous upstanding peripheral walls terminating at an upper edge, a seal engaging said upper edge in a liquid-tight manner, a pouring spout extending upward from said seal, a cap movable to a position over the pouring spout to seal the pouring spout, said cap having an integral elongated strap with a trunion on the end thereof, a pair of spaced lugs integral with the seal and spaced from the pouring spout a sufficient distance to permit the trunion to pivot in the lugs in moving said cap to a sealing position over the pouring spout said strap and trunion including means that extend beyond said trunion, said means being engagable with the seal upon rotation of said cap to a position removed from its sealing position over said pouring spout thereby maintaining said cap in the non-sealing position.
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