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US 4,061,255 AGranted
Drip controlling spout
OwnerThomas R. Daviesinventor
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Abstract
The following specification teaches a drip controlling spout with a downwardly oriented opening. The rim of the upper leading edge projects below the rim of the under or trailing edge, so that liquid flowing through the spout will fall off the upper projecting rim avoiding drips down the neck of the spout.
Claims11
The improvement in a spout affixed to a container for dispensing liquid therefrom comprising:
- a spout formed from a single conduit having a passage completely enclosed along the length thereof from the entrance to the exit and having a downwardly displaced exit opening, wherein the terminus of the leading edge projects below the terminus of the trailing edge and said passage at the exit opening is formed in conduit walls of substantially uniform thickness so that liquid flowing through said spout falls off the forward portion of the projecting rim provided by the leading edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.