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US 5,211,318 AGranted
Self-adjusting liquid pourer
OwnerGeorge J. Govatzidakisinventor
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Abstract
A self-adjusting liquid pourer is provided for a bottle having a neck, and consists of a casing, a mechanism for securing the casing to the neck of the bottle, a pouring spout assembly and another mechanism for rotatively securing the pouring spout assembly to the casing. The force of gravity will cause the pouring spout assembly to always rotate to a correct position with respect to the position of the bottle being held, so that the liquid can be poured our properly through the pouring spout assembly.
Claims2
A self-adjusting liquid pourer for a bottle having a neck, which comprises:
- a) a casing;
- b) means for securing said casing to the neck of the bottle including a flexible, tapered, grooved hollow plug having one end affixed to a rear portion of said casing, so that the other end of said plug can be inserted with a force-fit within the neck of the bottle in liquid tight engagement therewith;
- c) a pouring spout assembly comprising a curved liquid dispensing tube with inlet and outlet ends and having an external air vent therein, said inlet end being in communication with said hollow plug and an elongated air tube which extends from the air vent through said plug;
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- d) means for rotatively securing said pouring spout assembly to said casing comprising a sealed ball bearing mechanism including an outer stationary cylindrical race member affixed to said casing;
- and an inner rotating cylindrical race member affixed to an outside of said curved liquid dispensing tube of said pouring spout assembly adjacent the inlet end, whereby upon pouring gravitational force will cause said pouring spout assembly always to rotate to a position in which the outlet end is lowermost with respect to the position of the bottle, so that the liquid can be poured out through said pouring spout assembly.
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