Spill inhibiting spout

A method of pouring liquid from a dispenser to a receiving tank comprising the steps of:

• providing a dispenser including a container and a spout mounted to the container, said container including a quantity of liquid therein, said spout including a body fluidically coupled to the liquid within the container, a pouring tube extending from and fluidically connected to the body, a stop operably coupled with the pouring tube and shiftable between a first pouring position permitting the liquid to flow therepast and out of the pouring opening and a second position engaging the pouring tube in order to inhibit the flow of liquid out of said pouring opening, a stop operator including an elongated moveable tubular rod coupled with said stop and an engagement member coupled with and extending exteriorly of said body for selective rod movement in order to thereby move said stop between said first and second positions, the tubular rod having a hole which is located within the body when the stop is in the first position, the tubular rod being oriented for entry and passage of air therethrough and out of the hole into the liquid container when the stop is in the first position;
• actuating said engagement member to shift said tubular rod relative to the body and move said stop from said first position to said second position;
• dispensing liquid past said stop and into the receiving tank while permitting air to enter into the dispenser past said stop through said tubular rod and out of the tubular rod through the hole;
• decreasing the flow of liquid from the spout as the level of the liquid in the receiving tank rises to block the entry of air into the tubular rod.