Dispensing consumable liquids
AssigneeOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
InventorZebulon S. Robbins, III
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A container for holding consumable liquids for commercial food service (e.g., bar service) has a body that defines an inner cavity and has a neck extending to an opening. The neck of the container defines a first thread adapted to receive a cap to seal the cavity. The container also defines a second thread, of a diameter larger than the first thread, adapted to mate directly with a thread of a standard threaded pour spout to retain the pour spout on the container for serving liquids from the container cavity. The container is sized to fit within standard bar service speed racks and can be heat-sealed to contain perishable liquids, such as fruit juice or drink mixes.
Claims35
A bottle for holding consumable liquids for bar service, the bottle comprising
- a body defining an inner cavity;
- and
- a neck extending from an upper end of the body to an opening and defining a first thread adapted to receive a cap to seal the cavity;
- the body defining a second thread, of a diameter larger than the first thread, disposed at an upper end of the body and adapted to mate with a thread of a threaded pour spout to retain the pour spout on the bottle for serving liquids from the bottle cavity.
A method of distributing consumable liquids, the method comprising
- distributing bottles to bar service providers, each bottle comprising a body defining an inner cavity containing a consumable liquid, and a neck extending from an upper end of the body to an opening, the neck of each bottle defining a first thread mated with a respective cap to seal its cavity, each bottle body also defining a second thread, of a diameter larger than the first thread, adapted to mate with a thread of a threaded pour spout to retain the pour spout on the bottle for serving liquids from the bottle cavity;
- and
- informing the bar service providers that the second thread of the bottles is useful for retaining a pour spout on the bottle during use.
A method of serving drinks, comprising
- providing a filled bottle comprising
- a body defining an inner cavity containing a consumable liquid, and
- a neck extending from an upper end of the body to an opening and defining a first thread mated with a removable cap covering the opening,
- the body defining a second thread, of a diameter larger than the first thread, disposed at an upper end of the body and adapted to mate with a thread of a threaded pour spout to retain the pour spout on the bottle for serving liquids from the bottle cavity;
- removing the cap from the filled bottle;
- attaching a pour spout to the bottle at its second thread;
- and
- tilting the bottle to pour an amount of the consumable liquid from the bottle into a glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.