System and method of pouring liquids from a vessel
OwnerJames Blaine Archer, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A system for pouring liquids from a vessel is provided with a mounting flange that engages an inner surface of a vessel sidewall and a spout that extends from the mounting flange. A biasing member depends from the spout to engage an outer surface of the vessel sidewall and securely engage the mounting flange with the inner surface of the vessel sidewall. Guide walls may extend up from the mounting flange on either side of the spout. A separator plate may be removably secured with the mounting flange to strain solids from the liquid being poured from the vessel. The spout, alone or in combination with the separator plate my form a utensil support.
Claims20
A system for pouring a liquid from a vessel, having at least a bottom wall and a sidewall with inner and outer surfaces and a free circumferential edge portion, the system comprising:
- a mounting flange, having first and second opposite surfaces and a free lower edge portion;
- said mounting flange being shaped to be placed in a use position, closely adjacent the inner surface and circumferential edge portion of the vessel sidewall;
- a spout, having a free distal end portion and a proximal end portion that is operatively coupled with said mounting flange;
- a fluid pathway being defined by an upper surface of said spout intermediate the proximal end portion and the distal end portion;
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- a biasing member, depending from said spout and formed to be deformably resilient with regards to its position relative said spout;
- said biasing member being positioned so that, when the mounting flange is placed in said use position, said biasing member at least partially engages the outer surface of the vessel sidewall and exerts a force on said spout and mounting flange that biases the first surface of said mounting flange against the inner surface of the vessel sidewall.
In combination:
- a vessel, having at least a bottom wall and a sidewall with inner and outer surfaces and a free circumferential edge portion;
- a pouring device, comprising
- a mounting flange, having first and second opposite surfaces and a free lower edge portion;
- said mounting flange being shaped to be placed in a use position, closely adjacent the inner surface and circumferential edge portion of the vessel sidewall;
- a spout, having a free distal end portion and a proximal end portion that is operatively coupled with said mounting flange;
- a fluid pathway being defined by an upper surface of said spout intermediate the proximal end portion and the distal end portion;
- a pair of guide walls, positioned on either side of said spout, adjacent the proximal end portion of said spout and extending upwardly from said mounting flange, to guide materials into said spout;
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- a spring-biased member, depending from said spout, that is shoed and positioned to at least partially engages the outer surface of the vessel sidewall and bias the first surface of said mounting flange against the inner surface of the vessel sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.