Liquid container with multiple openings
OwnerShane Gowans, Matthew S. Dufalainventors
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Abstract
Liquid containers featuring multiple apertures for accessing the contents in one of a number of selected fashions. In one illustrative embodiment, the container is shaped as a bottle, having a body and neck, with a first aperture at the top of the neck. A flat bottom or base opposite the neck features at least one aperture, such as a traditional soda can opening with a scored section and a tab. In some embodiments, the bottom includes multiple apertures of different sizes, allowing for the selection of an aperture of desired size for a particular application. In some embodiments, the entire bottom may function as a removable lid.
Claims18
A container for dispensing a liquid in multiple fashions, the container comprising:
- a container body having a narrowed neck at a first end and a base at an opposite second end;
- an upper aperture disposed at the distal end of the narrowed neck;
- at least a first lower aperture disposed in the base comprising at least a first scored section, which may be forced inwards towards the first end, fracturing a surface of the base along a first scored line;
- a post disposed on the base;
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- a levering tab disposed on the post, positioned such that actuating a rear portion of the levering tab away from the base forces a distal portion of the tab towards the first end.
An end for a beverage container, comprising
- a surface forming an end of a beverage container having a first side outside the container;
- a first dispensing aperture disposed in the surface comprising a first scored section defined by a first scored boundary line partially encircling the first dispensing aperture from a first end to a second end and defining a first gap on the surface between the second end and the first end, which may be forced inwards, fracturing the surface along the first scored boundary line as the surface at the first gap is bent inward;
- a second dispensing aperture disposed in the surface comprising a second scored section defined by a second scored boundary line partially encircling the second dispensing aperture from a first end thereof to a second end thereof and defining a second gap on the surface between the second and first ends of the scored boundary line, which may be forced inwards, fracturing the surface along the second scored boundary line as the surface at the second gap is bent inward, the second scored section disposed within the first scored section such that the second gap is within the area defined by the first scored boundary line and is distal to the first gap;
- a post disposed on the surface;
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- a levering tab disposed on the post, positioned such that actuating a rear portion of the levering tab away from the container forces a distal portion of the tab towards the container, the levering tab including a distal edge extending past at least one shoulder, such that actuating the rear portion of the levering tab away from the surface forces the distal edge towards the container to fracture the second scored boundary line and bend the surface at the second gap inward, opening the second dispensing aperture, and continued actuation of the levering tab forces the at least one shoulder towards the container to fracture the first scored boundary line and bend the surface at the first gap inward, opening the first dispensing aperture.
A container for dispensing a liquid in multiple fashions, the container comprising:
- a container body having a narrowed neck at a first end and a base at an opposite second end;
- an upper aperture disposed at the distal end of the narrowed neck;
- at least a first lower aperture disposed in the base comprising at least a first section, which may be forced inwards towards the first end, creating an opening through the base along a first line;
- a second lower aperture disposed in the base comprising a second section, which may be forced inwards towards the first end, creating an opening through the base along a second line;
- a post disposed on the base;
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- an opening tab disposed on the post, positioned such that actuating the opening tab forces a portion of the tab towards the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.