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US 9,027,769 B2Granted
Cap with integrated spout
AssigneeAmphipod, Inc.
InventorsKeith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
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Abstract
A cap having an integrated spout includes an overcap with an insert for providing a seal for the spout. In various versions, the spout or insert include ribs or other features to provide a watertight seal between the spout and insert. The spout is preferably formed from a resilient material.
Claims13
A cap for a bottle, comprising:
- a main cap body formed from a first material and removably securable to the bottle, the main cap body having a spout removably attached to the main cap body and formed from a second material relatively more resilient than the first material and defining a passageway through the spout and the main cap body, wherein when the main cap body is secured to the bottle a fluid within the bottle can pass through the passageway defined by the spout, the passageway further being sufficiently large to allow the fluid to freely pour from the spout, the main cap body having threads for engaging a mating threaded surface on the bottle, the main cap body further forming a neck comprising neck threads;
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- an overcap removably attached to the main cap body, the overcap having an insert and overcap threads, the overcap being selectively attachable to the main cap body in a first position in which the insert is snugly received by the spout but in which the overcap threads are not engaged with the neck threads, and a second position in which the insert is received relatively farther within the spout and in which the overcap threads are engaged with the neck threads, the overcap and spout cooperating to form a substantially watertight seal when the overcap is in both the first position and the second position;
- the spout further having an interior surface having an annular spout rib extending inwardly from the interior surface toward the passageway, the overcap further having an annular overcap rib positioned on and extending laterally outward from the insert, whereby the annular spout rib engages the insert and the annular overcap rib engages the interior surface to form the substantially watertight seal when the overcap is in the first position.
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A cap for a bottle, comprising:
- a main cap body formed from a first material and being removably securable to the bottle, the main cap body having a first end forming a peripheral rim and a second end defining a spout, the spout being formed from a second material relatively more resilient than the first material, the spout defining an opening through the main cap body, wherein when the main cap body is secured to the bottle a fluid within the bottle can pass through the spout, the main cap body further having main cap body threads;
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- an overcap having an insert and overcap threads for mating engagement with the main cap body threads, the overcap being removably attachable to the main cap body in a first position in which the insert is snugly received by the spout, the overcap threads being disengaged from the main cap body threads in the first position, and a second position in which the main cap body threads are secured to the overcap body threads, the overcap and spout cooperating to form a substantially watertight seal when the overcap is in both the first position and the second position;
- the spout further having an interior surface with an annular spout rib positioned adjacent the spout opening and extending inwardly from the interior surface toward the passageway, the overcap further having an annular overcap rib positioned on an external surface of the insert, whereby the annular spout rib engages the insert and the annular overcap rib engages the interior surface of the spout to form the substantially watertight seal when the overcap is in the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.