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US 9,315,290 B2Granted
Container
AssigneeCml&J, LLC
InventorsDaniel Robert Gibson, Joseph Frank Snecinski, III, Todd Aaron Epstein
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Abstract
Disclosed is an improved container including a container body defining a container cavity, the improved container including a container top configured to create at least two container openings via at least at least partial depression of at least two container portions into the cavity defined by the container body.
Claims12
A method for creating a flow of a fluid from a container including a container body and defining a container cavity, the method comprising:
- providing a container top configured for creation of at least two container openings via an at least partial separation of at least two container portions from said container top, said at least two container portions including at least a first portion and a second portion, said second portion occupying a lesser total area of the container top than said first portion;
- providing a tab that is affixed to said container top at a single attachment point, said tab including a pull end, wherein one of said at least two container portions is disposed a greater distance from said single attachment point than another of said at least two container portions, wherein a substantial area of said second portion is disposed outside of an outer perimeter of said tab when said tab is in a non-raised position overlapping with said first portion, and wherein said first portion and said second portion are not in diametrical opposition,
- at least partially separating said first portion of said at least two container portions from said container top via said tab, wherein said at least partially separating said first portion from said container top creates a first opening of said at least two container openings in said container top;
- at least partially separating said second portion of said at least two container portions from said container top, wherein said at least partially separating said second portion from said container top creates a second opening of said at least two container openings in said container top, and wherein said tab remains affixed to said container top following said at least partial separating of said first container portion and said at least partial separating of said second portion;
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- positioning the container such that the fluid flows out of the container cavity via said first opening.
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A method for creating a flow of a fluid from a container including a container body and defining a container cavity, the method comprising:
- providing a container top configured for creation of at least two container openings via an at least partial separation of at least two container portions from said container top, said at least two container portions including at least a first portion and a second portion, said second portion occupying a lesser total area of the container top than said first portion;
- providing a tab that is affixed to said container top at a single attachment point, said tab including a pull end and a depressing end opposite said pull end, wherein one of said at least two container portions is disposed a greater distance from said single attachment point than another of said at least two container portions, and wherein a substantial area of said second portion is disposed outside of an outer perimeter of said tab when said tab is in a non-raised position, and when said depressing end at least partially overlaps with said first portion such that said depressing end is configured to depress said first portion into the container cavity via a raising of said pull end;
- at least partially separating said first portion of said at least two container portions from said container top via said tab, wherein said at least partially separating said first portion from said container top creates a first opening of said at least two container openings in said container top;
- at least partially separating said second portion of said at least two container portions from said container top, wherein said at least partially separating said second portion from said container top creates a second opening of said at least two container openings in said container top, and wherein said tab remains affixed to said container top following said at least partial separating of said first container portion and said at least partial separating of said second portion;
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- positioning the container such that the fluid flows out of the container cavity via said first opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.