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US 9,541,441 B2Granted
Integrated measuring scoop apparatus
AssigneeTricorBraun Inc.
InventorsGabriel Prero, Craig R. Sawicki, Gerald Christian
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Abstract
An integrated measuring scoop apparatus includes a mounting ring with at least a first mounting protrusion extending inwardly from an inner surface of the mounting ring; a measuring scoop having a bowl and an handle; and a recessed area in an exterior surface of the bowl and terminating in an upper support surface being arranged for engagement with the mounting protrusion and the handle being arranged for engagement with the mounting protrusion.
Claims16
A container having an integrated measuring scoop, comprising:
- a cap having a skirt portion and a lid portion;
- a container body including an upper rim, wherein the lid portion of the cap abuts the container body upon engagement of the cap the container body;
- a mounting ring integrally connected to said container body, said mounting ring having at least one first mounting protrusion extending inwardly from an inner surface of said mounting ring;
- a measuring scoop having a bowl and an handle;
- and
- a first recessed area in an exterior surface of said bowl and terminating in a first upper support surface, said first upper support surface arranged for engagement of an upper surface of said at least one first mounting protrusion, and said handle arranged for engagement with said upper surface of said at least one first mounting protrusion;
- wherein said measuring scoop is positioned entirely beneath the lid portion of the cap and entirely within said container body and even with or below said upper rim of said container body upon at least one of:
- engagement of said first recessed area of said bowl with said at least one first mounting protrusion, and
- engagement of said handle with said at least one first mounting protrusion.
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A container having an integrated measuring scoop, comprising:
- a container body including an upper rim;
- a container top having a skirt portion and a lid portion, wherein the lid portion abuts the container body upon engagement of the container top with the container body;
- a mounting ring integrally connected with an upper portion of said container body, said mounting ring having at least a first mounting protrusion extending inwardly from an inner surface of said mounting ring, said mounting ring further comprising means for removably connecting said container top with said mounting ring to close said container;
- a measuring scoop having a bowl and an handle;
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- a first recessed area in an exterior surface of said bowl and terminating in a first upper support surface, said first upper support surface arranged for engagement of an upper surface of said at least one first mounting protrusion, and said handle arranged for engagement with said upper surface of said at least one first mounting protrusion;
- wherein said measuring scoop is positioned entirely beneath the lid portion of the container top and entirely within said container body and even with or below said upper rim of said container body upon at least one of:
- engagement of said first recessed area of said bowl with said at least one first mounting protrusion, and
- engagement of said handle with said at least one first mounting protrusion.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.