Vessel with folded dam
AssigneeCompleat LLC
InventorsPeter Herman, Robert J. D'Amato
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Abstract
A vessel has an inner flap and an outer flap that fold across a base of the vessel to form a cover. The inner flap includes a dam tab along the outer edge of the inner flap. When the inner flap is folded down, the free edge of this tab contacts the wall of the vessel and bends upward forming a “folded edge” dam. This folded edge dam can either be one segment or be made of two or more segments divided by one or more V-shaped cuts to allow each segment to fold down and fit together seamlessly. A restrictive channel is formed by the outer and inner flaps together with the “folded edge” dam, which is present in-between the outer and inner flaps.
Claims37
A vessel comprising:
- a base region, the base region having a width and defining an inner side wall and an interior volume;
- a top region comprising an inner flap and an opposing outer flap, the two flaps delineated from the base region by two respective fold paths, and further comprising
- a dam flap delineated from the inner flap by a third fold path;
- wherein, when folded along their respective fold paths, at least one of the inner flap and the outer flap define, with an extension of the base region, an elevated spout having a spout opening, and
- the dam flap, outer flap, and inner side wall cooperate to define a channel that extends up the spout towards the spout opening to direct substances towards the spout opening when the vessel is being used for drinking or pouring those substances.
A vessel comprising:
- a base region, the base region having a width and defining an inner side wall and an interior volume;
- a top region comprising an inner flap and an opposing outer flap, the two flaps delineated from the base region by two respective fold paths,
- wherein, when folded along their respective fold paths, at least one of the inner flap and the outer flap define, with an extension of the base region, an elevated spout having a spout opening, and
- a portion of the inner flap folds along a third fold path and, when said portion is so folded, said portion is configured to direct substances towards the spout opening when the vessel is being used for drinking or pouring those substances.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.