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US3193160A
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High speed metered pouring spout device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-17
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Granted: 1965-07-06
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Expires: 1984-01-17
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Walter L Veit
- 👤 Arthur J Guest
- 👤 Merle T Creamer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:52
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F11/00; G01F11/10; G01F11/26; G01F11/262; G01F11/266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
278 words
A HIGH SPEED SYPHON DISPENSER DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LIQUID FROM A BOTTLE AND THE LIKE IN PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS COMPRISING A BULBOUS INTERMEDIATE BODY MEANS, A TUBULAR AND ANGULAR UPSTANDING NECK PORTION COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY MEANS AND AN APERTURE OF A FLUID CONTAINER, AND A LOWER TUBULAR POURING SPOUT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BODY MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED BY A SERVING GLASS, SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING THEREIN AIR VENT MEANS, INVERTED CUP MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID UPSTANDING NECK PORTION TO RECEIVE LIQUID CONTENTS FROM A BOTTLE CONTAINER, A LOWER UPSTANDING TUBULAR MEANS IN SAID BODY MEANS ALIGNED WITH SAID POURING SPOUT TO PERIODICALLY SYPHON A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF LIQUID INTO A SERVING CONTAINER, SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING AN UPPER BODY MEANS, A LOWER BODY MEANS AND ANGULAR ARCUATE THREADLESS SNAP SEALING MEANS FOR SEALABLY UNITING SAID BODY PORTIONS, SAID TUBULAR NECK PORTION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED AIR TUBE MEANS HAVING THEREIN APERTURED RESTRICTION MEANS THAT WILL READILY PERMIT FREE FLOW OF AIR TO THE INTERIOR OF A BOTTLE BUT WILL NOT PERMIT FREE FLOW OF LIQUID THERETHROUGH AND A SHORTER TUBULAR FLUID CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH FLUID IN A BOTTLENECK AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY MEANS TO DISPENSE FLUID FROM A BOTTLE, SAID TUBULAR SPOUT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS THEREIN FOR RETURN FLOW OF DROPS OF LIQUID THEREIN, COLLAR AND BIASED HINGED LID ENCLOSURE MEANS ADAPTED TO FIXEDLY CLOSE THE LOWER END OF SAID POUR SPOUT, AND SAID LOWER UPSTANDING TUBULAR MEANS IN SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING A SHOULDERED INSERT MEANS JUXTAPOSED WITHIN SAID INVERTED CUP MEANS IN SAID UPPER BODY PORTION TO ADJUST EACH SYPHON POUR OF LIQUID FROM SAID DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
278 words
A HIGH SPEED SYPHON DISPENSER DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LIQUID FROM A BOTTLE AND THE LIKE IN PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS COMPRISING A BULBOUS INTERMEDIATE BODY MEANS, A TUBULAR AND ANGULAR UPSTANDING NECK PORTION COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY MEANS AND AN APERTURE OF A FLUID CONTAINER, AND A LOWER TUBULAR POURING SPOUT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BODY MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED BY A SERVING GLASS, SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING THEREIN AIR VENT MEANS, INVERTED CUP MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID UPSTANDING NECK PORTION TO RECEIVE LIQUID CONTENTS FROM A BOTTLE CONTAINER, A LOWER UPSTANDING TUBULAR MEANS IN SAID BODY MEANS ALIGNED WITH SAID POURING SPOUT TO PERIODICALLY SYPHON A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF LIQUID INTO A SERVING CONTAINER, SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING AN UPPER BODY MEANS, A LOWER BODY MEANS AND ANGULAR ARCUATE THREADLESS SNAP SEALING MEANS FOR SEALABLY UNITING SAID BODY PORTIONS, SAID TUBULAR NECK PORTION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED AIR TUBE MEANS HAVING THEREIN APERTURED RESTRICTION MEANS THAT WILL READILY PERMIT FREE FLOW OF AIR TO THE INTERIOR OF A BOTTLE BUT WILL NOT PERMIT FREE FLOW OF LIQUID THERETHROUGH AND A SHORTER TUBULAR FLUID CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH FLUID IN A BOTTLENECK AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY MEANS TO DISPENSE FLUID FROM A BOTTLE, SAID TUBULAR SPOUT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS THEREIN FOR RETURN FLOW OF DROPS OF LIQUID THEREIN, COLLAR AND BIASED HINGED LID ENCLOSURE MEANS ADAPTED TO FIXEDLY CLOSE THE LOWER END OF SAID POUR SPOUT, AND SAID LOWER UPSTANDING TUBULAR MEANS IN SAID BODY MEANS COMPRISING A SHOULDERED INSERT MEANS JUXTAPOSED WITHIN SAID INVERTED CUP MEANS IN SAID UPPER BODY PORTION TO ADJUST EACH SYPHON POUR OF LIQUID FROM SAID DEVICE.
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