Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
A container for storing, measuring and dispensing pourable material comprising: (a) a generally rectangular, hollow, molded bottle having mutually perpendicular bottom, top, end and side walls, said side walls being parallel and spaced apart except for being joined along a first, generally horizontal web extending inwardly from one end wall toward, but short of, the opposed end wall at a predetermined height above said bottom wall and a second, vertically extending web joined to said horizontal web at a right angle at the internal terminus of said horizontal web and extending toward, but short of, said top wall, said webs partitioning said generally rectangular bottle into: (i) a lower, relatively large capacity reservoir having a tubular neck extending vertically along one of said end walls, said tubular neck converging in three directions to a minimum cross-sectional area generally midway along said vertically extending web and then diverging to form a generally rectangular filling chamber proximate said top wall, (ii) an upper, generally rectangular measuring chamber having a storage capacity greater than that of said filling chamber and less than that of said large capacity reservoir, and (iii) a connecting tube extending along said top wall and joining the filling chamber and said measuring chamber; (b) a first opening formed through said top wall leading into said filling chamber; (c) a second opening formed through said top wall leading into said measuring chamber; and (d) first and second removable closure means for sealing said first and second openings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
A container for storing, measuring and dispensing pourable material comprising: (a) a generally rectangular, hollow, molded bottle having mutually perpendicular bottom, top, end and side walls, said side walls being parallel and spaced apart except for being joined along a first, generally horizontal web extending inwardly from one end wall toward, but short of, the opposed end wall at a predetermined height above said bottom wall and a second, vertically extending web joined to said horizontal web at a right angle at the internal terminus of said horizontal web and extending toward, but short of, said top wall, said webs partitioning said generally rectangular bottle into: (i) a lower, relatively large capacity reservoir having a tubular neck extending vertically along one of said end walls, said tubular neck converging in three directions to a minimum cross-sectional area generally midway along said vertically extending web and then diverging to form a generally rectangular filling chamber proximate said top wall, (ii) an upper, generally rectangular measuring chamber having a storage capacity greater than that of said filling chamber and less than that of said large capacity reservoir, and (iii) a connecting tube extending along said top wall and joining the filling chamber and said measuring chamber; (b) a first opening formed through said top wall leading into said filling chamber; (c) a second opening formed through said top wall leading into said measuring chamber; and (d) first and second removable closure means for sealing said first and second openings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The container as in claim 1 wherein said predetermined height is at least as great as the length of said horizontal web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The container as in claim 1 wherein said filling chamber has a capacity sufficient to allow the entire contents of said measuring chamber to be returned to said relatively large capacity reservoir when said container is tipped in a direction opposite to the direction it is tipped to transfer material from said large capacity reservoir through said tubular passageway to fill said measuring chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The container as in claim 1 wherein said second vertically extending web includes a convex curvature web portion along a predetermined portion of said neck.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The container as in claim 1 and further including graduated markings on at least one of said side walls proximate said measuring chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The container as in claim 1 wherein said bottle is molded from a thermoplastic material.