EP2625114A1 - A sealable pourer - Google Patents
A sealable pourerInfo
- Publication number
- EP2625114A1 EP2625114A1 EP11867939.8A EP11867939A EP2625114A1 EP 2625114 A1 EP2625114 A1 EP 2625114A1 EP 11867939 A EP11867939 A EP 11867939A EP 2625114 A1 EP2625114 A1 EP 2625114A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- opening
- nozzle
- pourer
- cap
- liquid
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/32—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with means for venting
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
- B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
- B65D25/48—Separable nozzles or spouts
Definitions
- the invention relates to a pourer that is placed on a container, for example a bottle, for the dispensing of liquids. More specifically the invention relates to a pourer where both an air opening and a liquid opening are sealable or otherwise closeable.
- pourers have a nozzle that is used for the dispensing of liquid and generally formed as a tube in some form or shape.
- the pourer further generally contains an air tube that allows air to enter the container as liquid is dispensed, otherwise the flow of the liquid may be disrupted, as is well known in the art.
- Certain embodiments disclosed herein include a sealable pourer.
- the sealable pourer comprises a base having a first side and a second side, wherein the base is designed to fit over the opening of a container containing a liquid and having a hollow between the first side and the second side to enable the passage of the liquid through the base; a fixture affixed to the first side of the base equipped with at least an engagement element, the engagement element designed to engage to the neck portion of the container, the fixture being hollow to allow flow of liquid through the fixture; a nozzle affixed to the second side of the base and having an opening to allow the pouring of the liquid through the opening; an air tube protruding the nozzle at a side that is opposite to the opening in the nozzle to allow for air to flow into the container when liquid is poured through the pourer's opening in the nozzle; and a cap engaged with the nozzle having a first opening generally conforming to the opening of the nozzle and a second opening having a shape generally conforming to the protruding air
- Certain embodiments disclosed herein also include a sealable pourer being
- the sealable pourer comprises a cone shaped nozzle with a first opening for pouring liquid and a second opening comprising a hollow tube for allowing air flow into the container when liquid is poured from the container; and a cap fitting over the nozzle having a first opening generally corresponding to the first opening of the nozzle and a second opening generally corresponding to the second opening of the nozzle, the cap having a first position about the nozzle where the first opening of the cap is not aligned with the first opening of the nozzle and the second opening of the cap is not aligned with the second opening of the nozzle, and a second position about the nozzle where the first opening of the cap is aligned with the first opening of the nozzle and the second opening of the cap is aligned with the second opening of the nozzle, wherein when the cap is in the first position liquid cannot be poured out of the pourer and in the second position liquid can be poured out of the pourer.
- Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a pourer in accordance with the principles of the invention from a front side showing the sealing of the liquid nozzle by a twisting cap.
- Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the pourer from a back side showing the sealing of the air tube by a twisting cap.
- Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the pourer in an opened (dispense) position by a twisting cap.
- Figure 4 is a cross section of a portion of the pourer in a sealed position by a twisting cap.
- Figure 5 is a cross section of a portion of the pourer in an opened position by a twisting cap.
- Figure 6 is an enlargement of the area of the pouring nozzle in an opened
- Figure 7 is a right side isometric view of one embodiment of a sealable pourer assembly.
- Figure 8 is a left side elevation view thereof.
- Figure 9 is a front elevation view thereof.
- Figure 10 is a rear elevation view thereof.
- Figure 1 1 is a top view thereof.
- Figure 12 is a bottom view thereof.
- Figure 13 is a left rear isometric view of another embodiment of a sealable pourer.
- Figure 14 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation being identical.
- Figure 15 is a front elevation view thereof.
- Figure 16 is a rear elevation view thereof.
- Figure 17 is a cross-section taken along line 1 1-11 in Figure 16.
- Figure 18 is a top view thereof.
- Figure 19 is a bottom view thereof.
- Figure 20 is a right side isometric view of one embodiment of a cap of the sealable pourer.
- Figure 21 is a left side isometric view thereof.
- Figure 22 is a front elevation view thereof.
- Figure 23 is a rear elevation view thereof.
- Figure 24 is a top view thereof.
- Figure 25 is a bottom view thereof.
- Figure 26 is cross-section taken along line 20-20 in Figure 22.
- Figure 27 is a cross-section taken along line 21 -21 in Figure 24.
- Figure 28 is a schematic diagram of a portion of a pourer accordance with an embodiment of the invention having a spring mounted sliding cap.
- Certain exemplary embodiments of the invention include a sealable pourer for mounting on a bottle.
- the sealable pourer is equipped with a cap to ensure that the pouring nozzle and air tube outlet are sealed, or otherwise closed, when in a first position of the cap and allow free flow of the liquid content of the bottle when in a second position.
- the cap is rotated about a symmetry axis of a cone shaped nozzle to achieve sealing of both the air passage and the pouring nozzle.
- Fig. 1 depicts the pourer 100 from a front view in the sealed position.
- the pourer 100 is comprised of a fixture 110 that is hollow and equipped with engaging elements 170 that secure the pourer 100 in a bottle's neck (not shown).
- the fixture 110 is affixed to a base 180, also hollow that is further equipped with a stopper 160.
- the base 180 provides a tilting of the nozzle as further explained herein below.
- the stopper 160 provides sealing of the bottle opening once the pourer is inserted all the way in, and further prevents pushing the pourer into the bottle beyond a predefined position.
- a nozzle 140 is affixed to the base 180 and is also hollow. It has an opening that allows liquid to flow through from the bottle, through the hollow fixture 110 and hollow base 180 so that the liquid can be dispensed from the bottle.
- the nozzle 140 is cone-shaped.
- An air tube 150 is affixed to the nozzle 140 and protrudes through the nozzle 140 such that the airflow in not impacted by the flow of liquid inside of the nozzle 140 itself.
- the sealing of the nozzle is provided by a cap 120 mounted over the nozzle 140.
- the cap 120 includes a first opening 130 generally corresponding to the opening in the nozzle 140 in size and a second opening 190 generally
- the cap 120 rotatable about a symmetry axis of the nozzle 140.
- the cap 120 is horizontally rotatable about a symmetry axis of the nozzle 140 between two positions, one of which includes a stopper.
- a front view of the pourer 100 is shown where the cap is in a position where the first opening 130 is not aligned with the corresponding opening in the nozzle 1 0. This is achieved, for example, by twisting the cap 120 sufficiently to achieve this goal, for example by 90 degrees.
- a back view of the pourer 100 is shown where the cap is in a position where the second opening 190 is not aligned with the corresponding opening for the air tube 150. The result is that in this position the pourer is sealed and the liquid content cannot be poured.
- Fig. 3 the cap 120 is twisted such that the first opening 130 is aligned with the opening in the nozzle 140 and the second opening 190 is aligned with an opening of the air tube 150. In this position, liquid may be easily dispensed from the pourer 100. It would be further understood that while a cone design was shown other designs may be used without departing from the various embodiments of the invention. However, this solution is best suitable for symmetrical nozzles.
- Figs 4, 5 and 6 show various cross sections 200 of a portion of the pourer to further explain its operation.
- the cap 120 is in a sealing position.
- the cap 120 is further equipped with a rim 210 that corresponds to niches 708 in the nozzle 140 so that once the cap 120 is placed over the nozzle 140 it is generally locked in one of its two positions.
- the rim 210 may include an o-ring affixed on the cap 120.
- the air tube 150 is shown to protrude through the side of the nozzle 140. In this position both the air tube 150 and the pouring opening of the nozzle 140 are blocked by the cap 120. In Fig. 5, the cap is twisted about the symmetry axis 230 such that the first opening 130 corresponds to the pouring opening of the nozzle 140 and the second opening 190 corresponds to the air tube 150. In this position pouring can take place.
- the first opening 130 may be equipped with a sealing o-ring, as shown with respect of cross-section 300 of Fig. 6.
- the o-ring is placed over the opening 130 to ensure sealing so that the beverage does not pour into the slightest gap between the nozzle 140 and the cap 120.
- An o-ring may of course be used also with the second opening 190.
- the cap 120 is coated with a sealing material layer (not shown) to ensure better sealing between the nozzle 140 and the cap 120.
- a sealing layer may be made of various materials including, but not limited to, rubber, TeflonĀ®, or any other appropriate sealing material.
- the rim 210 is designed to allow locking of the cap 120 with respect of the nozzle 140 so that the cap cannot inadvertently swivel around the axis 230.
- Figures 7 through 27 depict an embodiment of the pourer 700, wherein the cap 120 is equipped with turning wings, for example turning (twisting) wings 705 and 710, that may be appropriately positioned to allow the user to grip and move the cap 120 between the closed and opened positions of the pourer 700 with ease.
- a stopper 720 stops the twist of the cap 120 at the closed or opened positions.
- a logo, an icon, a text, or the like can be printed, embossed, or otherwise affixed to, for example, any one of the sides 722 or 724 of the cap 120.
- FIG. 28 Another embodiment of the invention is shown in Fig. 28, which demonstrates an exemplary and non-limiting schematic diagram of a portion of a pourer 800 having a spring mounted sliding cap 810 that is biased toward the sealed position.
- a portion of a pourer 800 having a spring mounted sliding cap 810 that is biased toward the sealed position.
- the upper portion of the pourer is shown and it can be affixed to the base 180 instead of the nozzle 140 discussed with respect of Figs. 1-27 above.
- the nozzle 890 has a first opening 880 for the dispensing of the liquid. It is further equipped with an air tube 870 protruding through the side of the nozzle 890 to allow the flow of air into the container as was explained herein above.
- the sliding cap 810 has a rim 860 to fit around the nozzle 890, fitting into a niche 895 to allow the sliding cap 810 to move up and down with respect of the slot 890.
- the sliding cap 810 is equipped with a first opening 830 to correspond to the opening 880 of the nozzle 890, and a second opening 850 to correspond with the air tube 870.
- a spring 840 is mounted between the sliding cap 810 and the top of the nozzle 890.
- the spring 840 Upon pressing on the sliding cap 810 the spring 840 becomes depressed, the rim 860 slides within the slot 895, thereby depressing the spring 840, and as a result aligning the opening 830 with the opening 880 becomes aligned and the opening 850 with the opening of the air tube 870. Hence, with the sliding cap 810 in the depressed position it is possible to pour the liquid, while in the released position the pourer 800 is sealed.
- a sealing o-ring is placed, for example, on the first opening 820 for better sealing.
- a locking mechanism (not shown) is used to lock the sliding cap in the depressed position when pressed downwards. Another press releases the sliding cap to return to its original and locked position.
- the spring 840 is replaced by other means, such as pneumatic means, enabling the depressing and release of the sliding cap 810 with respect of the nozzle 890.
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