Patent · US Expired

Vented plastic bottle

US5340000A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
15References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1993
Grant dateAug 23, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2525/282
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container having a novel neck arrangement including a circular spout and a guiding neck portion including a U-shaped ledge. During a pouring operation the ledge directs liquid from the container over the front edge of the spout and permits air to enter the container through the rear portion of the spout and an air passageway connecting the rear of the spout to the inside of the container.

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