Pour spout device and method of use for dispensing liquid from a container
US9004320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/00091
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pour spout for dispensing a beverage from a bottle including a bottle adapter for attaching to a bottle to receive a beverage from the bottle, a housing having a chamber into which a housing inlet and a housing outlet open, the housing inlet connected to the bottle adapter for receiving the beverage, a valve carriage moveably received within the chamber and having a carriage passage, a resilient first tube providing a first passageway for beverage to flow from the housing inlet to the carriage passage, a resilient second tube providing a second passageway for beverage to flow from the carriage passage to the housing outlet, a valve operatively connected to the valve carriage to control flow of the beverage through the housing from the housing inlet to the housing outlet; and a valve actuator for moving the valve carriage within the chamber to operate the valve open or closed.
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