IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0176552
(2008-07-21)
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등록번호 |
US-8123087
(2012-02-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Joehnk, Terrence
- Holt, Scott C.
- Clark, Timothy A.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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A fluid container may have a body that defines a void for receiving a fluid. A neck extends outward from the body, and a spout the spout is at least partially located within the neck. The spout is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When the spout is in the retracted posit
A fluid container may have a body that defines a void for receiving a fluid. A neck extends outward from the body, and a spout the spout is at least partially located within the neck. The spout is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When the spout is in the retracted position, a majority of the spout is located within the neck and the fluid is prevented from flowing out of the container through the spout. When the spout is in the extended position, however, the spout extends outward from the neck and the fluid is free to flow out of the container through the spout. An exterior surface of the spout may be at least partially formed from a deformable material, and a protrusion in the neck contacts the material and extends into the material to form a seal.
대표청구항
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1. A fluid container comprising: a body that defines an interior void for receiving a fluid;a neck extending outward from the body, the neck at least partially formed from a first material and having an interior surface; anda spout at least partially located within the neck, the spout having an exte
1. A fluid container comprising: a body that defines an interior void for receiving a fluid;a neck extending outward from the body, the neck at least partially formed from a first material and having an interior surface; anda spout at least partially located within the neck, the spout having an exterior surface located adjacent to the interior surface, and the spout defining a channel spaced inward from the exterior surface, the exterior surface being at least partially formed from a second material, a hardness of the second material being less than a hardness of the first material, wherein at least a portion of the interior surface of the neck contacts the spout and extends into the exterior surface to deform the second material, and wherein the channel is at least partially formed from a third material, a hardness of the second material being less than a hardness of the third material. 2. The fluid container recited in claim 1, wherein the first material and the third material are substantially identical materials. 3. The fluid container recited in claim 1, wherein the portion of the interior surface that contacts the spout is a protrusion that extends entirely around the spout. 4. The fluid container recited in claim 1, wherein the spout is movable from a retracted position to an extended position, a majority of the spout being located within the neck in the retracted position, and at least a portion of the spout being located outside of the neck in the extended position. 5. A fluid container comprising: a body that defines an interior void for receiving a fluid;a neck extending outward from the body, the neck having an exterior neck surface and an opposite interior neck surface, the exterior neck surface defining at least a portion of an exterior of the container, and the interior neck surface defining a protrusion; anda spout at least partially located within the neck, the spout having an exterior spout surface and an opposite interior spout surface, the exterior spout surface being located adjacent to the interior neck surface, and the interior spout surface defining a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the spout, the spout being at least partially formed from: a first material located to define at least a portion of the interior spout surface, anda second material located to define at least a portion of the exterior spout surface, a hardness of the second material being less than a hardness of the first material, wherein the protrusion contacts the spout and extends into the exterior spout surface to deform the second material. 6. The fluid container recited in claim 5, wherein the protrusion extends entirely around the interior neck surface, and the protrusion extends into an entire circumference of the exterior spout surface. 7. The fluid container recited in claim 6, wherein an end of the protrusion defines a first diameter, and the exterior spout surface defines a second diameter, the first diameter being less than the second diameter. 8. The fluid container recited in claim 5, wherein the exterior spout surface defines a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first protrusion being located outside of the neck, and the second protrusion being located within the neck, the protrusion of the neck being located between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. 9. The fluid container recited in claim 5, wherein at least one of the neck and the body are at least partially formed from the first material 10. The fluid container recited in claim 5, wherein the spout is movable from a retracted position to an extended position, a majority of the spout being located within the neck in the retracted position, and at least a portion of the spout being located outside of the neck in the extended position. 11. The fluid container recited in claim 10, wherein the neck includes a plug element, the channel contacting the plug element while in the retracted position to substantially prevent fluid communication between the interior void and the channel, and the channel being spaced from the plug element while in the extended position to permit fluid communication between the interior void and the channel. 12. The fluid container recited in claim 10, wherein the protrusion contacts a first portion of the exterior spout surface while in the retracted position, and the protrusion contacts a second portion of the exterior spout surface while in the extended position, the first portion of the exterior spout surface being spaced from the second portion of the exterior spout surface. 13. A fluid container comprising: a body that defines an interior void for receiving a fluid;a neck extending outward from the body, a portion of the neck defining a cylindrically-shaped interior surface with a first diameter, and the portion of the neck defining an inwardly-extending protrusion that circumscribes the cylindrically-shaped interior surface and has a second diameter, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter; anda spout at least partially located within the neck, a portion of the spout defining a cylindrically-shaped exterior surface that is positioned adjacent to the cylindrically-shaped interior surface, the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface having a third diameter that is less than the first diameter and greater than the second diameter, wherein the protrusion contacts and deforms a portion of the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface. 14. The fluid container recited in claim 13, wherein the protrusion is formed from a first material and the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface is formed from a second material, a hardness of the first material being greater than a hardness of the second material. 15. The fluid container recited in claim 14, wherein the spout defines a channel that is spaced inward from the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface, the channel having a surface formed from a third material, a hardness of the third material being greater than a hardness of the second material. 16. The fluid container recited in claim 15, wherein the first material and the third material are substantially identical materials. 17. The fluid container recited in claim 13, wherein the spout is movable from a retracted position to an extended position, a majority of the spout being located within the neck in the retracted position, and at least a portion of the spout being located outside of the neck in the extended position. 18. The fluid container recited in claim 17, wherein the protrusion contacts a first area of the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface while in the retracted position, and the protrusion contacts a second area of the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface while in the extended position, the first portion of the exterior spout surface being spaced from the second portion of the exterior spout surface. 19. The fluid container recited in claim 13, wherein the spout defines a first protrusion and a second protrusion located on opposite sides of the cylindrically-shaped exterior surface, the protrusion of the neck being located between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. 20. A method of manufacturing a fluid container that includes a body for receiving a fluid, a neck extending outward from the body, and a spout at least partially located within the neck, the method comprising: defining a protrusion that extends around an interior surface of the neck;forming an interior portion of the spout from a first material and defining a channel through the first material;forming at least a portion of an exterior portion of the spout from a second material that is different from the first material; andlocating the spout within the neck such that the protrusion contacts and deforms the exterior portion of the spout formed from the second material. 21. The method recited in claim 20, further including a step of selecting the first material to have a greater hardness than the second material. 22. The method recited in claim 20, wherein the step of forming the exterior portion of the spout including overmolding the second material onto the interior portion of the spout. 23. A fluid container comprising: a body that defines an interior void for receiving a fluid;a neck extending outward from the body, the neck at least partially formed from a first material and having an interior surface; anda spout at least partially located within the neck, the spout having an exterior surface located adjacent to the interior surface, and the spout defining a channel spaced inward from the exterior surface, the exterior surface being at least partially formed from a second material, a hardness of the second material being less than a hardness of the first material, wherein (a) at least a portion of the interior surface of the neck contacts the spout and extends into the exterior surface to deform the second material, (b) the spout is movable from a retracted position to an extended position, a majority of the spout being located within the neck in the retracted position, and at least a portion of the spout being located outside of the neck in the extended position, and (c) the neck includes a plug element, the channel contacting the plug element while in the retracted position to substantially prevent fluid communication between the interior void and the channel, and the channel being spaced from the plug element while in the extended position to permit fluid communication between the interior void and the channel. 24. The fluid container recited in claim 23, wherein the portion of the interior surface that contacts the spout is a protrusion that extends entirely around the spout. 25. The fluid container recited in claim 23, wherein the portion of the interior surface that contacts the spout is a protrusion that extends entirely around the spout, the protrusion contacting a first portion of the exterior surface while in the retracted position, and the protrusion contacting a second portion of the exterior surface while in the extended position, the first portion of the exterior surface being spaced from the second portion of the exterior surface.
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