A device for holding fluid has a spout for pouring the fluid. The device includes a lid with an aperture. The aperture can be covered by a user's fingers or uncovered to control the flow of fluid out of the spout.
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1. A device for nasal lavage, comprising: a body surrounding a cavity, the body having an upper portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the side portion being wider in diameter than the upper portion and the bottom portion;a tubular portion with an interior space fluidly connected to the cavi
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A device for nasal lavage, comprising: a body surrounding a cavity, the body having an upper portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the side portion being wider in diameter than the upper portion and the bottom portion;a tubular portion with an interior space fluidly connected to the cavity in the body where the tubular portion extends from the side portion of the body and has an extended end opposite to the body, wherein the tubular portion is configured at an angle of substantially 30-60 degrees relative to a base of the body portion;an end portion at the extended end of the tubular portion, wherein: the end portion has a lower region directly adjacent to the extended end, the diameter of the lower region is greater than the diameter of the extended end,the end portion tapers inwardly along a direction away from the tubular portion,a termination of the end portion has a first aperture therethrough, wherein the first aperture is a first size, andthe end portion has a convex curved surface leading from approximately the first aperture and tapering off to the lower region to facilitate an insertion of the end portion into a human nostril while disallowing the lower region from fully extending into the human nostril;a handle attached to the body on an opposite side of the body as the tubular portion; anda lid configured to cover an opening in the upper portion of the body and to form a liquid tight seal with the body, the lid having a substantially cylindrical sidewall, a main surface and an apical portion with a second aperture therein, wherein the apical portion is located at a center of the main surface, and wherein the upper portion of the body is extended so as to ensure that the lid, when attached is substantially above a height of the first aperture in the end portion, and wherein: the second aperture in the lid is confined to a center of an upper surface of the apical portion of the lid, the upper surface being furthest from the cylindrical sidewall of the lid, the second aperture being sized and configured so as to be able to be sealed with a human finger and being of a second size that is less than the first size, the second aperture being in fluid communication with a passage that is in fluid communication with the cavity such that when sealed prohibits fluid from flowing out of the first aperture even when fluid maintained in the cavity exceeds a height of the first aperture,the main surface is larger than the apical portion,when the sidewall is vertically oriented, the main surface is horizontally oriented,the apical portion is defined by a sloped sidewall that extends away from the main surface, the main surface is between the substantially cylindrical sidewall and the apical portion; andwherein the body and lid are oriented such that when the body is placed on a surface, the termination of the end portion along with the opening in the upper portion of the body are at a first height relative to the surface while the apical portion with the second aperture is disposed at a second height that is greater than the first height above the surface. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first aperture in the end portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the extended end. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the tubular portion tapers down from a widest portion adjacent to the body to the extended end. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein: the body has a flattened portion configured to provide a stable resting surface for the body; andthe tubular portion extends from the body at an angle between about 30° and 60° with a surface co-planar with the flattened portion. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the body has a bulbous portion. 6. The device of claim 4, wherein the body includes a fill indication line. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the lid is detachably secured to the body. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the opening has a diameter of at least about 2 inches. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical sidewall of the lid has a threaded inner diameter surface that is configured to mate with a cylindrical portion of the body having a threaded outer diameter surface. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the end portion is sized to fit snuggly against the interior of the human nostril. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the end portion is about 0.7 inches in length. 12. The device of claim 10, wherein the lower region of the end portion has a width of about 0.8 inches and the termination has a width of about 0.4 inches. 13. The device of claim 10, wherein the lower region of the end portion has a width greater than a width able to fit in an average sized human nostril and the termination is small enough to fit into the nostril. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein the end portion, tubular portion and body are formed as a unitary piece. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein the body is formed of plastic. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the first aperture in the end portion is about 0.25 inches in diameter. 17. The device of claim 1, wherein the lid slopes upward from the cylindrical sidewall and the cylindrical sidewall is a portion configured to form the liquid tight seal with the body. 18. The device of claim 1, wherein the apical portion is a protrusion that extends away from a center of a main portion of the lid. 19. The device of claim 1, wherein the aperture in the lid has a diameter between about 0.5 and 2 mm. 20. The device of claim 1, wherein the upper portion has a substantially constant diameter. 21. A device for nasal lavage, comprising: a body surrounding a cavity, the body having an upper portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the side portion being wider in diameter than the upper portion and the bottom portion;a tubular portion with an interior space fluidly connected to the cavity in the body where the tubular portion extends from the side portion of the body and has an extended end opposite to the body, wherein the tubular portion is configured at an angle of substantially 30-60 degrees relative to a base of the body portion;an end portion at the extended end of the tubular portion, wherein: the end portion has a lower region whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the extended end, anda termination of the end portion includes a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is a first size;a handle attached to the body on an opposite side of the body as the tubular portion; anda lid configured to cover an opening in the upper portion of the body and to form a liquid tight seal with the body, the lid having a second aperture, the second aperture being sized and configured so as to be able to be sealed with a human finger and being of a second size that is less than the first size, wherein the second aperture being in fluid communication with a passage that is in fluid communication with the cavity such that when sealed prohibits fluid from flowing out of the first aperture even when fluid maintained in the cavity exceeds a height of the first aperture, wherein the lid includes an apical portion located at a center of a main surface, and wherein the upper portion of the body is extended so as to ensure that the lid, when attached is substantially above a height of the first aperture in the end portion, wherein the body and lid are oriented such that when the body is placed on a surface, the termination of the end portion along with the opening in the upper portion of the body are at a first height relative to the surface while the apical portion with the second aperture is disposed at a second height that is greater than the first height above the surface. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein the bottom portion includes a flat bottom that allows the body to remain upright when set on a surface. 23. The device of claim 21, wherein a surface of the end portion is contiguous with a surface of the extended end. 24. The device of claim 21, wherein the upper portion has a substantially constant diameter.
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