Patent ID: 9476749
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B65D,G01F

Claim Text:
1. A set of nesting measuring cups, comprising: a first measuring cup having a measuring portion for holding and measuring a first volume, a first handle provided on said first measuring portion, and said first measuring cup including an upper face and a lower face; a first pour spout provided adjacent to said upper face of said first measuring portion, said first pour spout having two spaced apart end walls defining said first pour spout; a second measuring cup having a second measuring portion for holding and measuring a second volume, a second handle provided on said second measuring portion, said second measuring cup including an upper face and a lower face, said second measuring volume being smaller than said first measuring volume, and said second measuring portion nesting inside said first measuring portion; a second pour spout provided adjacent said upper face of said second measuring portion; and a stop provided adjacent said lower face of said second measuring portion, said stop being engageable with an abutment adjacent said upper face of said first measuring portion, so that a user may rotate said second measuring cup relative to said first measuring cup until said stop engages said abutment for stopping the rotation of said second measuring cup relative to said first measuring cup with said first and second handles offset from each other in a fanned out position.