Patent ID: 6772918
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A safety can for storing liquid comprising:a receptacle; and a valve mechanism, the valve mechanism mounted to the receptacle, the valve mechanism including: a body having a fill spout and a pour spout, the spouts in communication with the receptacle, a fill cover movably mounted to the body to selectively move between a closed position wherein the fill spout is closed and an open position wherein the fill spout is open for filling the receptacle, a pour valve movably mounted to the body to selectively move between a closed position wherein the pour spout is closed and an open position wherein the pour spout is open for pouring from the receptacle, and a trigger movably mounted to the body, the trigger including a trigger portion, a connecting link, and a connecting rod, the trigger portion movably mounted to the body, the connecting link movably mounted to the fill cover, the connecting link including a trigger channel having a protrusion, the connecting rod extending through the trigger portion and the trigger channel to movably mount the trigger portion to the connecting link, the connecting link having a normal position wherein the connecting rod is disengaged from the protrusion, the trigger operable to move the fill cover to the open position by moving the connecting link away from the receptacle to engage the connecting rod with the protrusion and by moving the trigger portion in a first direction, the trigger operable to move the pour valve to the open position by moving the trigger portion in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction.