Patent ID: 6257462
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A container for pre-measuring an amount of liquid to be poured from said container, said container movable between a first measuring position in which the container is substantially upright to a second pouring position in which the container is substantially horizontal, said container comprising:a) a storage chamber for receiving and storing a volume of fluid, said storage chamber having first and second side walls substantially parallel to one another, and a bottom wall extending therebetween, said bottom wall sloping downward from the second side wall to the first sidewall, said storage chamber further having a single storage chamber opening therein, said storage chamber opening located at the intersection of said first side wall and the lowest portion of said bottom wall;b) a measuring chamber for measuring a specific volume of fluid to be dispensed from said container, said measuring chamber having a sloping top measuring chamber wall defined by the bottom wall of the storage chamber and a measuring chamber bottom wall, said measuring chamber in communication with a single pour spout opening, located above said storage chamber, through which fluid exits said measuring chamber and air enters said measuring chamber and said storage chamber, said measuring chamber being located below said storage chamber and being in fluid communication with said storage chamber via said storage chamber opening, wherein said storage chamber opening allows liquid to flow from said storage chamber to said measuring chamber only when the container is in a substantially upright position;c) a vent passage, said vent passage being defined by the first wall of the measuring chamber and a first outer wall of said container, wherein said vent passage extends from said single spout opening to said measuring chamber;d) a fluid passage, said fluid passage being defined by the second wall of the storage chamber and a second outer wall of said container, said fluid passage being located on a substantially opposite side of the container from the vent passage, wherein said fluid passage passes from the single spout opening to the measuring chamber; ande) wherein said container is formed of a single, integrally molded construction.