Patent ID: 6234364
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A beverage server for containing a fluid, the beverage server comprising:a container having a bottom, an outer wall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a top opposite the bottom and overhanging the bottom, the top defining a fill opening and at least one pour opening, the container having a handle extending from the outer wall and further having a lower lip extending outwardly from the outer wall proximate the pour opening;an actuator ring rotatably engaged with the top of the container for movement between an open position and a closed position, the actuator ring having at least one valve element constructed and arranged to cover the at least one pour opening when the actuator ring is in the closed position in such a way that the valve element substantially restricts flow of the fluid through the pour opening the rotatable actuator ring further comprising at least one spring biased to maintain the ring in a position wherein the valve element covers the pour opening in the closed position, the spring being flexible enough to allow an operator to rotate the ring to an open position wherein the valve element is displaced from the pour opening and the spring is tensioned enough to return the ring to the closed position when the ring is released by the operator; and,a lid removably inserted into the fill opening of the top, forming a watertight seal between the lid and the top.