Patent ID: 6041982
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A beverage container with cap and spout, having a base with a bottom wall, side wall extending upward therefrom to an upper rim, and threads formed on the exterior thereof, a cap having a central portion, a shoulder section and skirt having inner threads thereon for mating with said threads on said base, characterized bya spout selectively mountable to said base in a specific angular orientation with respect to said threads, said spout including a main panel having an aperture, a spout skirt extending downward from said main panel for engagement with said side wall adjacent said upper rim, and a follower ridge extending upward from said main panel,said shoulder section including a cam surface in the form of a downward facing shoulder having a first end and a second end, said cam surface sloping downward from said first end to said second end at an angle substantially equal to that of said threads, such that said cam surface will slide upon said follower ridge during at least a portion of the rotation of said cap as it is applied and removed, and said cam surface will therefore retain said spout in position as said cap moves upward relative to said base.