Patent ID: 9126814
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B67C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A funnel assembly comprising: (a) a housing having a side wall, said side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface; an upper end; a lower end; an upper end portion; a lower end portion; and a length extending along the longitudinal axis between the upper end and the lower end; (b) at least one upper stop within the upper end portion of the inner surface of the housing; (c) at least one lower stop within the lower end portion of the inner surface of the housing; and (d) a funnel body which is supported in the housing for longitudinal sliding movement, the funnel body comprising: (e) the base plate of the funnel body is situated within the housing between the upper and lower stops such that the base plate is free to slide longitudinally within the housing between the upper and lower stops but is prevented from moving beyond the upper and lower stops by engagement with the upper and lower stops; (f) movement of the base plate towards the upper end of the housing allows the outer wall of the funnel body to extend from the upper end of the housing such that the outer wall is moveable from the collapsed position to the extended position; (g) movement of the base plate towards the lower end of the housing allows the outer wall of the funnel body to retract within the housing from the extended position to the collapsed position; and (h) the outer edge of the base plate is in contact with the inner surface of the housing along a full length of the outer edge of the base plate, thereby inhibiting liquid from passing between the outer edge of the base plate and the inner surface of the housing.