Patent ID: 7850050
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B65D,G01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dispensing a quantity of a liquid from a vessel having a body, a neck extending above the vessel body, an opening, and a reservoir below the opening, said apparatus comprising: a base portion adapted for insertion into the vessel opening, said base portion having (a) a well extending into said base portion such that at least a portion of said well resides within the vessel body below the vessel neck when said base portion is inserted into the vessel opening; and (b) a rim above said well sized for engagement with the vessel neck above the vessel opening; and a hollow spout portion extending from said well of said base portion away from the vessel opening when said base portion is inserted into the vessel opening, said spout portion extending above said rim of said base portion and having at least one opening above said rim of said base portion such that a liquid within the vessel body may pass through said hollow spout portion, through said at least one opening, and into said well and the vessel neck; wherein: said rim of said base portion is retained within the vessel neck at a lower end thereof and said hollow spout portion extends above said rim of said base portion such that, until a user pours the quantity of the liquid container within the vessel neck and above said well of said base portion, a first portion of the quantity of the liquid is contained in said well below the vessel neck and a second portion of the quantity of the liquid is contained in and in direct contact with a portion of the vessel neck above said rim of said base portion.