Patent ID: 8827123

Claim:
A dispenser for food dressing, said dispenser extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising: (a) a container defining an internal space for receiving a volume of the food dressing, said container having a bottom wall and a rim defining an opening; (b) an external shell comprising a peripheral wall and a top wall defining an internal space and further comprising an attachment portion for attaching said external shell to said container for at least partially covering said opening of said rim, said peripheral wall of said external shell having an aperture; (c) a spout at least partially mounted in said aperture of said peripheral wall of said external shell, said spout having a proximal end located in said external shell and a distal end with an opening facing the atmosphere, said distal end projecting outside said external shell and said opening being within a first imaginary plan generally parallel to said longitudinal axis; and (d) an internal member enclosed within said external shell, said internal member being made of food grade silicone and comprising an integral tube extending between a first end having a first opening facing said internal space of said container and a second end with a distal end portion having a second opening for facing the atmosphere such that said integral tube defines a passage between said first and second openings for allowing fluid communication between said internal space of said container and the atmosphere; wherein, said integral tube has a first section extending from its first end and a second section ending at its distal end, said first section having a proximal end portion being within a second imaginary plan parallel to said longitudinal axis such that said first opening faces said bottom wall of said container, said second section extending along a curve and towards said peripheral wall of said external shell such that said distal end portion of said integral tube is mounted around said proximal end of said spout; wherein said passage has a first internal taper along said first section such that, in use, when said dispenser is tilted by a user, the food dressing flows within said passage and is poured out of said second end of said integral tube through said spout, and when said dispenser is moved back into an upright position by the user, the food dressing remaining in said passage flows back into said internal space of said container without dripping from said distal end of said spout.