Patent ID: 8602273

Claim:
A can for storing and dispensing liquids, comprising: a receptacle defining an inner chamber, the receptacle including an outer surface defining a main opening in fluid communication with the inner chamber; and a valve assembly connected to the receptacle, the valve assembly including: a valve body, the valve body defining a fill opening, a pour opening, a main passage, and a pouring valve passage, the main passage extending along a main passage centerline between the fill opening and a main passage opening, the main passage opening being aligned and fluidly open to the main opening of the receptacle such that the main passage and the inner chamber are fluidly connected, the pouring valve passage extending along a pouring valve passage centerline, the pouring valve passage in communication with the pour opening, the valve body defining at least one fluid passage fluidly interconnecting the main passage and the pour opening, wherein the main passage centerline is substantially perpendicular to the pouring valve passage centerline, and wherein the main passage centerline is disposed at an offset distance, D, from the pouring valve passage centerline along an axis that is perpendicular to the pouring valve passage centerline, a fill cap adapted to selectively cover the fill opening, and a pour valve movably disposed within the pouring valve passage over a range of travel between a closed position and an open position, the pour valve adapted to fluidly block the pour opening when the pour valve is in the closed position.