Patent ID: 7219819

Claim:
A container comprising: an orifice in a side-wall of said container; a valve attachment to which a valve assembly is attached in communication with said orifice; and said valve assembly for providing to a user continuous liquid flow from said container, said valve assembly comprising: valve housing, wherein said valve housing comprises: housing body portion having an air-back aperture and a liquid-out aperture in a first side facing said orifice, a spout in a second side facing away from said orifice, and a substantially hollow interior between said first side and said second side along a longitudinal axis; and a housing attachment extending from said air-back aperture and said liquid-out aperture on said first side that attaches said housing body portion to said valve attachment; and a valve core; wherein: said valve core comprises a core body having a liquid-out passageway and an air-back passageway; said core body moves within said hollow interior to register said liquid-out passageway with said liquid-out out aperture and said spout to control liquid flow through said liquid-out passageway; and said core body moves within said hollow interior to register said air-back passageway with said air-back aperture and said spout to control fluid flow through said air-back passageway, wherein said core body has a peripheral surface, and wherein at least one of said liquid-out passageway and said air-back passageway is formed about said core body into said peripheral surface of said core body.