Patent ID: 8317058

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing liquid, consisting of: a vessel having a substantially cylindrical shape; said vessel further comprising a first end and a second end, said ends being distally opposed along said vessel; a means for filling said vessel situate at said first end; a means for discharging said vessel situate at said second end; a means for opening and closing said means for filling; a means for securing said means for opening and closing to said means for filling; a valve for regulating said means for discharging, wherein said valve is selected from the group consisting of: linear-action push-pull valves; bite valves; twist valves; and check valves; a symmetrically concave depression being disposed circumferentially about said vessel, forming a handhold for enhancing gripping; said symmetrically concave depression being located substantially proximate to a point midway between said first and said second end of said vessel; wherein said vessel further comprises a partial cutaway section of said vessel's diameter, and wherein said partial cutaway section is of sufficient depth and shape so as to conform to and provide clearance for a user's nose; said partial cutaway section is located immediately above, and on the same side of said vessel as, said means for discharging; wherein said partial cutaway section forms a recess into the side of said body so as to provide fitment to one's face while discharging the contents of said apparatus into mouth; and wherein said means for discharging is located entirely outside and immediately below said recess formed by said partial cutaway section.