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Carafe with a 360 degree pouring capability

a technology of pouring capacity and carafe, which is applied in the field of carafe, can solve problems such as difficulty in properly aligning channels

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-18
TAKEYA USA
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"The patent describes a carafe with a removable cap that has a continuous rim around its inner wall. The carafe can be tilted in different directions to allow liquid to flow out of the rim in different directions. This allows for more flexibility in how the liquid can be poured out of the carafe. The technical effect of this design is improved flexibility and ease of use for the carafe."

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The difficulty with such an arrangement is that it may be difficult to properly align the channels in order to allow an adequate flow of liquid.

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[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carafe 100 in accordance with an embodiment. Carafe 100 may be suitably designed to hold and serve any type of hot or cold liquid. The carafe 100 includes a carafe body 102 and a cap 104. In one embodiment, the carafe body 102 may be a single wall unitary body made of a glass, metal, plastic, or thermoplastic materials or any combination thereof. In other embodiments, the carafe body 102 may be a double body construction having an air evacuated middle space forming an insulating layer between the walls. In still other embodiments, the insulated double wall body construction may include other types of insulation material such as are equally well considered in the fabrication of the carafe body 102.

[0013]The carafe body 102 is shaped to include a tapered neck 106 that extends down from a top end 108 of the carafe body 102 towards a base end 110 of the carafe body 102. The tapered neck 106 provides a necked down region that because of its shape f...

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Abstract

A carafe is provided including a carafe body; and a cap. The cap includes an outer lid defining a pouring space surrounded by a continuous peripheral rim. A removable cap is removably mated to the outer lid. The carafe body is movable between a non-pouring position where a liquid is contained within the carafe body and a pouring position where liquid is allowed to flow from within the carafe body into the pouring space. The liquid may be poured out from the pouring space in any direction over any portion of the continuous peripheral rim of the outer lid.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field of the Disclosure[0002]This invention relates to a carafe for holding a beverage, and more particularly to a carafe, which includes an inlet opening providing a 360 degree pouring capability.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]Some containers include screwed on caps or stoppers and require that a set of channels align when the stopper is rotated some degree of a turn permitting liquid to flow from the container. The difficulty with such an arrangement is that it may be difficult to properly align the channels in order to allow an adequate flow of liquid.SUMMARY[0005]In one aspect, a carafe is provided including a carafe body; and a cap coupled to the carafe body. The cap includes an outer lid having an inner wall defining a pouring space surrounded by a continuous peripheral rim; and a removable cap removably mated to the outer lid. The carafe body is movable between a non-pouring position where a liquid is contained within the carafe body and a pouring position where...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D51/18
CPCA47G19/12B65D47/32B65D47/246
Inventor LOWN, JOHN M.JUNG, RICHARD
Owner TAKEYA USA