Patents by Inventor Harvey J. Parsonage

Harvey J. Parsonage has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5277343
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container incorporating a rotatable pouring spout that comprises a spout outlet remotely offset from a rotation axis and an inlet element rotatable about the axis . The container has an adjacent and corresponding outlet element. Each element has an opening offset from the rotation axis, which openings come into and out of register upon spout rotation. The container further incorporates a ball detent adapted to releasably engage the spout outlet when the openings are out of register. The spout can also be displaced along the rotation axis towards and away from the container between sealing and locking positions. The container may further comprise an engagement device which comprises a sealing element arranged between the inlet and outlet elements and extending around both openings when in register and around one of the openings when out of register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Harvey J. Parsonage