Abstract: A replacement caulking tube nozzle, having a nozzle portion, integrally formed with a base, having a connecting lip extending downwardly therefrom, the lip intended for inserting within the end of a cut or severed caulking tube, in order to eliminate any of the hardened caulk, from plugging up the tube for further usage. Where the lip of the replacement nozzle is applied internally of the tube, for the replacement nozzle, it may include a flange that biases against the end of the tube to act as a further seal against leakage of caulking material from the tube upon the application of pressure through operation of the caulking gun.

Abstract: The invention concerns a pourer (3) associated with a closure cap (1) and designed to be fixed inside a container neck (9), comprising a peripheral skirt (4), a pouring element (8), and means for temporarily assembling said pourer and said closure cap. The invention is characterised in that: a) said peripheral skirt (4) comprises a lower part (5) capable of being radially spaced apart for the pourer to be fixed to the neck; b) the pourer (3) comprises a rigid component (6) axially mobile downwards, inside the peripheral skirt (4); c) the pourer (3) comprises means for causing the lower part (5) and the rigid component (6) to co-operate so as to transform the axial movement of the rigid component (6) into a radial movement of the lower part (1).

Abstract: A container for the storage and dispensing of a liquid and which incorporates a sealing mechanism includes a blow-molded container body including a neck portion having a series of external threads and defining an annular, non-planar sealing surface, a pouring spout assembled into the body and a unitary closing lid including a series of internal threads constructed and arranged to engage the threads of the neck portion. The unitary closing lid includes the sealing mechanism in the form of a pair of annular sealing lips constructed and arranged to be compressed against the annular, non-planar sealing surface to establish a sealed interface between the closing lid and the body.

Abstract: A sealing mechanism for a container for sealing an interface between two or more of the structural members, including a container body, a pouring spout, and a closing cap, includes an outer annular edge formed as part of a threaded neck opening for the container body, a radial lip formed as part of the pouring spout and being positioned in contact with the neck portion and the closing cap being configured so as to be attachable to the container body for closing the opening and being constructed and arranged so as to seal against the outer annular edge when attached to the container body.

Abstract: A spout for containers with pourable contents configured to be securely retained to the container. The spout remains secure by the shape and/or design of the spout, most notably the interaction of circumferential beads on the outer wall of the spout with an inwardly extended bead on the neck of the container.

Abstract: A non-drip device or drip prevention apparatus eliminates all liquid dripping. The device includes a body with an orifice wherein the neck of a container may be inserted, a shoulder and a planar surface maintaining a joint in a recess. When the non-drip device is attached by interlocking, the planar surface acts as end of travel stop indicating that the attachment is completed. An angle associated with a quarter circle facilitates liquid reinsertion into the bottle. A diameter of the device enables the liquid to flow rapidly when poured and a ridge interrupts the liquid flow after it has been served. An overlap is provided for publicity or a print. The non-drip device is designed to eliminate dripping, for example, when wine is poured from a bottle.

Abstract: According to the invention, a pouring spout for mounting on a container's neck can be configured as a spout placed in the container's neck, which spout goes on the inside of the neck so that possible drops of liquid will be collected inside the neck. Drops of liquid running on the outside of the container are hereby avoided and at the same time it is achieved that the container can pour in all directions since the edge of the pouring spout extends uniformly around the container's neck.

Abstract: A capped container is disclosed, which includes a container body, a nozzle, a cap, and retainer means provided between the inside wall of the cap and the shoulder or nozzle tip of the nozzle for enabling the nozzle to be press-fitted first into the cap and then fastened to the opening of the container body with the cap. When holding the cap to aim the nozzle at the opening of the container body, the punch of an automatic machine is pressed on the top of the cap to force the nozzle into engagement with the opening of the container body without causing damage to the nozzle.

Abstract: A pour spout is provided for dispensing liquid from a fluid carrying vessel such as a liquor bottle. The pour spout includes an insertable member configured to engage an internal surface of the bottle neck and form a liquid tight seal therewith. An external spout extends from the insertable member for directing the flow of liquid out of the vessel. Within the pour spout, an internal flow channel extends through both the insertable member and the external spout, the flow channel forming a nozzle aperture at the end of the external spout allowing liquid contained within the vessel to flow through the spout. Finally, a sealable cap is operably attached to the external spout. The cap may be operated between an open and a closed position, wherein in the open position, liquid can flow through the cap, and in the closed position, an air tight seal is formed over the end of the spout.

Abstract: The invention concerns a double-walled tube (1) for storing and dispensing hazardous products, comprising an inner tube (10) with a skirt (13), a shoulder (12) and an inner neck (11) delimiting an inner orifice (14), a metal tube with a skirt (25), a shoulder (24) and an outer neck (21), the two tubes being mutually connected at their necks (11 and 21) by a joining piece (30) comprising a bottom (34) and at least an outer skirt (35) enclosing the two necks (11 and 21). The invention is characterised in that the joining piece (30) is provided with an inner skirt (31) with its outer wall having a globally truncated profile, such that, when the joining piece (30) is forcefully pushed down, said inner skirt (31) causes the median parts of the necks (11 and 21) to expand at their circumference, thus widening the ends of said necks.

Abstract: A container filling machine and removable valve assembly having a liquid retention bowl and at least one filler valve assembly depending therefrom, the bowl having at least one bottom opening, a periphery around the opening, and a shoulder at the periphery, the filler valve assembly extending through the opening and including an upwardly protruding vent tube in the bowl, a valve retention clip on the vent tube and having at least one abutment within the bowl aligned with the shoulder to be engageable with the shoulder to prevent unwanted valve removal from the bowl, the retention clip being accessible from outside the bowl and having sufficient resilient flexibility to move the at least one abutment away from the shoulder for release of the filler valve assembly from the bowl.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing of two component adhesive utilizes a conventional static mixer which is supplied with an insert providing a reduced outlet diameter source to allow streaming of the adhesive from the mixer.

Abstract: A liquid pourer for pouring liquid from a bottle, most likely liquor, has a new sealing cork enabling much easier insertion and extraction of the pourer into and out of a bottle, a new cork and collar combination enabling similar easier insertion and extraction, and a new dump cap for portion control pouring wherein a new assembly and sealing method and structure is provided, and numerous new improvements making the pourer provide higher quality pouring.

Abstract: A sleeve fixedly receivable within the bottle neck, and a spout extending through the sleeve and movable therein to an extended position projecting outwardly of the bottle neck to facilitate pouring contents from the bottle or to a retracted position disposed within the neck when closed by the bottle cap.

Abstract: A device for preventing spillage of wine, liquor, etc. during their pouring from a bottle and the like, the device has a springy element which is movable between a substantially flat inoperative position and a wound operative position so that in the wound operative position it is formed as a tube insertable into a neck of a bottle and the like and firmly abuts, due to its springy nature, against an inner surface of the bottle, to form a tubular guide for pouring wine, liquor, etc.

Abstract: A liquid pourer for pouring liquid from a bottle, most likely liquor, has a new sealing cork enabling much easier insertion and extraction of the pourer into and out of a bottle, a new cork and collar combination enabling similar easier insertion and extraction, and a new dump cap for portion control pouring wherein a new assembly and sealing method and structure is provided, and numerous new improvements making the pourer provide higher quality pouring.

Abstract: A storage can for ready-to-use liquid consumer products, such as paint, enamel and liquid resins. The storage can includes a cylindrical body forming a side wall, a bottom wall and a lid member attached to an open end of the body. A pour spout is formed in the side wall and extends outwardly therefrom a distance no greater than the distance at which perpendicular tangents to the can body intersect. The spout extends upwardly from the body to the point at which the lid member lies and preferably includes a filter member therein. The open end of the body presents a flat, annular rim from which a first gripping member extends with a second gripping member formed around the outer circumference of the lid to mate with the first gripping member and secure the lid to the open end. The lid member preferably includes a spout lid portion hingeably attached thereto to selectively open and close only the spout opening.

Abstract: A flow controlling cap (20) for a fluid container (12) controls fluid flow by means of gravity and pressure, and has a first chamber (22) formed by a first hollow cylinder (22) and a second chamber (24) formed by a second hollow cylinder (24) having a greater diameter than the first hollow cylinder (22). The first cylinder (22) forms the part of the cap (20) that will fit into the interior of the bottle neck (46). A partition wall (36) between the two chambers (22, 24) sealingly contacts the radial surface of the bottle opening (46). The cap (20) structure has a plurality of holes (30, 40, 42) formed in it that are specifically positioned to use forces of gravity, static fluid pressure, ambient air pressure and fluid surface tension to control the timing of fluid release when a bottle (12), fitted with the cap (20), is moved from an upright to an inverted position.

Abstract: There are adhesive foams that are formulated for gun uses and adhesive foams that are formulated for adapter use. This means a double track in production, storage and use of adapter foams. The invention is a gun version that permits use of adhesive foams such as used in the adapter version. For this purpose, the needle and the nozzle tube in the gun have a shape such that the nozzle tube has at least one mixing path, and the amount of foam can be sensitively metered by means of narrowings and widenings between the inner wall of the nozzle tube and the outer wall of the needle.

Abstract: A tamper-evident thermoplastic fitment having a spout and a closure for said spout are welded to a polymer-coated paperboard container or to a flexible plastic container. The fitment and closure are initially molded simultaneously but with a substantial space between the two pans interconnected by an elongated runner which conducts molten plastic from the closure to the fitment. Upon retraction of the core of the mold, the closure is pulled into the spout until shoulders on the parts engage, whereupon the closure is stripped from the mold core. The runner comprises a tear tab which slides through an apertured space on the closure. When the parts engage tangs on the tear tab engage the space, making the assembly tamper-evident. The fitment has a flange which may be welded or otherwise secured to the container. The tab may be pulled by the consumer to open the container. The closure may be unscrewed from the spout or otherwise disengaged.

Abstract: A stackable spill proof paint that includes a hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container, a generally circular-shaped lid, and a pouring spout. The top of the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container has a through aperture with a shape and a ledge, so that excess paint can be wiped off from a paint brush that was previously dipped into paint contained in the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container. The generally circular-shaped lid has a depression with through aperture, and a shape substantially equivalent to the shape of the through aperture of the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container, so that when the generally circular-shaped lid is placed on the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container the depression of the generally circular-shaped lid enters the through aperture of the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container and prevents relative rotation therebetween while providing a seal therebetween.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drip-catcher for, for instance, a bottle and intended for preventing dripping and drops seeping from the bottle orifice during pouring. The drip-catcher of the invention simply consists of a piece (1) of flexible and elastic foil material, preferably plastic material foil having the thickness of 0.1-0.2 mm. The diameter of the piece of material may be 60-80 mm. When used as a drip-catcher the piece of material is rolled into an oblong cylindrical form and inserted in the orifice of the bottle. Due to its elasticity the piece of material will positively engage the orifice and constitute a tube-formed outlet spout. Due to the small thickness of the foil material and its liquid-repellent nature this spout cuts off the jet very efficiently and is also a very efficient drop-catcher. The drip-catcher of the invention is extremely simple and cheap.

Abstract: A closure for a container. The closure has a lower closure element and a closure cap which can be placed on the lower closure element. The lower closure element can be connected to the opening of a container by a base element having a contact flange that rests on the inner wall of the container against a contact face formed in the area of the opening of the container. One or several locking projections are disposed on the base element in the axial direction of the container closure and at a distance from the contact flange. The locking projection extends over the rim of the opening, so that the lower container element is held axially immovable in the container. Secure fixing of the container closure in the opening of the container is possible by providing the base element with one or a plurality of stops which come into operational connection with counter-elements of the container and prevent turning of the base element in the opening.

Abstract: A closure for a container with a lower closure element and a closure cap which can be placed on the lower closure element. The lower closure element is connected to the opening of a container by a base element having a contact flange which rests on the interior of the container against a contact face formed in the area of the opening of the container. At least one locking projection is disposed on the base element in the axial direction of the container closure and at a distance from the contact flange. The locking projection extends over the rim of the opening so that the lower container element is held axially immovable in the container.

Abstract: A composite container having a barrier property and comprising a packaging material which comprises an inner surface layer, a barrier layer, and a base material layer wherein the barrier layer comprises one selected from nylon MXD 6 and a semi-aromatic polyamide resin, which is a copolymer comprising an aromatic polyamide forming component and an aliphatic polyamide forming component wherein the aromatic polyamide forming component comprises an aliphatic diamine and isophthalic acid and/or terephthalic acid, and the aliphatic polyamide forming component comprises a lactam or an aliphatic diamine, and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The above packaging material may also comprise an inner surface layer having a barrier property and a base material layer wherein the inner surface layer having a barrier property comprises the above semi-aromatic polyamide resin.

Abstract: A closure unit has, for additionally securing a new state, a predetermined breaking point (5), which at least partly passes around the pouring opening circumference and connects the pouring part (1) and the closure part (2). In order that the predetermined breaking point (5) is protected against damage and can only be broken by a force directed in the same direction as that necessary for opening the closure unit, on the outside of the closure unit the predetermined breaking point (5) is covered by a protection/support zone (10) and can also be supported on the inside of the closure unit by support zones (11), wherein the predetermined breaking point (6) is made of a different material (A) from the material (B) of the protection/support zone (10).

Abstract: A stopper for use in a metered dispensing unit including a conduit for carrying fluid from a container to a metering portion of the dispensing unit, the conduit having a flange at one end, a sealing member arranged on the conduit for sealing the conduit against an inside surface of the container, the sealing member having a tube through which the conduit extends, and a system for replaceably securing the sealing member on the conduit between the flange and an end of the conduit which is opposite the flange. For example, the securing system may include a releasable retaining clip.

Abstract: A fitment attached around an aperture in a container has a flange from which extends a spout closed by an initially integrally molded externally threaded plug. So long as the fitment and plug are in their original position after molding, the combination is tamper-evident. The plug is moved axially into the spout, with a liquid-tight fit. The plug has an outward extending tab formed with a slot and the fitment has an upward extending finger aligned with the slot in the tab and formed with tangs which lock the finger and tab together as the plug is moved into the spout, thereby making the device tamper-evident. A characteristic of the invention is that a tether interconnects the plug and the upper edge of the spout to prevent disconnection of the one from the other. As a further feature of the invention, an over-size foil seal extends across the bottom of the flange and is welded or otherwise adhered to the bottom of the flange.

Abstract: A tamper-evident thermoplastic fitment having a spout and a closure for said spout are welded to a polymer-coated paperboard container or to a flexible plastic container. The fitment and closure are initially molded simultaneously but with a substantial space between the two parts interconnected by an elongated runner which conducts molten plastic from the closure to the fitment. Upon retraction of the core of the mold, the closure is pulled into the spout until shoulders on the parts engage, whereupon the closure is stripped from the mold core. The runner comprises a tear tab which slides through an apertured space on the closure. When the parts engage tangs on the tear tab engage the space, making the assembly tamper-evident. The fitment has a flange which may be welded or otherwise secured to the container. The tab may be pulled by the consumer to open the container. The closure may be unscrewed from the spout or otherwise disengaged.

Abstract: A caulking gun with the open supporting framework that has a forwardly disposed ring member and a rearwardly disposed trigger actuating mechanism that is cooperative with a rod member with teeth thereon to advance the piston on the one end of the rod member which in turn operates on a moveable member in a disposable cartridge that is received by the supporting framework. A nozzle is removably connectable with the cartridge and is also removably connectable with the ring member of the gun to provide selective detachment.

Abstract: A container (20) made of a rigid tubular conformation, each end (21, 22) of which is flattened to produce and provide outwardly protruding edges (25). A transition portion (33) between the flattened end portion (22) and undeformed body portion has a sloped wall in which at least one access aperture (24) is formed. The aperture (24) is selectively closed by a plug, valve or cap adapted to be secured in a fluid-tight manner in this container (20). Hand hold apertures (e.g., 23) may be formed where the ends are sealed. Disposable or reusable bladders, bags and/or liners (58, 70) can be used with these containers, and can be extended out of the fitting (50, 72) and can be gathered together and sealed (59) to provide a sanitary and tamper-proof covering. The container (20) may be pressurized if desired. An expanding plug assembly (100) having a body (102) formed of a pair of resilient members (104, 106) separated by a thin plate or diaphragm (108) also forms a part of this invention.

Abstract: A disposable, combined strainer and pour spout integrates into one apparatus the combination of means for pouring and straining utilizing a simple device that may be readily attached to or integrated with a disposable bucket or tub for holding paints or other liquids. A pour spout member of the invention is preferably made of a simple die cut paper shape and a strainer member of the present invention is preferably a die cut triangular mesh to which a paper band is affixed at one edge. The strainer mesh is secured to the pour spout by stitching, or gluing along two sides. The band side of the strainer mesh is left free to move away from the spout as the device is rolled into a partial cylindrical or conical section when attached to the bucket. The combined assembly may be attached to a disposable bucket utilizing a pre-applied tape band, stitching, or may be built integrally into the bucket.

Abstract: A combination pouring spout and flat lid for attachment to the top of a viscous liquid container, including a short, conically-shaped pouring spout having a narrow diameter upper end and a wider diameter lower end allowing it to pass upward through an aperture formed in the flat lid for fixable engagement therewith, a flange extending outward about the lower end of the spout containing construction for absorbing shock from use of the spout and from extraneous impacts thereagainst, an annular planar mating surface formed on the upper portion of the flange for contact with the underside of the lid, a constricted throat portion formed in the spout having a swollen, ring-shaped portion formed in the spout above the throat of an outside diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the aperture and an upwardly and inwardly slanted outer surface formed about the ring-shaped portion for centering the ring-shaped portion in the aperture to bring the mating surface into contact with the lid and lock the spout firmly

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for liquid which is able to retain the liquid therein for drinking purposes at a temperature close to its original temperature for a period of time. The design of the top makes it easy to insert, reduces vents to one drink hole, and the addition of an interior shelf or speed bump will add additional important insurance against spills or splashes while improving the heat retention. The improved shape will allow a mechanical channel for an add on handle which will reduce breakage and add marketing options. The improved shape will also allow the possibility of the jiggering of the mug.

Abstract: A tap for aseptic packages of the type which contain solutions and, in particular, solutions for medical applications. The type has a body, a packaging penetrating tip extending from the body, a liquid passageway extending from the tip and through the body for dispensing liquid from the package and a fluid passageway extending from the tip and through the body for admitting make-up air to the package interior. A cylindrical member of resilient material is positioned between the tap body and its penetrating tip and is insertable through the package wall in trailing relation to the tip. The resilient member is selectively compressed along its cylindrical axis to expand within the package and engage the wall to seal the orifice formed by the tip on penetration of the package wall and to secure the tap to the package.

Abstract: A one-piece, molded plastic, reclosable, pouring device adapted to be secured to an outer wall of a paperboard carton, adjacent an opening in said carton wall, to provide a tamper evident dispensing package for particulate type materials. The device includes a base member adapted to be located in the carton and secured to the carton wall adjacent the opening, and a cover member adapted to be located outside the carton and hingedly connected to the base member for snug engagement with the base member to provide a relatively tight fit therebetween upon reclosure of the package.

Abstract: A dispensing spout includes a tubular body having axially opposite ends of which one end has a cutting edge for penetrating the wall of a container from which a product is to be dispensed and an opposite end of the tubular body has a groove defined by an axial groove portion and two generally radial grooved portions each ending in a blind wall. A ring is freely slidably received on the tubular body and has a tab in registration with the groove. A gasket is sandwiched between the retaining ring and the thread of the tubular body. The tab of the ring is engaged in one of the radially grooved portions for threading the tubular body into the container after the wall has been punctured. The tab is further received in the other of the radial grooves for compressing the gasket and effecting the seal between the dispensing spout and the container.

Abstract: A cover with a pouring spout is constructed to engage a plurality of standard containers, such as as paint cans, having different configurations. These cans in any given size may be of metal of plastic, and each will have a particular rim configuration. The cover is adapted to engage and seal either of there, and confine the contents of the can so that there is no leakage or rim contamination as the contents are poured out.

Abstract: An eccentrically positioned liquid trap improves coffee pour rate through a coffee pot top assembly that is retained in substantial sealing engagement with the open mount of a coffee pot by a retainer ring whose retention of the same is insensitive to variations in production tolerances.

Abstract: The cover includes a cover body provided with a pouring spout with a metering gate member and operating cam members for coupling the cover body to the inner edge of a paint can or the like, and a lip gasket arranged under the perimetrical edge of the cover member and acting on the top portion of the can and coupled to the cover body through a loop portion for providing resiliency in the axial direction.

Abstract: An improvement to a wide mouth container for powdered or granular products is disclosed. Attached to the neck of the container in a spaced relationship are two flat, lens-shaped projections having opposed surfaces generally normal to the container axis. Between the projections a dispensing slot is formed which is useful to effect dispensing by pouring. Alternatively, the size and spacing of the projections allows a spoon to be inserted into the container neck for dispensing the product. The projections do not interfere with the sealing means which closes the container.

Abstract: A metering pouring stopper comprising two elements of a moldable or injectable material which is at least somewhat flexible. One of these elements comprises a pouring lip which can be fastened to the free end to the threaded neck of the container, while the other element comprises a metering chamber and a threaded skirt to be screwed onto the threaded neck of the container. Since the threads of the necks of containers always have a predetermined, constant angular orientation, the two elements of the stop that can fit into one another have assembly detachable means which make it possible to assemble them temporarily before they are placed onto the container.

Abstract: Insert (1) for fixing into openings, the insert being manufactured in at least two parts having openings therethrough, the parts being joined together so as the openings are in communication. One cap member (2) and at least one locking member (3) are required to form an insert, whereby the cap member interfaces with the external surrounding suface of an opening and the locking member interfaces with the internal surrounding surface of an opening so as to fixedly locate the assembled insert within the opening and cause both the insert and the opening to flex to a certain extent, whereby the insert is snugly fitted in the opening and any movement between the insert and the opening is accommodated by flexural movement of either or both the insert and/or the opening without affecting the seal between them.

Abstract: An easy-open/reclosure device intended to be attached to the top lid of a container having an upstanding peripheral rim. The device includes a base portion and a moveable portion preferably hingedly attached thereto. The base portion has a dispensing aperture, a depending flange encircling the aperture, and a deformable pouring lip/drain surface. The moveable portion has a depending plug member which is shaped complementary to the base portion's aperture for reclosing the container. When the device is applied to the container, the base portion's depending flange is pushed through a prescored or pre-cut aperture in the container's top lid. In applying the device to the container, the container's peripheral rim bends the base portion's deformable pouring lip/drain surface upward and inward such that it assumes an inclined, trough-shaped configuration.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved manually operable pour spout for use with a container of liquid, which is accomplished by a manually operable pour spout which is engageable with an opening of a container for dispensing liquid from the container and which has a valve body portion which acts as a sleeve about a conduit having a pouring orifice therein and which provides both opening of the spout and of a vent therein when in a up position and for the closing of both when in a down position.

Abstract: A dispenser and method for using the dispenser to transport pourable materials. A dispenser is imbedded into a container wall and manipulated so as to seal the dispenser to the container. Pourable material may then be transported through the container wall via the dispenser.

Abstract: A liquid containing and dispensing package comprising a hollow plastic container having a neck, a fitment interengaging the neck and closure. The fitment interengages the neck and has a first peripheral portion extending axially and having a portion defining a spout having a pouring lip extending axially inwardly of the end of the neck, and a closure comprising a top wall and a first peripheral wall extending from the top wall axially inwardly. The closure includes a radial portion extending from the peripheral wall and sealingly engaging an annular area of the fitment. The closure defines a dispensing cup and includes a second outer peripheral wall spaced from the first peripheral wall which has internal threads engaging external threads on the neck of the container.

Abstract: A gable top carton for containing a beverage or like liquid product is diosed which comprises a boxlike body having a closed bottom and a double sloping top. The top has an aperture defined in one of its sloping sides for pouring out the contained liquid. Closing this aperture is a plastic mouthpiece of one piece construction, which is fused to otherwise watertightly attached to the edge portion of the top around the aperture. The mouthpiece includes a lid having a pull tab protruding therefrom. The lid can be torn open upon exertion of a pull on the pull tab. Preferably, the pull tab is formed integral with a hook capable of engaging the ridge of the gable top when the lid is torn open, so that the lid may be held fully open as the liquid is poured out.

Abstract: A cap for a drinking cup is provided with an integral lip resting hutch of elliptical shape adjacent the edge of the cap. The peripheral wall of the cap adjoining the hutch is elevated and curved outwards. The hutch bottom surface and the elevated peripheral wall outside surface form acute angles with one another. The cap enables a patient to drink in the natural manner closing a discharge opening in the hutch area by his upper lip.

Abstract: A pouring device which is fixed into the outlet of a liquid container. The device has a main portion and bifurcated legs which conform to the internal shape of the container outlet. A vent tube provides access for air forced into the container by the low pressure zone therein created by the outflow of liquid. The area between the legs constitutes the outlet path for a continuous stream of liquid from the container. The legs are spaced apart to facilitate mounting of the device in the container outlet.