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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1991
Robert Worrell, Hopkins, MN (US);
William E Midden, Springfield, MN (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A pitcher for holding and serving liquids including a jar portion, a ring member engageable with the jar portion, and a cover assembly engageably with the ring member. A rim portion of the cover assembly is defined by an aperture formed through the cover assembly and an integral spout is formed in a section of the rim portion for controllably pouring liquids from the pitcher. A mouth is formed at one end of the jar and a necked portion is formed on a surface of the jar spaced apart from the mouth. A diameter of the necked portion is smaller than a diameter of the mouth and includes a concave portion which is sized and dimensioned for matably engaging the ring member. Thread portions formed on cooperative surfaces of the cover assembly and the ring member attach the cover assembly to the jar. Included in the cover assembly is a cap for covering the aperture in the cover assembly and a lid assembly carried on the cap and movable relative to the cap and the spout formed on the rim portion. The lid assembly is a unitary body formed with an elongated beam member having a movable lid at one end and a thumb lever at the other end. Application of a force on the thumb lever selectively displaces the lid from the spout.