Pouring Spout for Milk Bottles and the Like (Patent No: 622212)

Inventor: Kelly, Vearl

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. In a pouring spout for milk bottles of the class having a body with a reduced neck and the lip at the top of the neck, a jacket having an enlarged lower end to pass over the neck and to fit closely on the body, a reduced upper portion on the jacket to fit against the neck of the bottle, an annular internal groove in the reduced upper portion to engage over the lip of the bottle to hold the jacket on the bottle, a pouring spout extending from the jacket on one side thereof, a gripping handle integral with the jacket and extending on the opposite side of the jacket and manually operable means to release the engagement of the reduced upper portion with the lip of the bottle.

2. The pouring spout as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the manually operable means comprises opposed sections of the reduced upper portion distended laterally away from the said neck and adapted to disengage the annular internal groove from the said lip when squeezed toward the neck.

3. In a pouring spout for milk bottles of the class having a body with a reduced neck and a lip at the top of the reduced neck, a jacket having an enlarged lower end to pass over the neck and to fit tightly against the body of the bottle, a reduced upper portion on the jacket to fit against the neck of the bottle, an annular internal groove in the reduced upper portion to engage over the lip to hold the jacket on the bottle, a manually releasable catch integral with the reduced upper portion and positioned to engage with the lip on the bottle at the rear thereof, a pouring spout extending from the jacket on one side, a gripping handle on the opposite side of the jacket and a button extending from the manually releasable catch to facilitate disengagement of the catch from the lip.

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