Wireless spout and system for dispensing

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide a pouring device for a container for the dosing of liquid. The pouring device has various features intended to ease use, including an improved removal and attachment system and a system to identify and visually illustrate selected pour sizes. In a specific embodiment, the pouring device has a colored light or LED indicator system that allows the user to quickly and easily confirm the selected pour size. Embodiments may also include one or more features that ease attachment and removal of the pouring device to a liquid container, such as a replaceable cork system.

主权项

1. A pouring device for a container for the dosing of liquid, the pouring device comprising:
(a) a spout housing configured to seal an opening of the container; (b) a conduit extending through the spout housing for liquid passage through the housing; (c) an electrically operated valve disposed within the spout housing for selectively clamping the conduit so that a registerable amount of liquid is dosed; (d) an attachment system for securing the spout housing to the container, comprising (i) a tube extending from a base of the spout housing and encircling a portion of the conduit extending from the spout housing, the tube comprising a threaded distal portion; (ii) a plurality of removable and replaceable corks in varying sizes, configured to fit bottle necks of varying sizes, each of the corks having a hollow center portion to receive the tube, and (iii) a nut to secure the cork to the threaded distal portion of the tube, wherein in use an appropriately sized cork is selected from the plurality of removeable and replaceable corks, and the cork is positioned over the tube, and the nut is secured to the threaded distal portion of the tube below the cork; and (e) an indicator system positioned on the spout housing comprising a series of different visual indicia configured to indicate a selected pour size delivered by the electrically operated valve.