Reversible spout for bottles

摘要

A spout for use with a container for dispensing a substance (e.g., a condiment) from the container such that any remaining substance exterior to the container adjacent the spout may be allowed to drain back into the container. A lid may be engaged with a container at an engagement portion. A spout portion of the lid that is positionable between a dispensing position and a storage position may define an orifice. The orifice may provide for communication between an interior volume of the container and an exterior of the container. Thus, the substance may be dispensed through the orifice. Furthermore, when in the storage position, the spout portion may direct any remaining substance on an exterior portion of the spout portion through the orifice and back into the container. Thus, a cleaner and more sanitary top of the container may be realized.

主权项

1. A lid for a container that is operable to contain a condiment in an interior volume thereof, the condiment being dispensable from the container, the lid comprising:
an engagement portion operatively engageable with the container adjacent to an opening of the container; and a spout portion extending from the engagement portion and covering at least a portion of the opening, the spout portion defining an orifice through which the condiment may be communicated and comprising an inner face and an outer face, the inner face being on a side of the spout portion nearer the inner volume than the outer face, wherein the spout portion is positionable between a dispensing position in which the condiment is dispensable through the orifice and a storage position in which the outer face defines a sloping surface extending toward the interior volume of the container and terminating at an edge of the orifice for directing any remaining substance on the exterior portion of the spout portion through the orifice and into the container; wherein when in the storage position, the orifice remains open and the spout portion directs any of the condiment on an exterior portion of the spout portion through the orifice and into the container.