| 摘要 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY SEALING AND POURING LIQUID FROM A CONTAINER The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for selectively sealing and pouring a liquid from a container. The device includes a hollow vessel 11 having a sealingly attached lid 12. Lid 12 includes communicating deformable pout spouts 16,16a therethrough and an actuating mechanism comprising an actuator member 15, actuator button 14, a transverse actuator member 20 and appended pinch clamps 19 and 19a which, when the actuating mechanism is urged into the null or unactivated position clamps the deformable pour spouts thereby preventing liquid from escaping from the vessel. Conversely, in the actuated position, transverse actuator member 20 and pinch bars 19 and 19a are released and the flexible pour spouts 16 and 16a return to the undeformed position. The invention further includes a poppet valve 23 interposedthrough a pressure release passageway which permits the escape of gaseous pressure buildup within the vessel automatically while being seated and sealed upon the sensing of a specified level of liquid within the vessel. Accordingly, gaseous buildup of a significant pressure is freely and automatically permitted to escape while the device is effectively sealed upon tipping or inadvertent upending of the vessel.
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