Flexible panel pitcher with curved divider
View Patent ↗A container or pitcher is provided having a flexible side wall portion and rim portion of the container which can conform to the shape of an object to which the pitcher is applied to thereby direct fluid flow from the pitcher over a broader area and to prevent fluid from flowing from the pitcher and underneath the rim of the pitcher and onto portions of the object to which it is not desirable to apply the fluid.
1. A container comprising:
a generally rigid continuous side wall having an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end the side wall defining a container body, said side wall having a portion thereof that defines a generally flat side wall section,
a bottom joined to the lower side wall end to define an inward fluid-holding interior with the upper side wall end being generally open, the upper side wall end comprising a rim on the upper side wall end having a flexible rim segment,
an inwardly flexible panel comprising at least a portion of said generally flat side wall section and extending to form the flexible rim segment of said inwardly flexible panel, the inwardly flexible panel providing generally unobstructed fluid flow out of the open upper side wall end and the flexible panel generally conforming to the shape of an object pressed against the flexing panel, and
a curved divider spanning the interior and contacting the bottom to define first and second fluid-holding portions of the interior, the divider being oriented generally parallel to the flexible panel, the curvature of the divider arching toward the flexible panel, the first and second fluid-holding portions operating to approximately concurrently pour a fluid onto the object pressed against the flexing panel.
2. The container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rim segment is comprised of a sponge material.
3. The container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rim segment is comprised of a rubber material.
4. The container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rim is comprised of fabric.
5. The container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a handle connected to the sidewall.
6. The container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible panel is comprised of a rubber material.
7. A container comprising:
a generally rigid continuous side wall having an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end the side wall defining a container body, said side wall having a portion thereof that defines a generally flat side wall section,
a bottom joined to the lower side wall end to define an inward fluid-holding interior with the upper side wall end being generally open,
an inwardly flexible panel comprising at least a portion of said generally flat side wall section the inwardly flexible panel providing generally unobstructed fluid flow out of the open upper side wall end and the flexible panel generally conforming to the shape of an object pressed against the flexing panel, and
a curved divider spanning the fluid-holding interior and contacting the bottom to define first and second fluid-holding portions of the fluid-holding interior, the divider being oriented generally parallel to the flexible panel, the curvature of the divider arching toward the flexible panel, the first and second fluid-holding portions operating to approximately concurrently pour a fluid onto the object pressed against the flexing panel.
8. The container as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a handle connected to the sidewall.
9. The container as claimed in claim 7 wherein the flexible panel is comprised of a rubber material.
10. The container as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a rim segment connected to at least a portion of said upper side wall end.