VENTED SPOUT
A fluid container including a container having an opening and a spout assembly connected to the opening. The spout assembly includes a discharge passage, an air ingress tube extending through the opening and a one-way valve connected to an end of said air ingress tube. The air ingress tube being configured to be substantially immersed in a fluid in the container as some of the fluid is traveling through the discharge passage.
1 . A fluid container, comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a spout assembly connected to said opening, said spout assembly including:
a discharge passage;
an air ingress tube extending through said opening; and
a one-way valve connected to an end of said air ingress tube, said air ingress tube being configured to be substantially immersed in a fluid in the container as some of the fluid is traveling through said discharge passage.
2 . The fluid container of claim 1 , wherein said spout assembly further includes a cap that substantially covers said opening, said discharge passage and said air ingress tube extending through said cap.
3 . The fluid container of claim 2 , wherein said one-way valve is positioned on said air ingress tube on an end away from said cap.
4 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said one-way valve is a duckbill valve.
5 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said discharge passage has a first cross-sectional area and said air ingress tube has a second cross-sectional area, said first cross-sectional area being larger than said second cross-sectional area.
6 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said air ingress tube is not connected to the container.
7 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said air ingress tube is configured to not come into contact with a wall of the container.
8 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said air ingress tube has a length defining a length value, said opening having a diameter defining a diameter value, said length value being greater than said diameter value.
9 . The fluid container of claim 3 , wherein said air ingress tube is flexible with air contained therein serving to give said air ingress tube buoyancy in the fluid in the container, said air ingress tube being arranged to flex toward a surface of the fluid in the container as some of the fluid passes through said discharge passage.
10 . The fluid container of claim 3 wherein said discharge passage is a tube having a first length, said air ingress tube having a second length, said first length being greater than said second length.
11 . A spout assembly for a fluid container, the spout assembly comprising:
a discharge passage;
an air ingress tube positioned adjacent to said discharge passage; and
a one-way valve connected to an end of said air ingress tube.
12 . The spout assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a cap, said discharge passage and said air ingress tube extending through said cap.
13 . The spout assembly of claim 12 , wherein said one-way valve is positioned on said air ingress tube on an end away from said cap.
14 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said one-way valve is a duckbill valve.
15 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said discharge passage has a first cross-sectional area and said air ingress tube has a second cross-sectional area, said first cross-sectional area being larger than said second cross-sectional area.
16 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said air ingress tube is not connected to the fluid container.
17 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said air ingress tube is configured to not come into contact with a wall of the fluid container.
18 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said air ingress tube has a length defining a length value, said cap having a diameter defining a diameter value, said length value being greater than said diameter value.
19 . The spout assembly of claim 13 , wherein said discharge passage is a discharge tube having a first length, said air ingress tube having a second length, said first length being greater than said second length.
20 . The spout assembly of claim 19 , wherein said discharge tube and said air ingress tube each have a substantial portion of their respective lengths on opposite sides of said cap.