IP Library Granted Patent US 10,959,553
Granted Patent B2
US 10,959,553 · App. 16/537,873 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Container and method of forming a container

Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols (Austin, TX); Evan Goldberg (Austin, TX); Edward Abante (Austin, TX)
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
A47G19/2288A47J41/0027A47J41/02B65D41/0414B65D47/122B65D47/142B65D53/02
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Patent No.
US 10,959,553
App. No.
16/537,873
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter.

Claims (46)

1. An insulating container comprising:

a canister, further comprising:

a first inner wall having a first end with a threaded sidewall and an opening extending into an internal reservoir for receiving liquid;

a second outer wall forming an outer shell of the canister, the second outer wall having a second end configured to support the canister on a surface;

a sealed vacuum cavity forming an insulated double wall structure between the first inner wall and the second outer wall;

a lower cap structure, further comprising:

a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal the opening of the canister;

a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout, the spout further comprising an upper threaded sidewall;

a docking structure, protruding from the top surface, having a magnetic docking surface and a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface; and

an upper cap, further comprising:

a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap;

a magnetic top surface and a threaded inner sidewall, wherein the upper cap is configured to be removably coupled to the spout or the magnetic docking surface.

2. The insulating container of claim 1 , wherein the pullout gasket further comprises:

an outer ring structure configured abut and by retained by the threaded inner sidewall and having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout;

an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface; and

a gasket grip structure, coupled to the inner ring structure and extending at least partially across a diameter of the inner ring structure.

3. The insulating container of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic docking surface is substantially parallel to a central axis of the lower cap structure.

4. The insulating container of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lower gasket extending around a first end of the lower threaded sidewall, wherein the lower gasket includes a vent; and

an upper gasket extending around a second end of the lower threaded sidewall.

5. The insulating container of claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the docking structure is spaced apart from the top surface of the lower cap structure.

6. The insulating container of claim 1 , further comprising a collar surface spaced between the spout and the top surface of the lower cap structure, wherein the collar surface extends around a circumference of the spout.

7. The insulating container of claim 6 , wherein the docking structure tapers from a first width at an intersection of the docking structure with the collar surface, to a second width, less than the first width, at the magnetic docking surface.

8. The insulating container of claim 1 , wherein the docking structure encapsulates a magnetic plate.

9. The insulating container of claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the lower cap structure has a geometry that slopes between the spout and a filleted outer edge of the top surface.

10. A spout adapter, comprising:

a lower cap structure, further comprising:

a lower threaded sidewall configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister;

a top surface extending between the lower threaded sidewall and a spout, the spout further comprising an upper threaded sidewall;

a docking structure, protruding from the top surface, having a magnetic docking surface and a top surface that slopes between the spout and the magnetic docking surface; and

an upper cap, further comprising:

a pullout gasket, configured to be removably coupled within the upper cap;

a magnetic top surface and a threaded inner sidewall, the upper cap configured to be removably coupled to the spout or the magnetic docking surface.

11. The spout adapter of claim 10 , wherein the pullout gasket further comprises:

an outer ring structure configured abut and by retained by the threaded inner sidewall and having a sealing surface configured to abut the spout;

an inner ring structure coupled to and concentric with the outer ring structure, the inner ring structure forming a sidewall that extends below the sealing surface; and

a gasket grip structure, coupled to the inner ring structure and extending at least partially across a diameter of the inner ring structure.

12. The spout adapter of claim 10 , wherein the magnetic docking surface is substantially parallel to a central axis of the lower cap structure.

13. The spout adapter of claim 10 , further comprising:

a lower gasket extending around a first end of the lower threaded sidewall, wherein the lower gasket includes a vent; and

an upper gasket extending around a second end of the lower threaded sidewall.

14. The spout adapter of claim 10 , wherein the top surface of the docking structure is spaced apart from the top surface of the lower cap structure.

15. The spout adapter of claim 10 , further comprising a collar surface spaced between the spout and the top surface of the lower cap structure, wherein the collar surface extends around a circumference of the spout.

16. The spout adapter of claim 15 , wherein the docking structure tapers from a first width at an intersection of the docking structure with the collar surface, to a second width, less than the first width, at the magnetic docking surface.

17. The spout adapter of claim 10 , wherein the docking structure encapsulates a magnetic plate.

18. The spout adapter of claim 10 , wherein the top surface of the lower cap structure has a geometry that slopes between the spout and a filleted outer edge of the top surface.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: YETI COOLERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064074/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2020
From: NICHOLS, STEVE CHARLES; GOLDBERG, EVAN; ABANTE, EDWARD
To: YETI COOLERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 052512/0019 →
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