IP Library Granted Patent US 11,019,963
Granted Patent B1
US 11,019,963 · App. 16/679,179 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Double jigger

Inventor: Thomas William Mercante (Summerville, SC)
A47J43/27G01F19/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,019,963
App. No.
16/679,179
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A double jigger comprises two cup portions. Each cup portion faces in an opposite direction from one another and each has an open top for receiving a liquid or a pourable solid and a bottom which leads to a common open channel. A pliable center portion is disposed between and connects the two cup portions and contains the common open channel. The channel is subject to blockage upon application of exterior pressure on the pliable center portion, for example, if a user were to pinch the center portion between a thumb and fingers.

Claims (20)

1. A double jigger, comprising:

two cup portions, each cup portion facing in opposite directions from one another and each having an open top for receiving a liquid or a pourable solid and a bottom which leads to a common open channel;

a pliable center portion, disposed between and connecting the two cup portions and containing the common open channel, wherein the channel is subject to blockage upon application of exterior pressure on the pliable center portion.

2. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein two cup portions and the center portions are all pliable.

3. The double jigger of claim 2 , wherein two cup portions and the center portions are all formed of the same material.

4. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein two cup portions are formed from a rigid material.

5. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein two cup portions both have diameters at least twice as large as a diameter of the center portion.

6. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein the cup portions have widths greater than a width of the center portion and the width of the center portion is less than one inch.

7. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than 9/10 inch.

8. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ⅘ inch.

9. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than 7/10 inch.

10. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ⅗ inch.

11. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ½ inch.

12. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ⅖ inch.

13. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ¼ inch.

14. The double jigger of claim 6 , wherein the width of the center portion is less than ⅕ inch.

15. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein the center portion has side walls that extend below the cup portions and form walls of the common open channel, wherein the width of the open channel is less than widths of both bottoms of the cup portions.

16. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein the center portion has flap that when external pressure is applied to the center portion, opens and wherein the flap closes when pressure is released.

17. The double jigger of claim 1 , wherein the center portion has a door mechanism and a button that, when pressed, rotates from a horizontal position towards a vertical position to allow fluid to pass through the center potion of the jigger.

18. The double jigger of claim 17 , wherein the door is round to match an inner dimension of the center portion.