Flexible panel pitcher
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 terminating in an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end and defining an inward space bounded by said continuous sidewall,
a bottom closing said lower side wall end with said upper side wall end being generally open,
an inwardly flexible panel forming a portion of said side wall and extending to form at least a portion of said upper side wall end, said flexible panel having a generally smooth inward surface for unobstructed fluid flow out of said open upper side wall end, and
a divider spanning said interior and contacting said bottom to define first and second fluid-holding portions of said interior, said divider being oriented generally parallel to said flexible panel, said first and second fluid-holding portions operating to approximately concurrently pour a fluid onto the object pressed against said flexing panel.
2. The container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a rim attached to said upper side wall end.
3. The container as claimed in claim 2 wherein said rim is comprised of a sponge material.
4. The container as claimed in claim 2 wherein said rim is comprised of rubber.
5. The container as claimed in claim 2 wherein said rim is comprised of cloth.
6. The container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a handle.
7. A container comprising:
a generally rigid continuous side wall having an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end and defining an inward space bounded by said continuous sidewall,
a bottom attached to said lower side wall end with said upper side wall end being generally open,
a rim connected to said upper side wall end,
a portion of said rim being sufficiently inwardly flexible to conform to the shape of an object to which said rim is pressed against,
an inwardly flexible panel forming a portion of said side wall and connecting with said inwardly flexible rim portion, said inwardly flexible panel having a generally smooth inward surface for unobstructed fluid flow out of said open upper side wall end, and
a divider spanning said interior and contacting said bottom to define first and second fluid-holding portions of said interior, said divider being oriented generally parallel to said flexible panel, said first and second fluid-holding portions operating to approximately concurrently pour a fluid onto the object pressed against said flexing panel.
8. The container as claimed in claim 7 at least a portion of said side wall is concave, said concave side wall portion having a rim portion of a flexible material.
9. The container as claimed in claim 8 wherein said rim is comprised of a sponge material.
10. The container as claimed in claim 8 wherein said rim is comprised of rubber.
11. The container as claimed in claim 8 wherein said rim is comprised of cloth.
12. The container as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a handle.