Patents
US 8038035 B2: Fuel can spout
- Granted
- 2011-10-18
- Filed
- 2007-10-08 application 11868817
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A spouted container comprises a container and a vented spout that fluidly communicates with the container. The vented spout defines a fluid passageway extending therethrough and includes a conduit housing and a cover that cooperatively form a vented chamber. The vented chamber fluidly communicates with the passageway through a pair of spaced apart vent openings presented by the conduit housing. The vented chamber also fluidly communicates with ambient through a vent opening presented by the cover. The vented spout further includes a locking valve assembly that restricts inadvertent opening of the spouted container. The assembly includes a shiftable valve that normally occludes the passageway and a trigger operably coupled to the valve for opening and closing the valve. The trigger includes a catch that holds the trigger in a locked condition when the valve is closed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111018.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLITZ U.S.A., INC. 5 patents | US company or organization | Miami, OK | BLITZ U.S.A., INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie L. Forbis | Quapaw, OK | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D25/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K24/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | BLITZ U.S.A., INC. signed 2011-02-04 | BOKF, NA, D/B/A BANK OF OKLAHOMA TULSA, OK | 25756/969 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-12-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FORBIS, CHARLIE L. signed 2007-12-03 | BLITZ U.S.A., INC. MIAMI, OK | 20223/36 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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