Claims
- 1. A combined strainer and pour spout apparatus constructed and arranged for attachment to a container of a liquid having an internal sidewall surface for simultaneous pouring and straining of the liquid from the container; the apparatus comprising:
- a spout member having adhesive attachment means for releaseable securement to said internal sidewall surface of said container, said spout member having a pouring surface and an interface surface in substantially continuous interface with at least a portion of a segment of said container internal sidewall surface;
- a strainer member having a screen mesh connected to said spout member adjacent said pouring surface;
- said spout and strainer members being foldable and interconnected to one another for forming a mesh enclosed channel for said liquid whereby pouring and straining of said liquid occurs simultaneously.
- 2. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said spout member is made of paper.
- 3. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said adhesive attachment means comprises an adhesive-coated type.
- 4. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said strainer member further comprises a contour band attached to said screen mesh, said contour band forming an opening to said mesh-enclosed channel.
- 5. The apparatus recited in claim 4 wherein said spout member includes foldable leafs, and means for interconnecting said leafs and said contour band for retaining said channel in an open configuration.
- 6. The apparatus recited in claim 5 wherein said means for interconnecting said leafs and said contour band includes a notch and a locking tab on each of said foldable leafs and notches on said contour band.
- 7. The apparatus recited in claim 4 wherein said contour band is made of paper.
- 8. A foldable, combined strainer and pour spout apparatus constructed and arranged for simultaneously pouring and filtering liquids from a container having an internal sidewall surface; the apparatus comprising:
- a spout member having means for releasable attachment to said container internal sidewall surface throughout at least a portion of a segment of said container internal sidewall surface;
- a strainer member; and
- means for interconnecting said spout member and said strainer member for forming a channel therebetween when in a first position and for compressing said spout member and strainer member into flat contiguous surfaces when in a second position, said spout member having a pair of transversely displaced leaf portions respectively having a first pair of notches formed therein for insert into a second pair of notches formed in said strainer member.
- 9. The apparatus recited in claim 8 wherein said spout member is made of paper and wherein said strainer member is made of paper and screen mesh material.
- 10. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein said means for interconnecting said spout member and said strainer member includes stitching along all but one side of said strainer member and interconnectable notches on said spout member and said strainer member.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/374,455, filed June 30, 1989 and now abandoned.
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