US 12,434,885 B2
Pitcher assembly for refrigerator appliance
Louis A. Wantland, Louisville, KY (US); Bradley Nicholas Gilkey, Louisville, KY (US); Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Louisville, KY (US); and Lokesha Kodigenahalli Chinnappa Reddy, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,683.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367860 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 25/42 (2006.01); A47G 19/12 (2006.01); B65D 25/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/28 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 53/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B67D 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 25/42 (2013.01) [A47G 19/12 (2013.01); B65D 25/02 (2013.01); B65D 25/2832 (2013.01); B65D 43/022 (2013.01); B65D 53/02 (2013.01); B65D 65/44 (2013.01); B67D 3/0051 (2013.01); B67D 3/0061 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00194 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00509 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00564 (2013.01); C02F 2307/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pitcher assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the pitcher assembly comprising:
a pitcher including a pitcher wall connected to a pitcher bottom defining a pitcher volume, the pitcher wall defining an opening at a top edge of the pitcher, and a spout defined by a first spout wall, a second spout wall, and an incline wall;
a lid removably received in the opening of the pitcher, the lid comprising:
a top wall having a bottom surface;
a skirt extending from the bottom surface;
a first wall disposed vertically below the skirt at the spout; and
a second wall extending from the first wall into the spout; and
wherein a flow path is defined by the first wall, the second wall, and the spout.