Spill-resistant measuring, mixing, and pouring bowl

Abstract

An improved measuring, mixing, and pouring bowl. The bowl has a gully and wings for tidy pouring. The bowl also has protruding measuring notches coupled to the inner surface of the bowl for easy measuring, and has a groove for stabilizing the bowl upon the rim of another container during pouring.

1 . An improved bowl comprising: 
 a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;    a grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim;    a spout formed from a portion of said open end for pouring ingredients from said bowl; and    a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl.    
   
   
       2 . The bowl of  claim 1  wherein said grip being substantially J-shaped.  
   
   
       3 . The grip of  claim 1  wherein said grip having a length and a width sufficient to fold over and rest on the back of a hand of a user while said user palms said bowl.  
   
   
       4 . The bowl of  claim 1  wherein said grip being positioned substantially opposite from said spout.  
   
   
       5 . The bowl of  claim 1  wherein said spout having a substantially flat tip, said substantially flat tip defining an edge proximate said gully.  
   
   
       6 . The bowl of  claim 1  further comprising at least one wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said wing coupled to said rim proximate a side of said spout.  
   
   
       7 . The bowl of  claim 6  wherein said at least one wing being: 
 a first wing coupled proximate a first side of said spout; and    a second wing coupled proximate a second side of said spout.    
   
   
       8 . The bowl of  claim 1  further comprising at least one protrusion coupled to and extending from an outer surface of said bowl proximate said spout, said at least one protrusion defining a groove dimensioned to receive a portion of a rim of another container during pouring.  
   
   
       9 . The bowl of  claim 1  further comprising a bead coupled to and protruding substantially inwardly from said inner surface of said bowl, said bead extending from said base to an area proximate said rim, said bead having a plurality of measuring notches thereon.  
   
   
       10 . The bowl of  claim 1  further comprising at least one ridge coupled to and protruding from said rim proximate said grip.  
   
   
       11 . The ridge of  claim 10  wherein said ridge being angled to direct contents of an egg toward said inner surface of said bowl when said egg being cracked upon said ridge.  
   
   
       12 . An improved bowl comprising: 
 a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;    a spout formed from a portion of said open end, said spout having a substantially flat tip, said substantially flat tip defining an edge proximate said gully, said edge breaking surface tension of ingredients being poured out of said bowl and said edge causing a reverse flow of said ingredients back down said gully toward said inner surface of said bowl when said bowl being returned to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl;    a substantially J-shaped grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim, said grip being positioned substantially opposite from said spout;    a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl;    a first wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said first wing coupled to said rim proximate a first side of said spout; and    a second wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said second wing coupled to said rim proximate a second side of said spout.    
   
   
       13 . The bowl of  claim 12  further comprising at least one protrusion coupled to and extending from an outer surface of said bowl proximate said spout, said at least one protrusion defining a groove dimensioned to receive a portion of a rim of another container during pouring.  
   
   
       14 . The bowl of  claim 12  further comprising a bead coupled to and protruding substantially inwardly from said inner surface of said bowl, said bead extending from said base to an area proximate said rim, said bead having a plurality of measuring notches thereon.  
   
   
       15 . The bowl of  claim 12  further comprising a ridge coupled to and protruding from said rim proximate said grip, said ridge being angled to direct contents of an egg toward said inner surface of said bowl when said egg being cracked upon said ridge.  
   
   
       16 . A method to reduce dripping while pouring comprising the steps of: 
 providing an improved bowl, said bowl comprising: 
 a bowl having an inner surface and a base opposite an open end, said open end having a rim;  
 a spout formed from a portion of said open end for pouring ingredients from said bowl, said spout having a substantially flat tip, said substantially flat tip defining an edge proximate said gully, said edge breaking surface tension of ingredients being poured out of said bowl and said edge causing a reverse flow of said ingredients back down said gully toward said inner surface of said bowl when said bowl being returned to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl;  
 a substantially J-shaped grip coupled to and extending substantially outwardly from said rim, said grip being positioned substantially opposite from said spout;  
 a gully defined by said inner surface, said gully extending from said base to said spout of said bowl;  
 a first wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said first wing coupled to said rim proximate a first side of said spout;  
 a second wing coupled to said rim and extending substantially inwardly from said rim, said second wing coupled to said rim proximate a second side of said spout; and  
 at least one protrusion coupled to and extending from an outer surface of said bowl proximate said spout, said at least one protrusion defining a groove dimensioned to receive a portion of a rim of another container during pouring;  
   aligning said groove of said at least one protrusion with a rim of another container;    tilting said bowl toward said another container so that contents of said bowl being poured into said another container; and    returning said bowl to an upright position after pouring a desired amount of said ingredients from said bowl.