Liquid Container with Enhanced Fluid Flow

Abstract

A container with enhanced fluid flow includes a container body having a bottom wall and a continuous side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define an interior area to hold a liquid, the container body having a top wall defining a primary opening. A channel member includes an upper end situated outside the interior area and a lower end situated inside the interior area proximate the lower wall, the channel member having a body section extending between the channel member upper end and the channel member lower end. The channel member body section includes a hollow configuration and the channel member upper and lower ends are open. The liquid container includes a cap configured to removably cover the open upper end of the channel member. In some embodiments, the channel member is situated on the interior of the container body.

1 . A liquid container, comprising:
 a container body having a bottom wall and a continuous side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall so as to define an interior area configured to hold a liquid, said container body having an upper edge defining a primary opening;   an elongate channel member having an upper end situated outside said interior area and extending away from said upper wall and having a lower end situated inside said interior area proximate said lower wall, said channel member having a body section extending between said channel member upper end and said channel member lower end;   wherein said channel member body section includes a hollow configuration and said channel member upper end is open and said channel member lower end is open; and   a cap configured to removably cover said open upper end.   
     
     
         2 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 one of said side wall and said top wall defines a secondary opening proximate said primary opening; and   said channel member body section extends through said secondary opening into said container body interior area.   
     
     
         3 . The liquid container as in  claim 2 , wherein said channel member body section is situated proximate an interior surface of said container body side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said channel member body section is situated proximate an exterior surface of said container body side wall. 
     
     
         5 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said primary opening is configured to allow said liquid in said container to flow therethrough when said container body is tilted from a normally vertical configuration toward a horizontal configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said primary opening is configured to allow said liquid in said interior area to flow therethrough when said container body is tilted from a normally vertical configuration toward an inverted configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said channel member is configured such that air from outside said container body flows through said open upper end to said open lower end when said cap is removed and said container body is tilted from a normally vertical configuration toward one of a horizontal or an inverted configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said channel member includes a tubular configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said lower end of said channel member includes a cross-cut configuration so that air channeled therethrough is efficiently released from said channel member into said interior area and a backflow of said liquid is inhibited. 
     
     
         10 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said body container is a beer bottle. 
     
     
         11 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said body container is a beer can. 
     
     
         12 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , wherein said body container is an engine oil container. 
     
     
         13 . The liquid container as in  claim 1 , further comprising a valve positioned in said channel member lower end that is configured to allow air to pass outwardly from said channel member into said container body interior area and to prevent a liquid from passing inwardly from said container body interior area into said channel member.