U.S. patent application number 10/334471 was filed with the patent office on 2004-07-01 for disposable bottle insert system.
Invention is credited to Teller, David.
Application Number | 20040124192 10/334471 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32655066 |
Filed Date | 2004-07-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040124192 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Teller, David |
July 1, 2004 |
Disposable bottle insert system
Abstract
Disposable Bottle Insert System with a bottle enclosure having
an open bottom. The enclosure is generally cylindrical in shape and
has an external threaded portion at the lower end of the cylinder.
The outer bottle is meant to be a high quality permanent housing
and not meant to be discarded. A molded plastic bottle base having
internal threads mates with the external threads of the enclosure
body to form the bottom surface of the enclosure. The molded bottle
bottom may have a recessed portion allowing the insertion of a
transmitting device that keeps track of drinks poured. A disposable
thin walled bottle is capable of slidably fitting into the outer
bottle shape. The disposable bottle has an externally threaded
neck. A top cap screws onto mating threads on the disposable
plastic bottle neck.
Inventors: |
Teller, David; (Mill Vly,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MICHAEL A. SHIPPEY, PH. D.
4848 LAKEVIEW AVENUE
SUITE B
YORBA LINDA
CA
92886
US
|
Family ID: |
32655066 |
Appl. No.: |
10/334471 |
Filed: |
December 31, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/23.9 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 25/24 20130101;
B65D 23/0885 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/023.9 |
International
Class: |
B65D 021/02 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. Disposable Bottle Insert System comprising: a liquor bottle
having an open top and open bottom: a container capable of fitting
into said liquor bottle; a means of securing said container to said
liquor bottle
2. An alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system wherein
said Disposable Bottle Insert System comprises: a brand name liquor
bottle having an open top and open bottom: a container capable of
fitting into said brand name liquor bottle; a means of securing
said container to said brand name liquor bottle
3. A second alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said Disposable Bottle Insert System comprises: a brand
name liquor bottle having an open top and an open bottom where the
bottom opening is larger than the top opening a container capable
of fitting into said brand name liquor bottle; a means of securing
said container to said brand name liquor bottle
4. A third alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said Disposable Bottle Insert System comprises: a brand
name liquor bottle having an open top and an open bottom where the
bottom opening is smaller than the inside wall of the bottom of the
liquor bottle a container capable of fitting into said brand name
liquor bottle; a means of securing said container to said brand
name liquor bottle
5. A fourth embodiment of said disposable bottle system wherein
said Disposable Bottle Insert System comprises: a rigid bottle
enclosure having an open top and open bottom: a disposable thin
walled bottle capable of slidably fitting into said bottle
enclosure; a means of securing said thin walled bottle to said
bottle enclosure
6. A fifth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said disposable bottle includes an external thread that
mates with an internal thread of said outer bottle.
7. A sixth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said disposable bottle includes an attachment means, that
mates with a structure, such as a clip, that is part of said outer
bottle.
8. A seventh alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said disposable bottle is shaped so that it is secured
inside the outer bottle by friction.
9. An eighth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said disposable bottle has a tongue that fits with a groove
in the outer bottle.
10. A ninth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said outer bottle and inner bottle are removably attached
by means of a third element that is part of each bottle, such as
snap clip or other standard attachment means.
11. A tenth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said outer bottle and inner bottle are removably attached
by means of a third element that is part of at least one of each
bottle, such as a molded ring on the circumference of the outer
bottle's bottom, or other standard attachment means.
12. An eleventh alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle
system wherein said outer bottle and inner bottle are removably
attached by means of a third element that is a separate element
from both the inner and outer bottle
13. A twelfth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle system
wherein said outer bottle and inner bottle are removably attached
by means of a third element that is separate from each body, such
as a lid or other standard attachment means.
14. A thirteenth alternate embodiment of said disposable bottle
system wherein said outer bottle and inner bottle are removably
attached by means of a third element that is separate from each
body, such as a ring attached to the circumference of the outer
bottle.
15. Disposable Bottle Insert System comprising: a rigid bottle
enclosure made of glass, metal, plastic or other rigid material
having an open top and open bottom: said bottle enclosure having an
external threaded portion or other attachment means at the lower
end of said bottle enclosure; a rigid molded enclosure base having
internal threads or other standard attachment means that mate with
said external threads or attachment means of said bottle enclosure
a disposable thin walled bottle capable of slidably fitting into
said outer enclosure; said disposable bottle having an externally
threaded neck and a top cap having internal threads that can mate
with threads on said disposable plastic bottle neck
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX
[0003] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] This invention relates generally to the field of beverage
enclosures and more specifically to a disposable bottle insert
system. Liquor products have been sold in bottles for hundreds of
years. Liquor bottles are traditionally made of glass and can be
very expensive to produce because they traditionally are made with
expensive design configurations, graphics and colored glass.
Additionally, new laws require that liquor bottles be recycled
thereby causing a restaurant owner to store the empty bottles to
later be picked up by a recycler. Liquor producers have not
embraced the idea of bottling their product in inexpensive
disposable plastic bottles because the plastic bottles would give a
low quality look and feel to their high quality product.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary object of the invention is to provide a
disposable bottle insert system that allows a person to insert an
inexpensive thin walled plastic bottle into a more expensive glass
bottle or other durable retainer such as metal or wood or the
like.
[0006] Another object of the invention is to provide a disposable
bottle insert system that allows the user to reuse expensive bottle
retaining enclosures.
[0007] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of
illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is
disclosed.
[0008] In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention,
there is disclosed disposable bottle insert system comprising: a
glass or metal or other rigid bottle enclosure shape having an open
bottom, said bottle enclosure being generally cylindrical in shape
and having an external threaded portion at the lower end of said
cylinder. A molded bottle enclosure bottom having internal threads
mate with said external threads of said bottle enclosure. A
disposable thin walled bottle is capable of slidably fitting into
said rigid bottle enclosure shape. The disposable bottle has an
externally threaded neck. A top cap screws onto mating threads on
said disposable plastic bottle neck.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The drawings constitute a part of this specification and
include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be
embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some
instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated
or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
[0010] FIG. 1 is a side section view of the invention.
[0011] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 4 is an alternate side section of the present
invention
[0014] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the alternate
embodiment of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a second alternate embodiment
of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are
provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present
invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific
details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but
rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for
teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in
virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or
manner.
[0017] Referring now to FIG. 1 we see a side section of the present
invention 100. External bottle enclosure 4 is the shape of a
traditional liquor bottle. The enclosure 4 can be made of glass,
metal, plastic, wood or other rigid material. The main body of
enclosure 4 is cylindrical in shape. The bottle enclosure 4 has an
open bottom that includes an external treaded portion 14. A thin
walled disposable plastic bottle 6 can be slid into the bottle
enclosure 4 through the open bottom portion. The disposable bottle
6 is retained by base portion 10 which has mating internal threads
that correspond with the external threads 14 of glass bottle 4.
Disposable bottle 6 terminates at its upper most surface in
external threads 16 that interface with internally threads located
in top cap 2.
[0018] FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the present invention 100.
Disposable plastic bottle 6 can be made of thin wall PET or
polyethylene or other inexpensive, recyclable material. Disposable
bottle 6 slides into enclosure bottle 4 from the underside as
shown. FIG. 3 shows the present invention 100 in its use position.
The final configuration looks like a standard high quality liquor
bottle. The quality of the outer bottle 4 may be even of greater
quality than a standard liquor bottle since the outer bottle 4 does
not need to be discarded.
[0019] FIG. 4 shows an alternate embodiment of the present
invention 200 where external threads 210 in disposable bottle 204
mate with internal threads 212 inside outer enclosure bottle 206
thereby eliminating the need for a bottom cap. The bottom of
disposable bottle 204 is concave 214. A rib 216 acts as a
tightening and loosening member for screwing in or out the
disposable bottle 204. FIG. 4 shows a clear representation of
tightening rib 216. FIG. 6 shows another alternated embodiment 300
where bottle enclosure 306 and base cap 306 are molded of rigid
plastic. The bottle enclosure 306 and base cap 307 have a square
cross section, but can also be rectangular, elliptical or other
shape. The enclosure 306 includes snap tabs 308, 309 that mate with
recessed portions 310, 311 thereby retaining disposable bottle 304.
An expensive looking label 312 may be added to enclosure 306 to
further increase the perceived value of the contents of the
enclosure 306. Cap 366 mates with disposable bottle top 367.
[0020] While the invention has been described in connection with a
preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the
invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it
is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and
equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the
invention as defined by the appended claims.
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