U.S. patent application number 11/301526 was filed with the patent office on 2006-05-04 for beverage bottle with sidewall detail.
Invention is credited to John A. Cooper.
Application Number | 20060091097 11/301526 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 31714915 |
Filed Date | 2006-05-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060091097 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cooper; John A. |
May 4, 2006 |
Beverage bottle with sidewall detail
Abstract
A beverage bottle is provided, with a sidewall detail
representing a gemstone, in which the gemstone representation is
carried by and secured to the sidewall of the bottle, either
directly on the surface thereof, or in a recess thereof, with or
without a setting, with the gemstone representation preferably
having a plurality of facets for reflecting light outwardly of the
gemstone and thereby suggesting a quality product in the
bottle.
Inventors: |
Cooper; John A.;
(Philadelphia, PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PAUL AND PAUL
2000 MARKET STREET
SUITE 2900
PHILADELPHIA
PA
19103
US
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Family ID: |
31714915 |
Appl. No.: |
11/301526 |
Filed: |
December 13, 2005 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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10847434 |
May 17, 2004 |
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11301526 |
Dec 13, 2005 |
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10222257 |
Aug 16, 2002 |
6755314 |
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10847434 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
215/6 ;
220/505 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 23/14 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
215/006 ;
220/505 |
International
Class: |
B65D 1/04 20060101
B65D001/04; B65D 25/04 20060101 B65D025/04; B65D 1/24 20060101
B65D001/24 |
Claims
1. A beverage bottle with a sidewall detail representing a
gemstone, comprising: (a) a beverage bottle having a bottom above
which extends a sidewall configuration having outer and inner
surfaces and a bottle outlet above the sidewall configuration; and
(b) a three-dimensional gemstone representation carried by and
secured to the sidewall configuration.
2. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the gemstone
representation is of a colored gemstone representation.
3. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the gemstone
representation has a plurality of cut-like facets on at least one
surface thereof that face(s) outwardly from the outer surface of
the sidewall configuration.
4. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the sidewall
configuration is generally circular in transverse horizontal
cross-section.
5. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein gemstone representation
protrudes outwardly of the outer surface of the sidewall
configuration.
6. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the sidewall
configuration of the bottle is provided with a recess therein in
which the gemstone representation is seated.
7. The beverage bottle of claim 6, wherein the recess comprises an
inwardly extending zone of the bottle sidewall configuration,
extending inwardly of the inner surface of the bottle sidewall
configuration.
8. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the gemstone
representation has a plurality of cut-like facets on at least one
surface thereof that face(s) inwardly, toward the outer surface of
the sidewall configuration.
9. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the gemstone
representation has a plurality of cut-like facets that face both
outwardly from the outer surface of, and inwardly toward the outer
surface of, the sidewall configuration.
10. The beverage bottle of claim 3, wherein the gemstone
representation is at least somewhat transparent on at least some of
the outwardly facing facets thereof.
11. The beverage bottle of claim 8, wherein the inwardly facing
surface of the gemstone representation has an opaque coating
thereon.
12. The beverage bottle of claim 1, wherein the gemstone
representation has a plurality of cut-like facets on at least one
surface thereof that face(s) outwardly from the outer surface of
the sidewall configuration, wherein the sidewall configuration of
the bottle is provided with a recess therein in which the gemstone
representation is seated, wherein the recess comprises an inwardly
extending zone of the bottle sidewall configuration, extending
inwardly of the inner surface of the bottle sidewall configuration,
and wherein the gemstone representation has a plurality of cut-like
facets on at least one surface thereof that face(s) inwardly,
toward the outer surface of the sidewall configuration.
13. The beverage bottle of claim 12, wherein the inwardly facing
surface of the gemstone representation has an opaque coating
thereon.
14. The beverage bottle of claim 13, wherein gemstone
representation protrudes outwardly of the outer surface of the
sidewall configuration.
15. The beverage bottle of any one of claims 1-14, wherein the
gemstone representation has an outer periphery and is provided with
a setting about its outer periphery.
16. The beverage bottle of claim 15, wherein the setting is
band-like.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Beverage bottles for various beverages, including alcoholic
beverages, have long been adorned with stickers, paintings and the
like, generally for purposes of advertisement, for displaying
trademarks, for displaying pictures of distilleries, wineries,
etc., and almost always for merchandising reasons.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is directed to providing a beverage
bottle with a sidewall detail representing a gemstone, thereby
creating a suggestion of quality associated with the beverage
contained within the bottle, product differentiation and/or
noticeability of the product.
[0003] The gemstone can take on various forms, but will preferable
have cut surfaces to simulate or comprise facets. The gemstones can
be oval octangular, circular, rectangular (for example,
representing an emerald cut), pear-shaped or the like, with or
without color and faceted or non-faceted. The gemstones can be
configured in any desired manner, the above examples being by way
of illustration, only and not limiting.
[0004] Additionally, the gemstones can be adhered to the surface of
the bottle. They can be imbedded in a recess in the wall of the
bottle. They can be set in a setting, such as a band-like setting,
a tiffany setting, or any other type of setting. The gemstone will
preferable protrude somewhat from the exterior surface of the
bottle for an enhanced three-dimensional depiction.
[0005] Accordingly, it is primary of the this invention to provide
a beverage bottle having a sidewall detail representing a gemstone,
wherein the gemstone is three-dimensional and is carried by the
sidewall of the bottle.
[0006] It is another object of this invention to accomplish the
above object, wherein the gemstone protrudes outwardly from the
sidewall of the bottle, and is recessed in a recess in the sidewall
of the bottle.
[0007] It is a further object of this invention to provide an
optional ring-like or band-like or other setting for the
gemstone.
[0008] Other objects of this invention, such as providing opaque
coatings on the rear surface of the gemstone facing the bottle
sidewall, providing some level of transparency to the facets of the
gemstone that face outwardly from the bottle, are also aspects of
this invention.
[0009] Other objects and advances of the present invention will be
readily apparent from a reading of the following brief descriptions
of the drawing figures, the detailed descriptions the preferred
embodiments, and the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURES
[0010] FIG. 1 is front perspective view of a beverage bottle,
preferable for containing an alcoholic beverage, which bottle is
provided with a sidewall detail.
[0011] FIG. 1A is a horizontal sectional view, taken through the
bottle of FIG. 1, generally along the line of IA-IA of FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail of the portion of the bottle of
FIG. 1 having a gemstone representation thereon.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken through the
bottle portion of FIG. 2, generally along the line III-III of FIG.
2.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a horizontal, transverse, sectional view taken
through the bottle portion of FIG. 2, generally along the line
IV-IV of FIG. 2.
[0015] FIGS. 2a, 3a and 4a, are illustrations that are,
respectively, similar to illustrations 2, 3 and 4 discussed above,
but wherein the gemstone is reversly set relative to the gemstone
illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, such that the flatter facets face
outwardly from the bottle in the illustrations of FIGS. 2a, 3a and
4a.
[0016] FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 are illustrations that are, respectively,
similar to those of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, but wherein the gemstone is
set in an oval ring-like or band-like setting.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Referring now to the drawings in detail, reference is first
made to FIG. 1, wherein the bottle is generally designated by the
numeral 20 as comprising an upstanding circular sidewall 21, having
the configuration shown, extending from a bottom or base 22, up to
an outlet opening 23, with the bottle sidewall 21 necking down, as
at 24, to be of reduced diameter as the bottle extends toward the
opening 23.
[0018] In FIG. 1a, the transverse cross-sectional view of the
bottle is shown, such that the bottle sidewall 21 has an outside
diameter 25 and an inside diameter 26.
[0019] With reference now to FIG. 2, it will be seen that the
bottle sidewall configuration 21 with the gemstone representation
27 therein, in the form of an oval gemstone is shown, with the
gemstone representation 27 having a plurality of facets, 28, 30,
31, 32, etc. The facets, as with any gem, are a plurality of
surfaces, and are preferably at least somewhat transparent, with
the surfaces meeting adjacent surfaces along lines 33, 34, etc.
With the facets being at least somewhat transparent, light is
reflected outwardly from the sidewall configuration 21 of the
bottle, to yield a certain brilliance, suggesting a high quality
product within the bottle.
[0020] With reference to FIG. 3, it will be seen that a recess 35
is provided in the exterior surface 25 of the bottle sidewall
configuration, such that the rear 36 of the gemstone representation
sits in the recess 35. This recess 35 is formed by an inwardly
extending portion of the bottle sidewall, resulting in an inwardly
protruding surface 37 thereof.
[0021] With reference to FIG. 3, it will be noted that the greater
number of facets appear leftward or outwardly facing relative to
the surface 25 of the bottle sidewall configuration, and that such
leftwardly facing portions of the gemstone representation 27
protrude substantially outwardly of the bottle sidewall
configuration 25, whereas that portion of the gemstone
representation 36 that faces toward the recessed sidewall
configuration 35 is flatter than the leftmost portion of the
gemstone representation, for more effective seating of the gemstone
representation in the recess 35. Also, the seated surface portions
36 of the gemstone representation as shown in FIG. 3, will
preferably have an opaque coating thereon, to assist in reflecting
light from outside the bottle and into the leftwardly facing facets
for the gemstone illustration 27, such that such reflected light
passes back outwardly in a leftward direction as shown in FIG. 3,
to enhance the brilliant effect of the gemstone representation.
[0022] With reference to FIG. 4, it will be seen that the gemstone
representation 27 is of shorter horizontal dimension than the
vertical dimension illustrated in FIG. 3, consistent with an oval
gemstone representation.
[0023] Referring now to FIGS. 2a, 3a and 4a, it will be seen that
these illustrations are similar to those of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4,
respectively, except that the gemstone representation of FIGS. 2a,
3a and 4a are such that the greater number of facets face inwardly
toward the recess 35, and that the flatter faceted portion 40 of
the gemstone representation faces leftwardly, such that it
protrudes leftwardly a lesser amount than the greater faceted side
of the gemstone illustration of FIG. 3. The effect of a setting
such as that of FIG. 3a, is that the gemstone representation
protrudes leftwardly of the bottle surface 25 a lesser amount than
does the gemstone representation shown if FIG. 3.
[0024] With reference now to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, it will be seen that
the gemstone 27 is arranged in a similar manner to the sidewall
configuration of the bottle of FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, except that the
gemstone representation of FIGS. 5-7 is mounted in a ring-like or
band-like setting 41, of a matingly similar configuration to that
of the gemstone representation itself; namely oval in the case of
the gemstone 27. The ring-like or band-like configuration for the
setting 41 may be of circular cross-section as shown in FIGS. 6 and
7, or of any other desired geometric shape. Also, the setting 41
need not be a complete oval, but could be components of an oval, or
may even comprise prongs of various numbers. For example, in
setting an oval as shown, the setting could comprise 6,prongs, for
example, similar to a Marquis setting, having two prongs on each
side, and one on top and one on bottom. In the case where the
gemstone representation may be of a round configuration, for
example, the setting 41 could likewise be round and ring-like or
band-like, or the same could comprise a number of prong settings,
for example like a four-prong setting used for setting a Brilliant
gem. In the case of a pear-shaped gemstone representation,
sometimes called a teardrop configuration, a matingly similarly
configured ring-like or band-like member could be utilized, such
that it is also pear-shaped. Alternatively, for a pear-shaped or
teardrop gemstone representation, a five-prong setting may be used.
Likewise, alternatively, other shaped settings can be used, where
settings are desired, including but not limited to "invisible"
settings that are essentially obscured from view by the gemstone
representation itself, when viewed in an illustration like that of
FIG. 1. A gemstone representation can or cannot include an actual
gemstone, but is broader to include a representation of a gemstone
that is not an actual gemstone, such as but not limited to, a
molded plastic or glass representation of a gemstone.
[0025] It will be apparent from the forgoing that various other
modifications may be made, in the beverage bottle of this
invention, utilizing various gemstone representations and mounting
arrangements, recessed or not, all within the spirit and scope of
the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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