Bottle Caps

Abstract

A bottle cap having an integral appendage which is pulled by hand to detach the bottle cap from the bottle.

Description

The invention relates to bottle caps.

Bottle caps heretofore used require the aid of a lever tool otherwise known as "bottle openers" to remove the caps from bottles. The present invention eliminates the need for any tools and permits a bottle to be pointed away from a person when the bottle cap is removed.

In a preferred embodiment I provide a bottle cap comprising a metallic cap having a middle strip section with a tab end extending radially from the strip section. The strip section has a line formed by a series of perforations on each side of the strip on the top of the cover with a pair of corresponding grooves opposite the pair of perforated lines and along the entire length of the cover on that surface which faces toward a bottle opening. A cork seal is placed on the inside of the cap.

In the foregoing general description I have set out certain objects, purposes and advantages of my invention. Other objects, purposes and advantages of this invention will be apparent from a consideration of the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle with a bottle cap;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bottle cap and a sealing means which depicts the manner to detach the bottle cap;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bottle cap which depicts the state of the bottle cap after use;

FIG. 4 is a top sectional view of the bottle cap; and

FIG. 5 is a section view of the bottle cap in FIG. 4 taken along the line V--V.

A bottle cap 1 appears as a conventional metallic bottle cap with a radially extending tab end 4 formed in a loop to insert a finger as shown in FIG. 2. Tab end 4 is an appendage of middle strip section 2 which is divided by perforated lines 3 on the top of the cap and an undercut groove 3' on the inside of the cap approximately opposite the perforated lines. A cork 5 seals the inside of the cover 1.

To detach the bottle cap 1, the tab end 4 is pulled across the bottle cap as shown in FIG. 2. As middle section 2 is torn from cover means 1, tension in the cap 1 is lost and pressure in the bottle escapes by forcing cork sealing means 5 against the cap 1. The cap 1 bridles the cork 5 and directs the releasing pressure away from said person if the bottle is pointed with the tab end 4 away from the person.

Claims

I claim:

1. A bottle cap comprising:

A. a cap body;

B. a strip section through the length of the body with a pair of lines formed by a series of perforations on the top of the body, one line running along each side of the strip section, and a corresponding pair of continuous grooves on the inside of the body approximately opposite each line; and

C. a tab end extending radially from the strip section.

2. The bottle cap as recited in claim 1 including a cork seal on the inside face.

3. The bottle cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the tab end has a formed loop to insert a finger.