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Document | Title | Date |
20080230508 | REMOVABLE TEMPERATURE REGULATING MECHANISM - A container (e.g. a bottle) with a removable temperature regulating mechanism. The temperature regulating mechanism includes phase change material. The temperature regulating mechanism may maintain a liquid (e.g. sports drinks) stored in the bottle at a substantially consistent temperature (e.g. approximately 1-3 degrees Celsius) for a reasonable period of time. | 09-25-2008 |
20080230509 | Identification Attachments - This invention provides an attachment for mounting electromagnetic identification tags onto the necks of bottles. The tag has a portion which provides a receptacle portion for an RFI tag. This receptacle portion is connected to a portion that embraces a neck of a bottle to attach the receptacle portion, and thereby, the RFID tag to the neck of the bottle. The identification tag may be formed from a material that does not interfere with electromagnetic signals. | 09-25-2008 |
20090026167 | WINE LABEL COVER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wine label covering device includes a piece of material having a width corresponding to the width of a label on a bottle and having a length longer than a circumference of the bottle. The piece of material includes a first major surface, and a second major surface. The wine label covering device also includes an adhesive on one end portion of the piece of material on both the first major surface and the second major surface. A wine tasting kit includes a plurality of wine label covering devices or sleeves, response materials, and an instruction set including instructions for covering the wine bottles and for using the response materials. | 01-29-2009 |
20090166315 | Mounting Device - A mounting device comprising a sleeve carrying thereon a receiving means, the sleeve having internally thereof holding means to enable, in use, the sleeve to be mounted on the neck of a bottle, or the like article, in manner such that removal of the sleeve from the neck is resisted, and the receiving means comprising a flange extending outwardly of the sleeve to, in use, provide means whereby an article may be held to the sleeve, the internal diameter of the sleeve being such that the sleeve may be passed onto the neck of a bottle or the like. | 07-02-2009 |
20090184087 | Personal Identifier for Beverage Container - A personal identifier device for a beverage container is provided. The device has a display member having a top surface with a personal identification indicia such as a logo printed thereon. An elongate fastening member having a tip is used to pierce the cap of a bottle to attach the device to the bottle cap such that the indicia is visible from above. The tip is blunted for safety reasons. The tip and elongated member provide a means to allow the device to effectively pierce and seal so as to prevent unwanted leakage of the container's liquid contents while the device is attached. The tip and elongated member provide a means to allow for the quick and easy evacuation of the container's liquid contents, upon manual squeezing of the container, once the device has been temporarily and replaceably removed. The device ensures that the user can identify his or her own beverage container in a reliable, effective and safe manner. | 07-23-2009 |
20090255898 | Mug with Replaceable Pattern - A mug with replaceable pattern is provided. The mug has a mug body, a pattern jacket, and a bottom base. The mug body is covered by the pattern jacket on a surface thereof. The bottom base is locked to the bottom of the mug body to prevent the pattern jacket from departing from the mug body. By replacing pattern of the pattern jacket, a mug can be created of the same mug body model with a different outlook. | 10-15-2009 |
20100018943 | Container - A container for mounting on the neck of a bottle or other vessel having an annular abutment surface thereon, the container including a wall formed of two or more wall sections and an opening formed in the wall for receiving the neck of the vessel. The two wall sections are joined together by a frangible seal which allows the customer to open the container in a controlled manner, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the contents of the container. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025360 | Combination multiple-canister carrier and tamper-resistant lip and cap protection device - A beaded lip protection and tamper-resistant device for canisters with caps is disclosed, as well as multiples of the same device joined together to form multiple-canister carriers that may be provided with one or more handles. | 02-04-2010 |
20100051576 | Container cap with aqua tissue - The present invention relates to a container cap with tissue used for drinking container. According to one preferred embodiment (FIG. | 03-04-2010 |
20100084368 | SPRAY BOTTLE WITH REFILL CARTRIDGE - A refill cartridge disposable within a spray bottle during usage thereof. The refill cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir. The cartridge body includes first and second openings, the second opening being defined by a projection of the cartridge body. A cap is connected to the cartridge body to substantially cover the first opening. The cap includes a cap base having a primary opening. A cap boss is connected to and extends from the cap base and defines a passage concentrically aligned with the primary opening. The refill cartridge additionally includes a plug having a plug body including a plug neck and a flared portion, with the plug neck defining a distal end. The plug is engageable with the cap and the cartridge body and is moveable relative to the cap and cartridge body between a sealing position and a dispensing position. | 04-08-2010 |
20100084369 | Spray Bottle with Refill Cartridge - A refill cartridge disposable within a spray bottle during usage thereof. The refill cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir. The cartridge body includes first and second openings, the second opening being defined by a projection of the cartridge body. A cap is connected to the cartridge body to substantially cover the first opening. The cap includes a cap base having a primary opening. A cap boss is connected to and extends from the cap base and defines a passage concentrically aligned with the primary opening. The refill cartridge additionally includes a plug having a plug body including a plug neck and a flared portion, with the plug neck defining a distal end. The plug is engageable with the cap and the cartridge body and is moveable relative to the cap and cartridge body between a sealing position and a dispensing position. | 04-08-2010 |
20100140211 | Bottle than can transform into a whistle - A vessel adapted to hold a liquid and having a top portion and bottom portion, the top portion having an opening adapted for the injection of and the removal of the liquid, the bottom portion having an opening including threads. A whistle member capable of producing a whistling sound, the whistle member including threads adapted to be removably attached to the opening of the bottom portion of the vessel by interacting with the threads of the opening, such that after the liquid is removed from the vessel the whistle can be removed from the bottom portion and used to produce whistling sounds. | 06-10-2010 |
20100163516 | Beverage bottle illuminator - The Beverage Bottle Illuminator is an illumination device, designed to market bottled beverages, by attaching the illuminator to any area or specific location on the beverage bottle. The intent of the Beverage Bottle Illuminator is to attract attention to the bottle by use of illumination. The Beverage bottle Illuminator can be made to fit any shape, size, color, or type of bottle or any other type of application. The Beverage Bottle Illuminator uses the use of a Mylar backing in order to reflect the light up throughout the bottle capturing the maximum amount of glow. | 07-01-2010 |
20100181282 | Reusable drinking straw holder with bottle neck securing assembly - A straw holder | 07-22-2010 |
20100187195 | Bottle With Directed Pour Spout - Described is a bottle having bottle central part having a bottle base, a handle, and a bottle top with a bottle filling fitment. A snap-on spout has a nozzle fitment with a forward directed pouring orifice and attached child-resistant nozzle. The snap-on spout is attached to the bottle central part with a non-circular snap-fit attachment surface. | 07-29-2010 |
20100187196 | Bottle cap cover and removal apparatus - A cover for caps of the plastic threaded variety typically associated with beverage bottles, the apparatus being comprised of two primary components, namely 1) a hollowed body sized and shaped for the receipt of promotional or advertising indicia or other visually distinctive personalizing indicia on its exterior surface and adapted for frictional engagement with a bottle cap, and 2) optional three-dimensional personalization means integrally formed with or mounted to the top of said hollowed body. By means of this construction is provided a combination bottle identification apparatus and bottle cap removal apparatus which may be used in conjunction with an ordinary beverage bottle equipped with a threaded cap for purposes of facilitating removal of the cap from the bottle, 2) personalizing the bottle so as to avoid the unintended consumption of its contents by another, and 3) serving as a media upon which organizations may impart various promotional and advertising indicia. | 07-29-2010 |
20100288724 | OVERPACK, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An overpack for a beverage bottle comprising a housing which includes at least one side wall element and a base element, the side wall element and the base element being a common extruded part formed during an extrusion process. A method for manufacturing an overpack for a beverage bottle is also provided that comprising a housing, the housing being formed by at least one side wall element and a base element. The side wall element and the base element are produced together as an extruded part produced in an extrusion process. | 11-18-2010 |
20100314351 | It's Mine It's yours (Itz) - A device to provide identification that may include a container and an elastic band being expandable to detachably connect to the container. The elastic band may include a writable surface to accept indicia, and the writable surface may be erasable. The container may be a glass or the container may be a bottle. The band may be color-coded. | 12-16-2010 |
20100326952 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING BOTTLED WINE - A method of identifying bottled wine before it is labeled includes the steps of selecting a glue of a particular color and heating it to a fluid consistency. An amount of warm glue is placed on the bottom surface of the wine bottle and allowed to cool such that it adheres to the bottom surface to form an identifying mark. Prior to cooling, the glue may be stamped with an embossed seal to imprint it with various information such as the identity of the manufacturer and the vintage year. The color of the glue is selected to relate to and identify a particular type of wine. | 12-30-2010 |
20110042343 | Fruit Wedge Containment Clip For Beverage Bottle - A fruit wedge containment device having a bottle rim coupling component and a wedge containment arm. The bottle rim coupling component is shaped for securing the containment device to a rim of a bottle. The containment arm extends angularly downward from a lower, interior end of the rim coupling component. The wedge containment device is secured to the rim of the bottle. A fruit wedge is inserted into the bottle, being secured between the interior surface of a neck of the bottle and the containment arm. A hook can optionally be formed at the distal end of the containment arm. Alternatively, a single hook, a series of hooks, or any other frictional feature can be incorporated along the containment arm for aiding in holding the fruit wedge in place. A promotional image can be provided on the device, such as via a promotional medallion. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042344 | POLYMERIC INDICATORS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF METABOLIC BYPRODUCTS FROM MICROORGANISMS - Polymeric indicators are provided for visually monitoring, detecting, and/or determining the presence of metabolic byproducts from harmful or potentially harmful microorganisms. | 02-24-2011 |
20110089136 | Fruit holder - A fruit holder for removable attachment to the top of an open bottle such as, for example, an open beer bottle. The fruit holder is characterized by its construction including a bottle top engaging portion in fluid communicating relation to a beverage contained by the bottle, a funnel portion integrally formed above the bottle top engaging portion, and a wedge holder integrally formed on a segment of the funnel and extending outwardly from the funnel so that a fruit wedge may be placed and held on the wedge holder and juice from the fruit wedge, when squeezed, will flow along the wedge holder into the funnel, and through the bottle top engaging portion to the beverage contained by the bottle. | 04-21-2011 |
20110186539 | Mounting Device and Associated Container - A mounting device comprising a sleeve carrying thereon a receiving means, the sleeve having internally thereof holding means to enable, in use, the sleeve to be mounted on the neck of a bottle, or the like article, in manner such that removal of the sleeve from the neck is resisted, and the receiving means comprising a flange extending outwardly of the sleeve to, in use, provide means whereby an article may be held to the sleeve, the internal diameter of the sleeve being such that the sleeve may be passed onto the neck of a bottle or the like. | 08-04-2011 |
20110220608 | JAR ADAPTORS - Jar adaptors are provided for mounting jars and aiding in the application of vacuum to the jars. The jar adaptors are configured to mount jars having openings of various sizes. The jar adaptors are configured to mount jars, provide vacuum to the jars, and be subsequently removed from the jars after vacuum has been applied to the jars. Vacuum is maintained in the jars with the aid of a seal formed between the openings of the jars and lids disposed over the openings. | 09-15-2011 |
20110266251 | BOTTLE ACCESSORY FOR APPLICATION WITH A CAP TO A BOTTLE, PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR ATTACHING A RETRACTABLE SPOUT TO A BOTTLE - A bottle accessory for application with a cap to the neck of a bottle, includes: a housing dimensioned so as to be fixedly received within the bottle neck; and a connector disc attached to the upper end of the housing and receivable within the cap to serve as an inner liner thereof when the cap is applied to the neck of the bottle. The housing and connector disc are constructed to enable the housing to be attached with the cap to the bottle neck and, once so attached, to enable the connector disc to be released from the housing, such that when the cap is removed, the connector disc will remain as a liner within the cap, while the housing will remain attached to the bottle neck. The invention is particularly useful in a retractable spout assembly wherein the housing houses a retractable spout. | 11-03-2011 |
20120043296 | Container with Wine Stem and Optional Lid and Optional Handle - A beverage drinking glass includes a base support segment and a beverage holding vessel segment. The beverage holding vessel segment has at least one sidewall, a bottom, and a top rim to create the vessel segment. The bottom is connected to the base support segment. The beverage drinking glass is preferably a mason or canning type jar such that a user may readily brew or “can” contents and later use the container as a serving vessel (e.g., a wine glass). | 02-23-2012 |
20120085726 | Container adapter - A container adapter for use in feeding human infants and animal infants is shown. The container adapter has an internal threaded portion that can comprise a set of thread segments sized and configured to match the external threads of a commercially available soda or bottled liquid container, and can have an external threaded portion sized to match the internal threads of a standard nipple ring for an infant feeding bottle. The container adapter includes a funnel that provides a user with assistance in inserting infant feeding ingredients into the liquid container by placing the container adapter on the liquid container to use the funnel of the container adapter to place infant feeding ingredients into the liquid container. The container adapter is then inverted and installed onto the liquid container. A nipple within a collar is attached to the container adapter thus converting the liquid container to an infant feeding bottle. | 04-12-2012 |
20120085727 | Collar for high-pressure bottles and process for its construction - The present invention concerns a collar ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120138565 | BOTTLED STRUCTURE - A bottled structure includes a bottle, a liquid substance and an electrical tag. The bottle has a body. The body has a bottle opening. The liquid substance is contained in the body and has a dielectric constant. The electrical tag is disposed on the body. The electrical tag has a radiator, wherein the radiation power of the radiator is stronger on the top or the bottom of the bottle opening than that on a plane perpendicular to the body according to the dielectric constant of the liquid substance. | 06-07-2012 |
20120181247 | Biodegradable seeded container - A two-stage seeded biodegradable container, typically a liquid container with cap. The container is made from biobased soil biodegradable materials, including a central compartment for seeds. The container label is also made from soil biodegradable materials and contains embedded seeds. The label is protected with a soil biodegradable liquid-impervious coating and is affixed to the container with a soil biodegradable adhesive. After use, the container may be planted in soil or placed in compost and will biodegrade as well as germinating up to two sets of plants or trees from the seeds in the compartment and label. | 07-19-2012 |
20120241407 | BOTTLE CLAMP WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - An apparatus comprises a bottle clamp having first and second clamp arms extending beyond respective first and second pivot axes. The clamp arms are held in a closed position. A rotatable locking element part is provided on an extension region of the first clamp arm, and a fixed locking element part is provided on an extension region of the second clamp arm. | 09-27-2012 |
20130026129 | CAPSULE FOR BOTTLENECKS FORMED BY AN ADHESIVE DISC AND HEAT-SHRINKABLE SLEEVE, A PROCESS FOR IN-LINE INCLUSION OF SAID CAPSULE LINE, AND A MACHINE FOR FORMING SAID CAPSULE BY SAID PROCESS - A capsule for bottle necks ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130032567 | BOTTLE ADORNMENT DEVICE - A bottle adornment device includes a clamp assembly having a form portion and a clamp portion engaging the form portion. A bottle engaging element is carried between the form portion and the clamp portion, and a decorative item carried by the form portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130126464 | Vaporizer Filler and Method of Filling a Vaporizer - A vaporizer filler includes a fill port. The fill port defines an open interior. The open interior is configured to receive the nozzle of an anesthetic bottle. An agent reservoir is configured to receive and store anesthetic agent. A valve is disposed between the open interior and the agent reservoir. At least one vent extends through the fill port. A method of filling a vaporizer includes inserting the nozzle of a bottle filled with anesthetic agent into a vaporizer filler. At least one vent is occluded from fluid communication. Fluid communication between and open interior and an agent reservoir is opened. Anesthetic agent is poured into an agent reservoir of a vaporizer. Fluid communication is closed between the open interior and the agent reservoir. At least one vent is opened to fluid communication with the open interior. Pressure within the open interior is released through the at least one vent. | 05-23-2013 |
20130175237 | DUAL MODE FUNNEL MEMBER - A bottle has a funnel member defining a pouring spout attached thereto by a retainer which allows the spout to rotate relative to the bottle. The funnel member retains the spout in a storage/transport mode wherein it is affixed to the exterior of the bottle and in a use mode in which the spout is attached to the neck of the bottle so as to facilitate transfer of a fluid. | 07-11-2013 |
20140048509 | FURLED BOTTLE SLEEVE - A semi-rigid sleeve for a bottle that is open at both ends and can be inserted downward onto a freestanding bottle so as to cling thereto as a second skin. The sleeve generally comprises a cylindrical body defined by a resilient sheet of semi-rigid material (preferably high-density plastic) open at both ends and having an axial slit running end-to-end, the body being defined by an inward axial curvature and compression-formed with a shape-memory characteristic to normally retain a smaller (furled) first diameter which can be forcibly expanded by parting along said slit to a larger (unfurled) second diameter. An optional rubber coating may be applied to the interior/exterior of the body for insulation purposes. The smooth semi-rigid exterior surface of the bottle sleeve provides a superior advertising medium and outstanding multi-color graphics can be applied by thermoset printing processes, resulting in far more eyecatching graphics than traditional foam koozies. | 02-20-2014 |
20140069888 | Baby bottle sleeve - A baby bottle sleeve comprising a cylindrical sleeve made of an elastomer material for holding a baby bottle having a top opening for a top end region of a baby bottle extending out of the sleeve, and a cutout extending downward from the edge of the top opening that can be opened for inserting and removing a baby bottle, and at least one closable and openable closing means that, in a closed state, fixes the cutout in a closed position and releases the cutout in an open state so that it can be opened. | 03-13-2014 |
20140131303 | BEVERAGE ACCESSORY DEVICE WITH ARM AND RELATED METHODS - A beverage accessory device is for improving a beverage in a beverage container having an opening. The beverage accessory device may include a body portion having distal and proximal ends, the distal end to be received by the opening of the beverage container, and an arm extending from the distal end and protruding into the beverage within the beverage container. | 05-15-2014 |
20140138344 | MAGNETIC WATER BOTTLE - A magnetic water bottle is disclosed that is amenable to mass production by automated manufacturing methods. In accordance with the present invention, the magnetic water bottle is re-useable, recyclable and disposable and may be made from plastic or glass. In one embodiment of the invention, one or more elongated magnets are received in axially orientated recesses. The magnets are held in place by a suitable adhesive or alternatively by a plastic strip ultrasonically welded over the magnet to hold it in place or alternatively are held in place by a friction fit. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, magnetic straps formed from bendable magnets are received in radially orientated recesses in bottle. The magnetic straps are held in place in a manner as discussed above. | 05-22-2014 |
20140175044 | BEVERAGE BOTTLE IDENTIFIER - A bottle identifier tag having a body portion with an outer rim and an inner rim. The inner rim may be formed to fit around a beverage bottle neck. The bottle identifier tag may further include an identifier, which may be at least one of a design, a color, and a pattern. Using the present invention, the bottle identifier tag with a unique design, color, or, a pattern may be placed on a beverage bottle. Therefore, the user may quickly find the beverage bottle that they have been using. | 06-26-2014 |
20140263163 | EVAPORATION-CONTROLLING CONTAINER INSERTS - An apparatus configured for mixing the contents of one or more fluid containers includes a fluid container support platform configured to hold one or more fluid containers. The fluid container support platform is configured to index the container to one or more specified locations and to be moved in an orbital path about an orbital center independently of the rotation about the central axis of rotation. The apparatus further includes an indexing drive system configured to effect indexing movement of the container support platform and a vortex drive system configured to effect powered orbital movement of the container support platform about the orbital center. An evaporation limiting insert placed within containers reduces exposure of the fluid contents of the container to atmospheric air, thereby reducing susceptibility of the fluid contents to evaporation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284300 | LIQUID SPRAY DISPENSER SUCTION TUBE DEFLECTOR - Systems, methods, and apparatus for deflecting an angle of a flexible suction tube of a spray dispenser (or bottle). In particular, an insert can be located between a cap and a neck of the spray dispenser to deflect, at an angle, the flexible suction tube makes as it descends into a body of the spray dispenser. The angle can be such that the flexible suction tube is directed toward an off-center portion of the bottom of the spray dispenser or to a bottom corner or rim of the spray dispenser. As such, the spray dispenser, as modified by the insert, can siphon the last remnants of liquid in the dispenser, which are often not accessible via traditional spray dispensers (e.g., when used in a tilted fashion) where the flexible suction tube is directed toward a bottom center of the dispenser. | 09-25-2014 |
20150108082 | REUSABLE LABELS FOR INFANT'S BOTTLES OR CHILDREN'S CUPS - An exemplary apparatus includes a container configured to hold and dispense a liquid, and a reusable label configured for use with the container. The reusable label includes a flexible band section and a flexible label section. The flexible band section has a length greater than a circumference of the container. The flexible label section is removably markable with dry-erase and wet-erase markers, and may include pre-printed identifying indicia. The reusable label may further include a first snap coupled to a first end of the flexible band section, and a plurality of second snaps coupled to a second end of the flexible band section, wherein each of the second snaps is configured to releasably engage the first snap. | 04-23-2015 |
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