Protective bottle enclosure
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1. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
- an aluminum upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a cylindrical body section between a lower section and a neck section, the body section having a body diameter, the neck section having an interior thread and a neck diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in an upper opening, a shoulder section connecting the body portion to the neck portion and tapering in diameter from the body diameter to the neck diameter, the lower section having an exterior thread and a lower diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in a base opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening;
an aluminum base portion defined by a cylindrical base sidewall secured to the perimeter of a base bottom wall and having an open top, the base sidewall having a base diameter that is larger than the lower diameter of the upper portion, the base portion being configured to seal the base opening of the upper portion when the lower section of the upper portion is partially inserted into the open top of the base portion and the base sidewall threadably engages the exterior thread of the lower section;
wherein the top of the base sidewall is flush with the body section when the aluminum base portion is threadably engaged around the lower section;
a cylindrical upper elastomeric insert secured to the inside of the body section of the upper portion;
wherein the upper elastomeric insert does not extend beyond the body section having a generally constant body diameter;
a removable plastic cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the plug being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the bottle is secured inside of the protective bottle enclosure, the cylindrical sleeve having a sleeve diameter narrower than the neck diameter of the upper portion, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and threadably engage the interior thread of the neck section; and
wherein the protective bottle enclosure is configured to surround the bottle and seal the open mouth of the bottle when the base portion is fully engaged with the base opening and the cap is fully engaged with the upper opening.
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Abstract
A protective bottle enclosure for enclosing and sealing a bottle with an open mouth carried within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a container having an upper portion and a base removably coupled to the upper portion, and an external cap applicable to the container in a seated position of the cap. In the seated position of the cap, the cap seals the open mouth of the bottle carried in the enclosure and forms an impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle. A stopper carried by the cap forms the impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle, and in the seated position of the cap, the cap is fully seated against the upper portion of the container and forms an impermeable outer seal between the cap and the container.
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1. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
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an aluminum upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a cylindrical body section between a lower section and a neck section, the body section having a body diameter, the neck section having an interior thread and a neck diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in an upper opening, a shoulder section connecting the body portion to the neck portion and tapering in diameter from the body diameter to the neck diameter, the lower section having an exterior thread and a lower diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in a base opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening; an aluminum base portion defined by a cylindrical base sidewall secured to the perimeter of a base bottom wall and having an open top, the base sidewall having a base diameter that is larger than the lower diameter of the upper portion, the base portion being configured to seal the base opening of the upper portion when the lower section of the upper portion is partially inserted into the open top of the base portion and the base sidewall threadably engages the exterior thread of the lower section; wherein the top of the base sidewall is flush with the body section when the aluminum base portion is threadably engaged around the lower section; a cylindrical upper elastomeric insert secured to the inside of the body section of the upper portion; wherein the upper elastomeric insert does not extend beyond the body section having a generally constant body diameter; a removable plastic cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the plug being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the bottle is secured inside of the protective bottle enclosure, the cylindrical sleeve having a sleeve diameter narrower than the neck diameter of the upper portion, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and threadably engage the interior thread of the neck section; and wherein the protective bottle enclosure is configured to surround the bottle and seal the open mouth of the bottle when the base portion is fully engaged with the base opening and the cap is fully engaged with the upper opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
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a base portion defined by a base sidewall secured to a base bottom wall and having an open top; an upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a cylindrical body section having a generally constant body diameter between a lower section and a neck section, the lower section being narrower than the body section and ending in a base opening, the neck section being narrower than the body section and ending in an upper opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening, the lower section being configured to be inserted into the open top of the base portion and to threadably engage the base sidewall; and a removable cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be partially inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and to threadably engage the neck section, the plug being configured to seal the open bottle inside the protective bottle enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
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an upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a body section between a lower section and a neck section, the body section having a generally constant body diameter, the neck section having a neck diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in an upper opening, the lower section having a lower diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in a base opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening; a base portion defined by a base sidewall secured to the perimeter of a base bottom wall and having an open top, the base sidewall having a base diameter that is larger than the lower diameter of the upper portion, the base portion being configured to seal the base opening of the upper portion when the lower section of the upper portion is partially inserted into the open top of the base portion and the base sidewall threadably engages the lower section; a removable cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the plug being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the bottle is secured inside of the protective bottle enclosure, the cylindrical sleeve having a sleeve diameter narrower than the neck diameter of the upper portion, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and to threadably engage the neck section; and wherein the protective bottle enclosure is configured to surround the bottle and seal the open mouth of the bottle when the base portion is fully engaged with the base opening and the cap is fully engaged with the upper opening. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeBottlekeeper LLC
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Original AssigneeCamcal Enterprises, LLC
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InventorsCampbell, Matthew T.
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Primary Examiner(s)Mathew, Fenn
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Assistant Examiner(s)VOLZ, ELIZABETH J
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Application NumberUS15/362,540Publication NumberTime in Patent Office155 DaysField of Search2153091, 215 121, 215 131, 215228, 215395, 215386, 220740, 220737, 220 239, 220 412, 220903, 220902, 220739, 22059216, 22059217, 22059223, 22059224, 22059225, 206446, 206588, 229 89US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesA47G 19/2205 Drinking glasses or vessels...A47G 23/02 Glass or bottle holders ser...A47G 23/0241 for bottles; DecantersB65D 1/0246 Closure retaining means, e....B65D 1/0261 Bottom construction B65D1/0...B65D 23/0885 Rigid shells for receiving ...B65D 25/24 for spacing bases of contai...B65D 41/04 Threaded or like caps or ca...B65D 41/0414 formed by a plug, collar, f...B65D 43/0225 secured by rotationB65D 81/02 specially adapted to protec...B65D 81/3876 insulating sleeves or jacke...B65D 81/3879 formed of foam materialB65D 81/3888 wrappers or flexible contai...H05K 999/99 dummy group
