Vodka bottle: pass through logo insert
AssigneeEVI Spirits
InventorAllen J. Assil
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Abstract
A container having a fluid reservoir and a channel for receiving an insert. The channel allows the insert to be secured to the container for displaying a portion of the insert, such as a faceplate of the insert and/or a back end of the insert. The insert may also be visible through a transparent portion of the container. The insert may include a marking or advertising logo. For example, the insert may include a 3-dimensional logo that extends through at least a portion of the container. In an embodiment, the insert is made from a different material than the container. For example, the container may include a transparent glass material and the insert may include an aluminum material that is visible through the transparent glass material of the container.
Claims19
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a front outer wall, a rear outer wall, and at least two side walls extending upwards from the base;
- an opening opposite the base;
- wherein the base, the front outer wall, rear outer wall, and at least two side walls define a fluid reservoir;
- the fluid reservoir and the container having a central axis extending upwardly from a midpoint of the base;
- the container further comprising a channel having a polygonal cross section, the channel extending longitudinally from the front outer wall to the rear outer wall, and having a channel front opening in the front outer wall;
- the channel having a bottom surface wall, and at least two opposite inner surface walls which slope toward the central axis of the container and meet at an apex along the central axis;
- the channel front opening further comprising a recessed front lip around the perimeter of the front opening;
- wherein the channel is spaced within the fluid reservoir below the opening so as to define an upper fluid reservoir adjacent the opening, a lower fluid reservoir adjacent the base, and first and second fluid paths within the fluid reservoir on either lateral side of the channel which fluidly connect the upper fluid reservoir to the lower fluid reservoir;
- and further comprising a separate insert that is insertable into the channel.
A container assembly comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a base;
- a front outer wall, a rear outer wall, and at least two side walls extending upwards from the base;
- and an opening opposite the base;
- wherein the base, the front outer wall, rear outer wall, and at least two side walls define a fluid reservoir;
- the fluid reservoir and the container having a central axis extending upwardly from a midpoint of the base;
- the container further comprising a channel having a polygonal cross section, the channel extending longitudinally from the front outer wall to the rear outer wall and having a channel front opening in the front outer wall;
- the channel having a bottom surface wall, and at least two opposite inner surface walls which slope toward the central axis of the container and meet at an apex along the central axis;
- the container assembly further comprising an insert configured to be removably inserted into the channel, wherein the insert matches the polygonal cross-sectional profile of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.