Bottle convertible to a glass
OwnerDanny Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a bottle that can be transformed into a glass. The bottle includes a first portion for holding a first serve of a beverage, and a second portion adapted for holding a second serve of the beverage. The second portion and the first portion are configured to removably engage to each other using an engaging mechanism. The bottle further includes one or more closure members that removably engage to the second portion or are retained within a void region within the first portion. Further, when the bottle is in use, the closure member is removed and connected on top of the first portion to form the glass in order to consume the first serve of the beverage contained therein, and if needed, refill the glass with the second serve of the beverage contained in the second portion.
Claims9
A bottle (10) convertible to a glass, the bottle comprising:
- a first portion (12) adapted for holding a first serve of a beverage, wherein the first portion (12) comprises a bowl portion (13) and a neck portion (14), wherein the neck portion (14) extends vertically upward and comprises a top end (15), wherein a diameter of the bowl portion (13) is greater than a diameter of the neck portion (14), wherein the neck portion is tapered at the top end (15) such that the beverage can flow out easily through the top end (15), wherein the top end (15) is threaded (15a) from inside for receiving a threaded portion (19) of a first closure member (18), and wherein the first portion (12) further comprises a plurality of grooves (15b) that are circumferentially present over an inner wall of the bowl portion (13), wherein one groove is located separately from another groove;
- a second portion (16) adapted for holding a second serve of the beverage, wherein the second portion (16) comprises a receiving end (16c) which is threaded from inside, wherein the second portion (16) further comprises an engaging end (16a), wherein the second portion (16) further comprises a plurality of notches (16b) that are circumferentially distributed over an outer surface of the second portion (16) at the engaging end (16a), wherein one notch is located separately from another notch, wherein the second portion (16) and the first portion (12) are configured to removably engage to each other using an engaging mechanism (15b,16b);
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- at least one first closure member (18) that comprises a threaded portion (19) at one end, wherein the first closure member (18) has a flat surface at another end, wherein the first closure member (18) removably engages to the receiving end (16c) of the second portion (16), wherein, to form the engagement with the second portion (16), the first closure member (18) is rotatably screwed using its threaded portion (19) onto the receiving end (16c) having a threaded region that complements to the threaded portion (19) of the second portion (16),
- wherein, the bottle (10) when in use, the first closure member (18) is removed from the receiving end (16c) of the second portion (16) and connected on top (15) of the neck portion (14) of the first portion (12) to form the glass in order to consume the first serve of the beverage contained therein, and if needed refill the glass with the second serve of the beverage contained in the second portion (16).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.