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US 12,145,768 B2Granted
Nestable bottle
AssigneeUniversity of South Carolina
InventorRon Fulbright
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Abstract
Described herein is an improved bottle and lid design that eliminates the need for lids on bottles that require unscrewing, snapping, or other exertion to remove and/or replace the lid.
Claims8
A nestable bottle comprising:
- a bottle first portion defining a lid on an outer surface of the first bottle portion;
- a bottle second portion defining at least one open internal cavity and a bottom of the nestable bottle;
- the bottle first portion formed such that at least one inner surface of the bottle first portion engages over and slides down at least one outer surface of second bottle portion;
- wherein the nestable bottle includes at least one sealant feature, wherein the at least one sealant feature is formed on at least one outer surface of the bottle second portion and is positioned between the at least one inner surface of the bottle first portion and the at least one outer surface of second bottle portion when bottle first portion slides over second bottle portion and the at least one sealant feature is substantially completely covered by the at least one inner surface of the bottle first portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.