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US 2003/0196985 A1Published application
Combination bottle cap and stopper
OwnerAngela R. Wheelerinventor
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Abstract
A combination bottle cap and stopper is provided. A pin is embedded in the stopper and adhered to the cap to provide for a one piece closure on a bottle. The combination allows for a combination of seals including between the bottle cap and bottle top, and the stopper and the bottle neck. This combination of seals allows for greater efficacy in the sealing of bottles, especially wine bottles.
Claims18
A combination bottle stopper and bottle cap comprising:
- a cap having a top and underside;
- a pin having a length, a first end, and a second end;
- and
- a stopper having a height,
- the first end of said pin fixedly adhesively adhered to underside of said cap, the second end of said pin inserted in said stopper, the length of said pin less than said height of said stopper.
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A method for sealing a bottle comprising:
- capping means to form an airtight seal between a cap and a bottle top;
- stopper means to form a seal between a stopper and a bottleneck;
- fixing means to fix said stopper means to said capping means, comprising a pin having a length, a first end, and a second end, said first end fixedly adhesively adhered to capping means, said second end inserted in said stopper means.
A combination bottle stopper and bottle cap comprising:
- a threaded cap having a top and underside;
- a corkscrew shape pin having a length, a first end, and a second end;
- and
- a cork stopper,
- the first end of said pin fixedly adhesively adhered to underside of said cap, the second end of said pin inserted in said stopper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.