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US 2009/0020535 A1Published application
Capsule For An Item
OwnerBrad T. Joubert, Jonathan P. Mittsinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to capsules for containers, and more particularly to capsules for housing items with beverage containers, such as wine bottles, champagne bottles, beer bottles, liquor bottles, soda bottles, and the like.
Claims25
A capsule for a bottle, comprising:
- a substantially tubular, conformable skirt;
- and
- a chamber for housing an item, the chamber positioned at least partially inside and releasably secured to at least a portion of the skirt, the chamber comprising at least one standoff extending from the housing for mounting the chamber on a top of the bottle, wherein the at least one standoff includes at least one rim guide for centering the chamber on the bottle, and at least one bottle mount for connecting the chamber to the top of the bottle.
A capsule for forming a secondary closure on a bottle, comprising:
- a skirt having at least one vent hole therethrough;
- and
- a chamber positioned at least partially inside and releasably secured to at least a portion of the skirt, the chamber comprising:
- an item removably insertable into and from a cavity in the chamber through an opening in the chamber;
- a cover removably secured to the chamber and covering the opening for releasably securing the item in the cavity;
- a tear strip positioned on the skirt, wherein an end of the tear strip is exteriorly accessible for gripping and actuating the tear strip, wherein actuation of the tear strip releases the chamber from the bottle and permits access to the cover and also to a primary closure of the bottle;
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- at least one vent cavity aligned with the at least one vent hole.
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A system for housing an item with a bottle, comprising:
- a closure having a chamber for housing the item, the closure positioned in a mouth of the bottle;
- a cap releasably positioned on the closure and over the chamber for releasably retaining the item, wherein the cap includes a first aperture along an outer edge of the cap to assist in removing the cap from the closure for accessing the item;
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- a skirt positioned over the closure and the cap and releasably secured to at least a portion of the bottle.
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A punt capsule for a bottle punt, comprising:
- an inner capsule including a cavity adapted to be received by the bottle punt;
- a chamber positioned in the cavity for housing an item, the chamber comprising a cover forming a bottom of the chamber, the cover releasably secured to the chamber to releasably secure the item inside the chamber;
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- an outer capsule connected to the inner capsule and enclosing the chamber in the cavity, the outer capsule including a tear strip wherein an end of the tear strip is exteriorly accessible for gripping and actuating the tear strip, wherein actuation of the tear strip at least partially separates a portion of the outer capsule from the inner capsule to release the chamber from the punt capsule.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.