# US 2014/0190923 A1 · Glass neck adapter for plastic beverage container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190923 A1 - Document ID: US20140190923A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/734,286 - Filed: 2013-01-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Inventors: Marc E. Alpern - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190923A1 ## CPC - B65D 23/00: Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for - B65D 47/122: {Threaded caps} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A glass neck adapter can include universal threads to screw onto a standard conventional plastic beverage container or bottle. The glass neck adapter can be attached on a plastic bottle to allow a person drinking from the plastic bottle to feel the sensation of drinking out of a glass bottle when the lips of the drinker contact the glass mouth of the neck adapter mounted on the plastic bottle. Glass material can be molded into the shape of a glass bottle top with complementary threads to fit on a plastic bottle to define the neck adapter. The neck adapter can be made from a material selected from a group including a chemical composition at least substantially composed of soda lime glass, a PYREX® glass formulation, and borosilicate glass, each material capable of withstanding temperature changes and to resist cracking during transport and cleaning. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for attachment to a plastic beverage container having a threaded portion for receiving a cap with a complementary threaded portion for closure of the plastic beverage container, the device comprising: a neck adapter defining an external surface portion simulating an upper portion of a glass beverage bottle intended to come into contact with lips of a user to provide a sensation of drinking out of a glass bottle, the neck adapter having a fluid passage extending between first and second ends, a complementary threaded portion of the neck adapter at the first end for connection with the threaded portion of the plastic beverage container, and a peripheral edge defining an opening of the neck adapter at the second end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: the neck adapter formed of a single, unitary, monolithic structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: the neck adapter made of a glass material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: the neck adapter made of a clear tempered soda-lime glass material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: the neck adapter made of a PYREX® glass material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 further comprising: the PYREX® glass material composed of as percentage of weight: 14% boron, 51% oxygen, 0.3% sodium, 1% aluminium, 38% silicon, and less than 1% potassium. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 further comprising: the PYREX® glass material composed of 80.6% SiO2, 12.6% B2O3, 4.2% Na2O, 2.2% Al2O3, 0.04% Fe2O3, 0.1% CaO, 0.05% MgO, and 0.1% Cl. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 further comprising: an additional amount of alumino-sulfate to produce a bluish tint. ### Claim 9 (canceled) ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: the peripheral edge having a smooth rounded contour simulating a pop-off cap top portion of a glass beverage bottle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising: a complementary threaded portion adjacent to the peripheral edge for receiving the cap of the plastic beverage container for closure of the neck adapter. ### Claim 12 A device for attachment to a plastic beverage container having a threaded portion for receiving a cap with a complementary threaded portion for closure of the plastic beverage container, the device comprising: a neck adapter defining an external surface portion simulating an upper portion of a glass beverage bottle intended to come into contact with lips of a user to provide a sensation of drinking out of a glass bottle, the neck adapter having a fluid passage extending between first and second ends, a complementary threaded portion of the neck adapter at the first end for connection with the threaded portion of the plastic beverage container, and a peripheral edge defining an opening of the neck adapter at the second end, the neck adapter formed of a single, unitary, monolithic glass material structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 further comprising: the neck adapter made of a clear tempered soda-lime glass material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 further comprising: the neck adapter made of a PYREX® glass material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14 further comprising: the PYREX® glass material composed of as percentage of weight: 14% boron, 51% oxygen, 0.3% sodium, 1% aluminium, 38% silicon, and less than 1% potassium. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14 further comprising: the PYREX® glass material composed of 80.6% SiO2, 12.6% B2O3, 4.2% Na2O, 2.2% Al2O3, 0.04% Fe2O3, 0.1% CaO, 0.05% MgO, and 0.1% Cl. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14 further comprising: an additional amount of alumino-sulfate added to the PYREX® glass material to produce a bluish tint. ### Claim 18 (canceled) ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 further comprising: the peripheral edge having one of a smooth rounded contour simulating a pop-off cap top portion of a glass beverage bottle and a complementary threaded portion adjacent to the peripheral edge for receiving the cap of the plastic beverage container for closure of the neck adapter. ### Claim 20 For use with a plastic beverage container having a threaded portion for receiving a cap with a complementary threaded portion for closure of the plastic beverage container, the improvement of a device comprising: a neck adapter defining a fluid passage extending between first and second ends, a complementary threaded portion of the neck adapter at the first end for connection with the threaded portion of the plastic beverage container, and a peripheral edge defining an opening of the neck adapter at the second end, the neck adapter formed of a single, unitary, monolithic glass material structure, an external surface portion of the neck adapter simulating an upper portion of a glass beverage bottle intended to come into contact with lips of a user to provide a sensation of drinking out of a glass bottle, and the peripheral edge having one of a smooth rounded contour simulating a pop-off cap top portion of a glass beverage bottle and a complementary threaded portion adjacent to the peripheral edge for receiving the cap of the plastic beverage container for closure of the neck adapter.