Devices and methods for a bottle cover
OwnerHenry Cornell, Christopher Van Ertinventors
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Abstract
A cover for a bottle container, including a bottle neck engagement section having arms forming a semi-flexible, generally U-shaped arcuate surface around the neck of the bottle, the bottle neck cover connected to an arm and a lid pivotally connected to the arm, the arm having an aperture allowing adjustability of the distance between the bottle neck engagement section and the lid pivotally connected to the arm. The lid operably pivotable between an open position and closing position. The cover may have a sealing member and a fastening mechanism for maintaining the lid in a closing position.
Claims20
A cover for a bottle container comprising:
- a bottle neck engagement section having a pair of arms for operably engaging around a neck of the bottle container;
- an arm having an aperture;
- a lid pivotally connected to the arm at a first location, the lid comprising a lid base and a lever portion, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closing position;
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- connecting means for operably connecting the bottle neck engagement section to the arm at a second location;
- wherein the connecting means is adjustable within the aperture such that a distance between the first connection location and the second connection location can be adjusted.
A cover for a bottle container comprising:
- a bottle neck engagement section having a pair of arms for operably engaging around a neck of the bottle container;
- an arm having an aperture;
- a lid pivotally connected to the arm at a first location, the lid comprising a lid base and a lever portion, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closing position;
- connecting means for operably connecting the bottle neck engagement section to the arm at a second location, the connecting means being adjustable within the aperture to provide a desired distance between the first location and the second location;
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- at least one seal member connected to a bottom surface of the lid base, the at least one seal member comprising an elastomeric material that operably inserts into the mouth of the bottle container in the closing position.
A bottle container and cover system, the system comprising:
- a bottle have a bottle neck;
- a bottle cover, the bottle cover comprising:
- a bottle neck engagement section having a pair of arms for operably engaging around a neck of the bottle container;
- an arm having an aperture;
- a lid pivotally connected to the arm at a first location, the lid comprising a lid base and a lever portion, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closing position;
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- connecting means for operably connecting the bottle neck engagement section to the arm at a second location;
- wherein the connecting means is adjustable within the aperture such that a distance between the first connection location and the second connection location can be adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.