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US 2017/0203885 A1Published application
Bottle closure having a wood top
AssigneeMultiject LLC
InventorsJack E. Elder, Geoffrey Odhner
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Abstract
A closure for a bottle includes a wooden head portion and a stopper portion. The wooden head portion has a recess formed therein. The stopper portion has a polymer inner member and a polymer outer member. The polymer inner member includes a first part embedded in the recess in the wooden head and a second part extending away from the wooden head and substantially covered by the polymer outer member.
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A closure for a bottle, comprising:
- a wooden head portion having a recess formed therein;
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- a stopper portion having a polymer inner member and a polymer outer member, the polymer inner member including a first part embedded in the recess in the wooden head and a second part extending away from the wooden head and substantially covered by the polymer outer member.
A closure for a bottle, comprising
- a wooden element having a recess formed therein;
- a first polymer layer molded into the recess in the wooden element, the first polymer layer having an outer surface having at least one circumferential discontinuity;
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- a second polymer layer disposed over the first polymer layer, the second polymer layer configured to be received by a bottle in the axial direction.
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A closure for a bottle, comprising:
- a wooden element having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a recess formed in the lower surface;
- a first polymer layer including a footing and an extension, the footing molded into the recess in the wooden element, and the extension extending away from the footing and the wooden element, the footing integrally formed with the extension as a unitary component;
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- a second polymer layer molded onto the first polymer layer and configured to be received by a bottle in the axial direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.