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US 2017/0283127 A1Published application
Outsert for aluminum wine bottle
AssigneeAleco Container, LLC
InventorsEvan D. Watkins, Michael Atkinson, Scott Coors
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Abstract
An aluminum bottle outsert includes an annular inner surface configured to be received and supported on an upper neck portion of an aluminum bottle. The outsert also includes an annular outer surface that has a threaded portion adapted to receive a wine bottle screw top capping assembly.
Claims20
An aluminum bottle outsert comprising:
- an annular inner surface configured to be received and supported on an upper neck portion of an aluminum bottle;
- and
- an annular outer surface comprising a threaded portion adapted to receive a wine bottle screw top capping assembly.
An aluminum wine bottle assembly comprising:
- an aluminum bottle having a bottle neck portion comprising:
- a constant diameter portion;
- a rolled larger diameter portion Integrally formed with and positioned above said constant diameter portion:
- and
- a flared lower neck portion integrally formed with and positioned below the constant diameter portion;
- and
- a bottle outsert mounted on said bottle neck portion below said rolled larger diameter portion, said outsert having a downwardly and outwardly flared inner surface portion engaged with said bottle flared lower neck portion, said outsert having a threaded outer surface portion;
- and
- a CT capsule affixed to said outsert threaded outer surface portion.
6 more elements
A method of capping an aluminum wine bottle comprising:
- attaching an outsert to a neck portion of the bottle and
- attaching a wine bottle capping assembly to the outsert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.