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US 2017/0283131 A1Published application
Outsert for swing cap assembly
AssigneeAleco Container, LLC
InventorsEvan D. Watkins, Michael Atkinson, Scott Coors
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Abstract
An aluminum bottle outsert including a generally truncated cone-shaped inner surface configured to be received and supported by an upper neck portion of an aluminum bottle and an outer surface having diametrically opposed first and second indents adapted to operably receive prong end portions of a swing cap assembly.
Claims20
An aluminum bottle outsert comprising:
- a generally truncated cone-shaped inner surface configured to be received and supported by an upper neck portion of an aluminum bottle;
- and
- an outer surface having diametrically opposed first and second indents adapted to operably receive prong end portions of a swing cap assembly.
A beverage bottle assembly comprising:
- an aluminum bottle having a neck with an outsert mounting region including:
- a constant diameter neck portion;
- a rolled larger diameter neck portion integrally formed with the constant diameter neck portion at an upper end of the constant diameter neck portion;
- and
- an outwardly flared neck portion positioned below the constant diameter neck portion;
- and
- a bottle outsert mounted below the rolled larger diameter neck portion and engaging at least the rolled larger diameter neck portion and the outwardly flared neck portion, the outsert having an outer surface with diametrically opposed first and second indents therein adapted to pivotally receive prong end portions of a swing cap assembly.
4 more elements
A method of making a beverage container with a swing top closure comprising:
- fixedly mounting an outsert on a neck portion of a metal bottle;
- and
- mounting a swing cap assembly on the outset
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.