Bottle-timer assembly
OwnerRobert S. Goodrichinventor
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Abstract
A bottle which may be used to contain a liquid has a timer mounted therein to provide an indication of elapsed time. This timer is formed from a transparent tube sealed at the opposite ends thereof and having an object which is free to move in the liquid and which has a specific gravity different from that of such fluid. The tube has a member at one end therof which functions to retain the tube in the bottle and to provide a spout for pouring the fluid from the bottle. In the preferred embodiment, timing is provided as a function of the speed of movement of the object through the fluid when the tube and bottle are placed in a generally vertical orientation.
Claims12
A bottle-timer assembly comprising:
- a transparent bottle,
- a transparent tube having a substantially smaller outside diameter than said bottle,
- means for sealing the opposite ends of said tube,
- the means for sealing one of the ends of said tube comprising a member having smaller and larger diameter cylindrical portions interconnected by a conical portion, the smaller diameter cylindrical portion forming a plug which is fitted within and attached to said one tube end, said member being attached to said bottle and thereby supporting said tube within said bottle,
- a fluid contained in said tube, and
- an object contained in said tube having a diameter less than the inside diameter of said tube,
- the specific gravities of said fluid and said object being different whereby said object moves along said tube at a predetermined rate when the tube is placed in a generally vertical orientation, to provide a timing indication.
A bottle-timer assembly comprising:
- a transparent bottle having an open cylindrical neck,
- a transparent tube having a substantially smaller diameter than said bottle,
- means for sealing one of the ends of said tube,
- a member attached to the other end of said tube having smaller and larger diameter cylindrical portions interconnected by a conical portion, said smaller diameter cylindrical portion forming a plug which is fitted within said tube to form a seal for the other end thereof, said larger diameter cylindrical portion being fitted within and attached to the neck of said bottle, said larger diameter cylindrical portion and said conical portion having a cavity formed therein, said conical portion having aperture means formed therein providing fluid communication between the interior of the bottle and said cavity, said member serving as a spigot for the bottle and providing a support for suspending the tube in the bottle,
- a liquid contained in said tube, and
- an object contained in the tube having a diameter less than the inside diameter of the tube,
- the specific gravities of said liquid and said object being different whereby said object moves along said tube at a predetermined rate when the tube is placed in a generally vertical orientation to provide a timing indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.