Methods and combinations for sealing corked bottles
OwnerStephan J. Finkeinventor
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Abstract
A disc made of thermoplastic material is inserted into the neck of a corked bottle and placed upon the top of the cork so that when the disc is partially melted, it forms a water resistant seal with the interior surface of the bottle neck and the cork. In forming the seal, the entire disc remains inside the bottle neck leaving the exterior of the bottle free from messy or harmful residue. The interior surface of the bottle neck may be straight or beveled at an obtuse angle. If the interior surface of the bottle neck is beveled, a disc with a frusto conical configuration is used in the method. A cover layer can be adhered to the top of the wax disc for ornamentation and labeling purposes.
Claims11
A combination comprising:
- a) a corked bottle having a cylindrical neck terminating in a mouth having a top edge, said neck having a cylindrical interior surface which is partially beveled near said mouth to form an obtuse angle measured from a horizontal axis of said neck;
- b) a cylindrical cork having a top flat surface located at distance from said top edge of said mouth, said cork being displaced entirely within said neck below said beveled interior surface;
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- c) a frusto conical disc having a height, a top surface, a flat bottom surface which forms a horizontal plane and a beveled outer surface beveled at an obtuse angle measured from said horizontal plane of said flat bottom surface which is substantially equivalent to said beveled interior surface obtuse angle, said disc being displaced entirely within said neck above said cork such that said disc bottom surface is partially melted and removably secured to said cork top surface and wherein said disc beveled outer surface is partially melted and removably secured to said beveled interior neck surface, to create a seal to retain moisture within said cork and said bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.