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US 5,607,072 AGranted
Beverage containers
AssigneeGilbeys of Ireland (Manufacturing) Limited
InventorsPatrick Rigney, Colin Purdy
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Abstract
A liquid container 1 comprises a larger glass bottle 2 and a smaller glass bottle 3 which are separately formed and adhesively bonded together. A base 11 of the smaller bottle 3 is spaced slightly above the base 10 of the larger bottle 2 so that in use, the base 10 of the larger bottle 2 forms a standing surface for the container 1 to prevent rocking.
Claims6
A container for liquid beverages comprising
- a first glass bottle for one beverage;
- a second glass bottle for another beverage;
- the bottles being of different capacities and comprising a smaller capacity bottle and a larger capacity bottle, the capacities of the respective bottles being selected to provide an indicator means that required amounts of liquid beverage have been dispensed from the bottles, said indicator means comprising the level of liquid beverage remaining in each bottle;
- the bottles each comprising
- a base portion;
- a body portion;
- and
- a neck portion for receiving a closure, said neck portion being upstanding from said body portion;
- the body portions providing substantially all of the different capacities between the bottles;
- the body portions and neck portions having substantially flat axially extending mating surfaces;
- and
- an adhesive bonding the mating surfaces together to form a joint between the bottles,
- said base portion of said smaller capacity bottle being spaced upwardly from said base portion of said larger capacity bottle so that a load of the container is supported by said base portion of said larger capacity bottle to stabilize the container and prevent any rocking that might occur if the bottles were of the same height and insufficiently accurately bonded together.
10 more elements
A container for liquid beverages comprising
- a first glass bottle for one beverage;
- a second glass bottle for another beverage;
- the bottles being of different capacities and comprising a smaller capacity bottle and a larger capacity bottle, the capacities of the respective bottles being selected to provide an indicator means that required amounts of liquid beverage have been dispensed from the bottles, said indicator means comprising the level of liquid beverage remaining in each bottle being indicative of predetermined amounts of liquids being dispensed from each bottle with a reduction of liquid to the same level in each bottle evidencing the removal of liquids at a predetermined proportion;
- the bottles each comprising
- a base portion;
- a body portion;
- and
- a neck portion for receiving a closure, said neck portion being upstanding from said body portion;
- the body portions providing substantially all of the different capacities between the bottles;
- the body portions and neck portions having substantially flat axially extending mating surfaces;
- and
- an adhesive bonding the mating surfaces together to form a joint between the bottles,
- said base portion of said smaller capacity bottle being spaced upwardly from said base portion of said larger capacity bottle so that a load of the container is supported by said base portion of said larger capacity bottle to stabilize the container and prevent any rocking that might occur if the bottles were of the same height and insufficiently accurately bonded together.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.