Bottle with ratcheting base and inner bladder
AssigneeEfrain Otero
InventorEfrain Otero
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Abstract
The purpose of the invention is to remove the excess air in an opened, partially used bottle containing effervescent beverages. Further use of the invention can be employed when viscous substances are contained. This is achieved by rotating a base of a bottle that is connected to a tab at the bottom of an inner bladder liner that is contained inside a bottle. The invention shows a bottle system for dispensing and maintaining effervescent beverages fresher for a longer period of time after a bottle has been opened. The bottle also improves the dispensing of thick substances found in many products that have viscous properties. The system offers a more efficient, easy solution for the dispensing of such substances from their containers by employing a collapsible inner bladder liner contained inside a bottle.
Claims12
A bottle assembly comprising:
- an outer bottle body comprising:
- a hemispherical bottom wall having:
- a plurality of radial serrations;
- a retaining ring defining a central hole;
- an open top;
- a threaded neck finish surrounding said open top;
- a cylindrical sidewall extending upwardly from said hemispherical bottom wall to said threaded neck finish, said cylindrical sidewall, said threaded neck finish, said open top, and said closed bottom collectively defining an interior compartment;
- an inner bladder for containing beverages, said inner bladder comprising:
- an open top;
- a liner body entirely housed within said interior compartment;
- a closed base having a central portion;
- a peg extending downwardly from said central portion and protruding through said central hole of said hemispherical bottom wall;
- a cap removably attached to said threaded neck finish for closing said interior compartment;
- a rotating collar removably attached to said hemispherical bottom wall, said rotating collar comprising:
- a base comprising:
- an annular bottom wall;
- a central protrusion extending upwardly from said annular bottom wall, said central protrusion having an upper surface with an outer lip supporting said retaining ring of said hemispherical bottom wall and an inner opening receiving said peg of said inner bladder;
- a circumferential sidewall extending upwardly from said annular bottom wall, said circumferential sidewall having a plurality of ribs protruding inwardly from an inner surface, said plurality of ribs cooperating with said plurality of serrations to form a ratcheting mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.