Spirally threaded molded bottle finish having removable and nonremovable closures and closures therefor
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1. A bottle finish and closure system (10) comprising:
- a. a bottle finish (100) having a finish opening (O), a finish top (102), a finish bottom (104), a finish external surface (106), a finish T dimension (FT), and a finish E dimension (FE), complementary to a bottle closure (300), further comprising a finish thread (110) having at least one finish thread root (111), at least one first finish thread flank (112) having a first finish thread flank base (113), at least one second finish thread flank (114) having a second finish thread flank base (115), and at least one finish thread height (116), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the finish external surface (106),the finish thread (110) has an imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through a finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the first finish thread flank base (113), through a finish thread termination (118), and continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104);
and an imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through the finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the second finish thread flank base (115) and through the finish thread termination (118), continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and
a plurality of finish ratchets (200) having at least one finish ratchet engaging portion (210), at least one finish ratchet sloped portion (220), at least one finish ratchet depth (230), and at least one finish ratchet height (240), above the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) arising in proximity to the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and wherein the at least one finish ratchet height (240) extends toward the finish opening (O) less than a distance between the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130), thus forming a thread passage gap (140) between the plurality of finish ratchets (200) and any portion of the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) falling above the finish ratchets (200),b. a closure (300) having a closure opening (O), a closure top (302), a closure bottom (304), a closure internal surface (306), a closure T dimension (CT), and a closure E dimension (CE), complementary to a finish (100), further comprising,a closure thread (310) having at least one closure root (311), at least one first closure thread flank (312) having a first closure thread flank base (313), at least one second closure thread flank (314) having a second closure thread flank base (315), and at least one closure thread height (316), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the closure internal surface (306),and the closure thread (310) has an imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306) extending through a closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) through a closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and
an imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306), extending through the closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) along the second closure thread flank base (315), through the closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and
a plurality of closure ratchets (400) having at least one closure ratchet engaging portion (410), at least one closure ratchet sloped portion (420), at least one closure ratchet depth (430) and at least one closure ratchet height (440) above the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and arising in proximity to the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and extending upwards toward the imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330);
whereinc. the thread passage gap (140) is sized to allow the free passage of at least one closure thread height (316), andd. the application of the closure (300) to the finish (100) engages at least one closure ratchet (400) with at least one finish ratchet (200), thereby engaging the closure (300) and the finish (100) to prevent removal of the closure (300) from the finish (100).
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A bottle finish and closure system is described. In some embodiments, ratchets on a finish engage ratchets on a closure, while allowing the free passage of the threads of the closure on those of the finish in one direction only, allowing a non-removable finish and closure system. In another series of embodiments, the same ratcheted finish may be employed with a non-ratcheted, i.e., conventional closure, due to the novel design of the finish ratchets, thereby producing a freely removable closure and finish system.
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1. A bottle finish and closure system (10) comprising:
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a. a bottle finish (100) having a finish opening (O), a finish top (102), a finish bottom (104), a finish external surface (106), a finish T dimension (FT), and a finish E dimension (FE), complementary to a bottle closure (300), further comprising a finish thread (110) having at least one finish thread root (111), at least one first finish thread flank (112) having a first finish thread flank base (113), at least one second finish thread flank (114) having a second finish thread flank base (115), and at least one finish thread height (116), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the finish external surface (106), the finish thread (110) has an imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through a finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the first finish thread flank base (113), through a finish thread termination (118), and continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and an imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through the finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the second finish thread flank base (115) and through the finish thread termination (118), continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and a plurality of finish ratchets (200) having at least one finish ratchet engaging portion (210), at least one finish ratchet sloped portion (220), at least one finish ratchet depth (230), and at least one finish ratchet height (240), above the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) arising in proximity to the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and wherein the at least one finish ratchet height (240) extends toward the finish opening (O) less than a distance between the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130), thus forming a thread passage gap (140) between the plurality of finish ratchets (200) and any portion of the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) falling above the finish ratchets (200), b. a closure (300) having a closure opening (O), a closure top (302), a closure bottom (304), a closure internal surface (306), a closure T dimension (CT), and a closure E dimension (CE), complementary to a finish (100), further comprising, a closure thread (310) having at least one closure root (311), at least one first closure thread flank (312) having a first closure thread flank base (313), at least one second closure thread flank (314) having a second closure thread flank base (315), and at least one closure thread height (316), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the closure internal surface (306), and the closure thread (310) has an imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306) extending through a closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) through a closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and an imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306), extending through the closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) along the second closure thread flank base (315), through the closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and a plurality of closure ratchets (400) having at least one closure ratchet engaging portion (410), at least one closure ratchet sloped portion (420), at least one closure ratchet depth (430) and at least one closure ratchet height (440) above the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and arising in proximity to the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and extending upwards toward the imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330);
whereinc. the thread passage gap (140) is sized to allow the free passage of at least one closure thread height (316), and d. the application of the closure (300) to the finish (100) engages at least one closure ratchet (400) with at least one finish ratchet (200), thereby engaging the closure (300) and the finish (100) to prevent removal of the closure (300) from the finish (100). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21)
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19. A bottle finish and closure system (10) comprising:
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a. a bottle finish (100) having a finish opening (O), a finish top (102), a finish bottom (104), a finish external surface (106), a finish T dimension (FT), and a finish E dimension (FE), complementary to a bottle closure (300), further comprising a finish thread (110) having at least one finish thread root (111), at least one first finish thread flank (112) having a first finish thread flank base (113), at least one second finish thread flank (114) having a second finish thread flank base (115), and at least one finish thread height (116), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the finish external surface (106), the finish thread (110) has an imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through a finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the first finish thread flank base (113), through a finish thread termination (118), and continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and an imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through the finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the second finish thread flank base (115) and through the finish thread termination (118), continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and a plurality of finish ratchets (200) having at least one finish ratchet engaging portion (210), at least one finish ratchet sloped portion (220), at least one finish ratchet depth (230), and at least one finish ratchet height (240), above the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) arising in proximity to the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and wherein the at least one finish ratchet height (240) extends toward the finish opening (O) less than a distance between the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130), thus forming a thread passage gap (140) between the plurality of finish ratchets (200) and any portion of the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) falling above the finish ratchets (200), b. a closure (300) having a closure opening (O), a closure top (302), a closure bottom (304), a closure internal surface (306), a closure T dimension (CT), and a closure E dimension (CE), complementary to a finish (100), further comprising, a closure thread (310) having at least one closure root (311), at least one first closure thread flank (312) having a first closure thread flank base (313), at least one second closure thread flank (314) having a second closure thread flank base (315), and at least one closure thread height (316), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the closure internal surface (306), and the closure thread (310) has an imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306) extending through a closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) through a closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and an imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306), extending through the closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) along the second closure thread flank base (315), through the closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and a plurality of closure ratchets (400) having at least one closure ratchet engaging portion (410), at least one closure ratchet sloped portion (420), at least one closure ratchet depth (430) and at least two finish ratchet heights (240), a first finish ratchet height (240) having a first finish ratchet depth (230) causing it to be engageable with at least one closure ratchet (400), and a second finish ratchet height (240) having a second finish ratchet depth (230) allowing a free passage of all closure ratchets (400) above the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and arising in proximity to the imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) and extending upwards toward the imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330);
whereinc. the thread passage gap (140) is sized to allow the free passage of the at least one closure thread height (316), and d. the application of the closure (300) to the finish (100) engages at least one closure ratchet (300) with at least one finish ratchet (200), thereby engaging the closure (300) and the finish (100) to prevent removal of the closure (300) from the finish (100).
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20. A bottle finish and closure system (10) comprising:
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a. a bottle finish (100) having a finish opening (O), a finish top (102), a finish bottom (104), a finish external surface (106), a finish T dimension (FT), and a finish E dimension (FE), complementary to a bottle closure (300), further comprising a finish thread (110) having at least one finish thread root (111), at least one first finish thread flank (112) having a first finish thread flank base (113), at least one second finish thread flank (114) having a second finish thread flank base (115), and at least one finish thread height (116), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the finish external surface (106), the finish thread (110) may have an imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through a finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the first finish thread flank base (113), through a finish thread termination (118), and continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and an imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) extending from the finish top (102) on the finish external surface (106), extending through the finish thread start (117), extending along the finish thread root (111) along the second finish thread flank base (115) and through the finish thread termination (118), continuously extending across any finish thread breaks (119) across the finish external surface (106) to the finish bottom (104); and a plurality of finish ratchets (200) having at least one finish ratchet engaging portion (210), at least one finish ratchet sloped portion (220), at least one finish ratchet depth (230), and at least one finish ratchet height (240), above the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) arising in proximity to the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and wherein the at least one finish ratchet height (240) extends toward the finish opening (O) less than a distance between the imaginary superior finish thread border line (120) and the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130), thus forming a thread passage gap (140) between the plurality of finish ratchets (200) and any portion of the imaginary inferior finish thread border line (130) falling above the finish ratchets (200), b. a closure (300) having a closure opening (O), a closure top (302), a closure bottom (304), a closure internal surface (306), a closure T dimension (CT), and a closure E dimension (CE), complementary to a finish (100), further comprising, a closure thread (310) having at least one closure root (311), at least one first closure thread flank (312) having a first closure thread flank base (313), at least one second closure thread flank (314) having a second closure thread flank base (315), and at least one closure thread height (316), applied to at least an arc of a circumference of the closure internal surface (306), and the closure thread (310) has an imaginary superior closure thread border line (320) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306) extending through a closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) through a closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and an imaginary inferior closure thread border line (330) extending from the closure top (302) on the closure internal surface (306), extending through the closure thread start (317), extending along the closure thread root (311) along the second closure thread flank base (315), through the closure thread termination (318) and continuously extending across any closure thread breaks (319) across the closure internal surface (306) to the closure bottom (304); and c. the thread passage gap (140) is sized to allow the free passage of at least one closure thread height (316), and d. the application of the closure (300) to the finish (100) is bidirectionally engageable to reversible open and close the closure (300) and finish (100) system (10).
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