Bottle security device
First Claim
1. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
- an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
an intermediate member defining a cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the intermediate member cavity;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
an outer member defining a cavity;
a portion of the intermediate member and a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity; and
a rotatable member that engages and moves a portion of the intermediate member to unlock the device when the rotatable member is rotated.
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Abstract
A bottle security device includes an inner member, an intermediate member and an outer member that cooperate to lock the device on a bottle neck. The inner member includes a plurality of fingers adapted to fit under the bead on a bottle neck. The intermediate member slides over the inner member and forces the fingers against the bottle. The intermediate member includes a plurality of upwardly extending arms with inwardly projecting teeth that engage outwardly extending teeth on the inner member to lock the inner and intermediate members together. A key unlocks and rotates a rotatable member to separate the intermediate and inner members to unlock the device. Upon rotation of the cover cap, camming surfaces on the rotatable member engage the upwardly extending arms to move them radially outward to disengage them from the inner member.
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26 Claims
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1. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
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an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
an intermediate member defining a cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the intermediate member cavity;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
an outer member defining a cavity;
a portion of the intermediate member and a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity; and
a rotatable member that engages and moves a portion of the intermediate member to unlock the device when the rotatable member is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
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an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
an outer member defining a cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the cavity;
at least one finger projecting upwardly within the cavity and engaging the inner member to lock the device;
a rotatable member which is selectively rotatable to unlock the device; and
one of the rotatable member and the at least one finger including a camming surface which engages the other of the rotatable member and the finger to move the finger radially to unlock the device when the rotatable member is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
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an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
an outer member defining a cavity and having a sidewall with an inner surface;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a plurality of resilient engaging fingers extending upwardly inside the outer member cavity and selectively engaging the inner member to lock the device; and
a plurality of strengthening fingers extending upwardly inside the outer member cavity and abutting the inner surface of the outer member sidewall.
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26. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a bottle security device comprising an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of a neck of a bottle;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
an outer member defining a cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the cavity;
a plurality of resilient fingers extending upwardly inside the outer member cavity and selectively lockably engaging the inner member; and
a rotatable member; and
forcing the fingers to move radially to unlock the inner member from the fingers by rotating the rotatable member.
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