Bottle security device
First Claim
1. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
- an outer member defining a cavity and having a sidewall with an inner surface;
an inner member which is movable between locked and unlocked positions;
wherein the inner member includes a plurality of locking fingers adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck and lockably engage the neck when the inner member is in the locked position;
wherein a portion of the inner member is disposed in the outer member cavity; 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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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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20 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 outer member defining a cavity and having a sidewall with an inner surface;
an inner member which is movable between locked and unlocked positions;
wherein the inner member includes a plurality of locking fingers adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck and lockably engage the neck when the inner member is in the locked position;
wherein a portion of the inner member is disposed in the outer member cavity; and
a plurality of strengthening fingers extending upwardly inside the outer member cavity and abutting the inner surface of the outer member sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising:
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an outer member defining a cavity and having a sidewall with an inner surface;
an inner member which is movable between locked and unlocked positions;
wherein the inner member is adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck and lockably engage the neck when the inner member is in the locked position;
wherein a portion of the inner member is disposed in the outer member cavity; and
a plurality of engaging members disposed inside the outer member cavity and selectively lockably engaging the inner member to lock the inner member in the locked position; 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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