Finned beverage containers having narrowed portion
First Claim
1. A throwable beverage product capable of being processed through a tracked bottling machine, comprising:
- a bottle body having a bottom, a wall and an interior, and wherein said body interior is capable of holding a beverage;
a neck incorporated in said bottle body, said neck including an opening through which a beverage may be placed into or removed from said interior;
fins incorporated within the wall of said bottle body, said fins providing for aerodynamic guidance of said body as said body travels through the air in a direction defined by a vector starting from said bottom and to said neck;
wherein said bottle body includes a narrowed portion, further wherein said narrowed portion divides the volume of said bottle body between a first portion including said fins and a second portion, and further wherein said bottle body is configured to contain a majority of volume in said second portion;
a cap portion having a seal fitted to seal said neck and provide enclosure for said interior; and
a nose, said nose being separable and attachable to said bottle body, optionally by way of said cap portion, said nose providing for a covering of said bottle body when attached to said bottle body.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are beverage bottles having a bottle body including a narrowed portion, the narrowed portion dividing the volume of the bottle body between a first portion including fins and a second portion containing a majority of volume. Bottles may also include one or more of: fins that are molded in, attached individually or in a finned section; a base section adapting a finned bottle for transport in a track or conveyor of bottling machinery; aerodynamic noses and nosecones, attachable to the neck or bottom of a bottle or other location, optionally holding an object, prize or additive, also optionally acting as a stand; a production sleeve permitting transport through a track or conveyor; and noses, fins and finned sections that are reversible. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
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20 Claims
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1. A throwable beverage product capable of being processed through a tracked bottling machine, comprising:
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a bottle body having a bottom, a wall and an interior, and wherein said body interior is capable of holding a beverage; a neck incorporated in said bottle body, said neck including an opening through which a beverage may be placed into or removed from said interior; fins incorporated within the wall of said bottle body, said fins providing for aerodynamic guidance of said body as said body travels through the air in a direction defined by a vector starting from said bottom and to said neck; wherein said bottle body includes a narrowed portion, further wherein said narrowed portion divides the volume of said bottle body between a first portion including said fins and a second portion, and further wherein said bottle body is configured to contain a majority of volume in said second portion; a cap portion having a seal fitted to seal said neck and provide enclosure for said interior; and a nose, said nose being separable and attachable to said bottle body, optionally by way of said cap portion, said nose providing for a covering of said bottle body when attached to said bottle body. - 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 throwable beverage product capable of being processed through a tracked bottling machine, comprising:
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a bottle body having a bottom, a wall and an interior, and wherein said body interior is capable of holding a beverage; a neck incorporated in said bottle body, said neck including an opening through which a beverage may be placed into or removed from said interior; fins incorporated within the wall of said bottle body, said fins providing for aerodynamic guidance of said body as said body travels through the air in a direction defined by a vector starting from said bottom and to said neck; wherein said bottle body includes a narrowed portion, further wherein said narrowed portion divides the volume of said bottle body between a first portion including said fins and a second portion, and further wherein said bottle body is configured to contain a majority of volume in said second portion; a cap portion having a seal fitted to seal said neck and provide enclosure for said interior; and a nose, said nose being separable and attachable to said bottle body, optionally by way of said cap portion, said nose providing for a covering of said bottle body when attached to said bottle body, further wherein said nose is attachable to the bottom of said body.
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