BOTTLE CAP AND COVER

• US 3,655,102 A
• Filed: 12/15/1969
• Issued: 04/11/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: James G. Moran
• Original Assignee: James G. Moran
• Inventors: Moran, James G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reeves, Robert B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Martin, Larry H.
• Application Number:
  US04/884,993
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 222/542,545,546,562,563,498,502,447,498,543,541,484,572,575,564 141/300 215/73,41 220/38.5,30.5
• US Class Current: 222/484
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/148 with internal parts

Abstract

A bottle cap and cover for bottles, the cap being internally formed for attachment to a bottle and having a pouring tube and an air inlet tube, both protruding slightly above the end of the cap; the end of the cap having an interrupted rim; the cover being attached to the cap by a flexible web to permit the cover to be folded over the cap to occupy a predetermined position thereof; the cover having an interrupted internal flange for engaging the interrupted rim of the cap and portions manually engageable to aid in separating the cap from the bottle; the cap also having a pair of stopper cones adapted to be received in the pouring tube and air inlet tube.

Claims

1. A bottle cap and cover therefor, comprising:

a. a cap member inclUding a screw-threaded socket to fit the mouth portion of a mating bottle, a membrane closing the socket and sealingly engageable with the outer extremity of the bottle mouth, and a pouring tube and air inlet tube piercing the membrane, to provide open outer ends, a portion of the pouring tube extending into the bottle mouth;

b. the portion of the pouring tube extending into the bottle mouth being of U-shape cross section and sealingly engageable with the confronting surface of the bottle mouth whereby fluid flowing on the confronting surface of the bottle mouth is guided into the pouring tube;

c. the outer end of the pouring tube projecting beyond the membrane to form a pouring lip;

d. and a cover member including a socket fitting over the outer end of the cap member, a pair of cone elements in the socket for sealing engagement with the pouring tube and air inlet tube;

e. said cap member having an external flange and said cover member having an internal flange, the flanges interengaging to retain the cover member on the cap member.

2. A bottle cap and cover therefor, as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a. a foldable web integrally joins the cover member to the cap member and causes the cover member to occupy a predetermined orientation with respect to the cap member when joined thereto, whereby the sealing cone elements are disposed in alignment with their respective tubes.

3. A bottle cap and cover therefor, as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a. at least the interengaging rib of the cap member is diametrically interrupted to form rib sections;

b. and the cover member is provided with diametrically disposed manually engageable portions for distorting the cover member;

c. and a foldable web integrally joins the cover member to the cap member to cause the manually engageable portions to occupy the regions between the rib sections.

4. A bottle cap and cover therefor, as defined in claim 2, wherein:

a. the foldable web is curved to place its ends at approximately 90* whereby when the web is unfolded, the cover member is disposed laterally of the cap member and minimizes interference with the cap member when pouring therefrom.