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;
a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity;
an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;
the locking fingers being disposed radially inwardly of the upwardly projecting fingers; and
a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member.
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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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31 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;
the locking fingers being disposed radially inwardly of the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the upwardly projecting fingers are configured to lock the inner member in the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the outer member has a sidewall bounding the outer member cavity; and
wherein the upwardly projecting fingers are connected to and project upwardly from the outer member sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the upwardly projecting fingers angle upwardly and inwardly.
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12. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein a portion of each of the upwardly projecting fingers is moved radially in response to rotation of the rotatable member to unlock the device. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein a portion of the upwardly projecting fingers are moved in response to rotation of the rotatable member to unlock the device; and wherein the rotatable member engages and moves the upwardly projecting fingers to unlock the device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. 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;
the outer member having a sidewall bounding the outer member cavity;a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the upwardly projecting fingers are disposed between the outer member sidewall and the locking fingers of the inner member.
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17. 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;
the outer member having a sidewall bounding the outer member cavity;a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the body of the inner member includes a sidewall defining a cavity; and
wherein the upwardly projecting fingers are disposed between the outer member sidewall and the inner member sidewall.
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18. 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;
the outer member having a sidewall bounding the outer member cavity;a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the upwardly projecting fingers are disposed between the outer member sidewall and the inner member; and wherein the outer member sidewall has an inner surface; and
wherein the upwardly projecting fingers include strengthening fingers which abut the inner surface of the outer member sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising the steps of:
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rotating a rotatable member to unlock an inner member having a body and a plurality of locking fingers extending therefrom to allow the inner member to move from a locked position in which the locking fingers are adapted to fit around a portion of the neck of a bottle and lockably engage the neck of the bottle to an unlocked position adapted to allow removal of the bottle from between the locking fingers wherein a portion of the inner member is disposed within a cavity defined by a plurality of upwardly projecting fingers which are disposed within a cavity defined by an outer member and wherein the a portion of the inner member is disposed within the outer member cavity; and moving the entire inner member downwardly with respect to the outer member from the locked position to the unlocked position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method comprising the steps of:
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rotating a rotatable member to unlock an inner member having a body and a plurality of locking fingers extending therefrom to allow the inner member to move from a locked position in which the locking fingers are adapted to fit around a portion of the neck of a bottle and lockably engage the neck of the bottle to an unlocked position adapted to allow removal of the bottle from between the locking fingers wherein a portion of the inner member is disposed within a cavity defined by a plurality of upwardly projecting fingers which are disposed within a cavity defined by an outer member and wherein the a portion of the inner member is disposed within the outer member cavity; and wherein the step of rotating includes moving a plurality of the upwardly projecting fingers out of locking engagement with the inner member in response to rotation of the rotatable member to unlock the inner member. - View Dependent Claims (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 outer member defining a cavity; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member having upper and lower ends and including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; and wherein the upwardly projecting fingers extend upwardly from adjacent the lower end of the inner member.
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26. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member comprising a top wall, a sidewall which is connected to and extends downwardly from the top wall and a plurality of locking fingers which extend downwardly from the sidewall and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; and wherein the upwardly projecting fingers extend from below the top wall of the inner member to above the top wall of the inner member.
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27. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member comprising a sidewall defining a cavity, a top wall which is connected to and extends radially inwardly from the sidewall and a plurality of locking fingers which are connected to and extend downwardly from the sidewall and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;
the inner member top wall in its entirety being disposed radially inward of the upwardly projecting fingers; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member.
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28. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;
the entire inner member being movable downwardly with respect to the outer member from the locked position to the unlocked position; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member.
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29. 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; a plurality of fingers which project upwardly within the outer member cavity and define therebetween a cavity; an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers which extend therefrom and are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
the inner member being movable between locked and unlocked positions;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed within the cavity defined by the upwardly projecting fingers;a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member; and a magnetically actuated locking mechanism having locked and unlocked positions for respectively preventing and allowing rotation of the rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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