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;
an intermediate member defining a cavity;
a portion of the intermediate member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers each of which are secured to and extend from the body so that the locking fingers are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
a portion of each locking finger being disposed in the intermediate member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions; 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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38 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; an intermediate member defining a cavity;
a portion of the intermediate member being disposed in the outer member cavity;an inner member including a body and a plurality of locking fingers each of which are secured to and extend from the body so that the locking fingers are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
a portion of each locking finger being disposed in the intermediate member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member. - 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; an intermediate member defining a cavity;
a portion of the intermediate member being disposed in the outer member cavity;an inner member including a sidewall defining a cavity and a plurality of locking fingers each of which is connected to and extends from the sidewall so that the locking fingers are adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle;
a portion of the sidewall of the inner member being disposed in the intermediate member cavity;
a portion of the inner member being disposed in the outer member cavity;
the inner member being moveable between locked and unlocked positions; anda rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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