Pharmacy bottle system and method
First Claim
1. A pharmacy bottle system comprising:
- a bottle formed as a single piece of molded plastic material, the bottle including;
a body defining an interior cavity therein, the interior cavity extending from a first end of the interior cavity to a second end of the interior cavity, wherein the body includes a spine portion covering the first end of the interior cavity, and the spine portion defines an exterior spine width measured from a front of the spine portion to a back of spine portion, anda neck extending from the second end of the interior cavity, the neck having an opening therethrough providing access to the interior cavity, wherein the neck defines an exterior neck width measured from a front of the neck to a back of the neck, and the exterior neck width is greater than the exterior spine width; and
a ring secured about the neck of the bottle, wherein the ring defines an exterior ring width measured between a front of the ring and a back of the ring, the exterior ring width is larger than the exterior spine width, and the neck extends above a top surface of the ring.
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Abstract
A pharmacy bottle system includes a bottle and a ring. The bottle is formed as a single piece of molded plastic material and includes a body and a neck. The body defines an interior cavity. The interior cavity extends from a first end to a second end of the interior cavity. The body includes a spine portion covering the first end of the interior cavity. The spine portion defines a spine width measured from a front to a back of spine portion. The neck extends from the second end of the interior cavity and has an opening therethrough providing access to the interior cavity. The ring is secured about the neck of the bottle. The ring defines a ring width measured between a front and a back of the ring. The ring width is larger than the spine width. The neck extends above a top surface of the ring.
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19 Claims
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1. A pharmacy bottle system comprising:
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a bottle formed as a single piece of molded plastic material, the bottle including; a body defining an interior cavity therein, the interior cavity extending from a first end of the interior cavity to a second end of the interior cavity, wherein the body includes a spine portion covering the first end of the interior cavity, and the spine portion defines an exterior spine width measured from a front of the spine portion to a back of spine portion, and a neck extending from the second end of the interior cavity, the neck having an opening therethrough providing access to the interior cavity, wherein the neck defines an exterior neck width measured from a front of the neck to a back of the neck, and the exterior neck width is greater than the exterior spine width; and a ring secured about the neck of the bottle, wherein the ring defines an exterior ring width measured between a front of the ring and a back of the ring, the exterior ring width is larger than the exterior spine width, and the neck extends above a top surface of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of forming a pharmacy bottle system, the method including:
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selecting a bottle formed as a single piece of molded plastic material, the bottle including; a body defining an interior cavity therein, the interior cavity extending from a first end of the interior cavity to a second end of the interior cavity, wherein the body includes a spine portion covering the first end of the interior cavity, and the spine portion defines an exterior spine width measured from a front of the spine portion to a back of spine portion, and a neck extending from the second end of the interior cavity, the neck having an opening therethrough providing access to the interior cavity, wherein the body defines a shoulder covering the second end of the interior cavity around the neck; and sliding an annular ring over the neck of the bottle to position the ring around the neck and directly adjacent to the shoulder, wherein the ring defines an exterior ring width measured between a front of the ring and a back of the ring, the exterior ring width is larger than the exterior spine width, and the neck extends above a top surface of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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