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 inner member including a plurality of locking fingers 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 plurality of engaging members disposed within the outer member cavity and engaging the inner member to lock the inner member in the locked position;
the engaging members defining therebetween a cavity;
wherein the locking fingers of the inner member each have a portion disposed within the cavity defined by the engaging members; 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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20 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 inner member including a plurality of locking fingers 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 plurality of engaging members disposed within the outer member cavity and engaging the inner member to lock the inner member in the locked position;
the engaging members defining therebetween a cavity;wherein the locking fingers of the inner member each have a portion disposed within the cavity defined by the engaging members; and a 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)
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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 having a sidewall defining a cavity; an inner member including a plurality of locking fingers 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;at least one engaging member disposed within the outer member cavity between the outer member sidewall and the locking fingers and lockably engaging the inner member to secure the inner member in the locked position to lock the device; and a rotatable member for unlocking the device in response to rotation of the rotatable member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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