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A container assembly including a bottle and cap arrangement is disclosed herein along with a cooperating arrangement for placing the cap arrangement in a predetermined closed position relative to the bottle. The assembly also includes a seal arrangement for maintaining a proper seal when the bottle

A container assembly including a bottle and cap arrangement is disclosed herein along with a cooperating arrangement for placing the cap arrangement in a predetermined closed position relative to the bottle. The assembly also includes a seal arrangement for maintaining a proper seal when the bottle is closed.

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A container assembly comprising: (a) a bottle including a top open end and a cylindrical top end section extending downwardly from said open end, said top end section being provided with external threads; (b) a cap arrangement including means defining a cylindrical innermost surface containing inter

A container assembly comprising: (a) a bottle including a top open end and a cylindrical top end section extending downwardly from said open end, said top end section being provided with external threads; (b) a cap arrangement including means defining a cylindrical innermost surface containing internal threads which are designed to cooperate with said external threads for screwing down the cap arrangement around the top end section of said bottle for closing its open end and an underside extending across and above said innermost surface; (c) means for locating said cap arrangement in a predetermined, closed position along the length of the top section of said bottle, said locating means including means forming part of said cap arrangement for providing an internal, radially inwardly extending rib located below said internal threads and means forming part of said bottle for providing an external recess below said external threads so as to receive said rib as said cap arrangement is screwed down into said predetermined closed position, said recess providing means including a first projection extending radially outwardly from and formed on the top section of said bottle below said external threads and a second projection extending radially outwardly from and formed on the top section of said bottle in a position past and extending further out than said first projection in the screw closing direction of rotational movement of said cap arrangement, whereby said recess is defined between said projections; and (d) means for providing a seal around the open end of said bottle between the latter and the underside of said cap arrangement when said cap arrangement is in said predetermined closed position and even if said cap arrangement is in a position around the top end section of said bottle predetermined distances above or below said predetermined closed position.