IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0612508
(2003-07-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
20 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A locking neck ring device that is placed over a capped bottle or container and grips the bottle neck ring, and together with a padlock or other securing means, prevents access to the bottle cap. The locking device comprises a clamp member that jackets a capped bottle neck; a cover which fits over t
A locking neck ring device that is placed over a capped bottle or container and grips the bottle neck ring, and together with a padlock or other securing means, prevents access to the bottle cap. The locking device comprises a clamp member that jackets a capped bottle neck; a cover which fits over the clamp member causing it to clamp on to the neck below the neck ring, and means to hold the clamp member to the cover. Provision is made for attaching a padlock or other securing means which holds the locking ring device in place. The bottle or container cap can then not be accessed for removal. The device is applicable to all sizes of drug containers, wine and liquor bottles for effectively locking access to the container contents.
대표청구항
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1. A locking ring device for use in securing a portable, necked container which includes a cap or other closure device and a neck ring, said neck ring being an outwardly extending, annular flange that is located on a container neck below the cap; said locking ring device comprising:(a) a generally c
1. A locking ring device for use in securing a portable, necked container which includes a cap or other closure device and a neck ring, said neck ring being an outwardly extending, annular flange that is located on a container neck below the cap; said locking ring device comprising:(a) a generally cylindrical clamp member, comprising a rigid plastic disc-shaped top portion having a diameter that is greater than the cap of said container, said top portion including an axial first hole, said first hole being sized to allow passage of a bolt shaft therein; and a gripping means for clamping to the container neck below said neck ring, said gripping means including arms that are flexibly attached to said top portion and able to hang ninety degrees to a plane defined by a top surface of said top portion;(b) a cylindrical, rigid cover member that is sized to fit snugly over and jacketing said clamp member, said cover member including an axial second hole in a top surface, said second hole being sized to allow passage of a bolt shaft therein; and(c) a metal bolt having a shaft and a flange attached thereto at one end in a plane that is ninety degrees to the axis of said shaft; said bolt including on said shaft, means for coupling with an external securing means; said shaft of said bolt being passed through said first hole in said clamp member and through said second hole in said cover member, and said flange of said bolt abuts an underside of said top portion of said clamp member, leaving an end of said shaft protruding above said top surface of said cover member; said bolt, when passed through said top portion and said cover member as described above, causing said cover member to impart a radial force against said gripping means, causing said gripping means to clamp to said neck of said container below said neck ring, preventing access to the cap of said container; said bolt when coupled to the external securing means, preventing removal of said locking ring device. 2. The locking ring device according to claim 1, wherein said gripping means includes two identical arm members, each arm member being connected at one end, by a flexible plastic hinge to one of opposite peripheral edges of said top portion of said clamp member; said hinge, permitting said arm member to rotate through an angle of more than 90 deg.; said arm member having two portions: an elongate, narrow width, flat upper portion which is attached at one end to said hinge, and an arcuately-shaped, wide lower portion which is attached to a distal free end of said upper portion, said lower portion being attached so that an arcuate inner surface will face inwards towards a vertical axis when said arm member is rotated, said inner surface having a radius greater than the radius of a container neck, said inner surface including a matching arcuate ledge at a bottom edge, formed integrally with said lower portion and extending normal to said inner surface; said ledge being sized in width to fit under a container neck ring and abut a container neck surface when radial force is applied, pushing said arm member inwards towards a vertical axis of said clamp member. 3. The locking ring device according to claim 1, wherein said means for coupling with an external securing means, includes a third hole cut through the shaft of said bolt, ninety degrees to the shaft longitudinal axis, said third hole being sized to allow passage of a padlock shackle or a securing cable. 4. The locking ring device according to claim 1, wherein said means for coupling with an external securing means, includes a deep circumferential groove cut in the shaft of said bolt, said groove being located near to an end of said shaft, permitting said shaft to couple with a lockable shaft retainer. 5. The locking ring device according to claim 1, wherein said means for coupling with an external securing means, includes a threaded portion cut in the shaft of said bolt, for mating with a threaded socket which is attache d to a securing means.
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