IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0877936
(2010-09-08)
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등록번호 |
US-8443994
(2013-05-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
12 인용 특허 :
1 |
초록
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The present invention is a bottle cap assembly including an anchor, a cap portion, and a retaining device. The anchor attaches to a bottle and has a threaded neck and a ridge extending outward from the threaded neck. The cap portion removably attaches to the anchor and the bottle. The cap portion ha
The present invention is a bottle cap assembly including an anchor, a cap portion, and a retaining device. The anchor attaches to a bottle and has a threaded neck and a ridge extending outward from the threaded neck. The cap portion removably attaches to the anchor and the bottle. The cap portion has a retaining sleeve along an entire circumference of the cap portion. The retaining device keeps the cap portion connected to the anchor, so that the cap portion is not lost. The retaining device includes a rod element housed in the retaining sleeve, and the rim of the retaining sleeve prevents detachment of the rod element from the retaining sleeve. The rod element extends between the anchor and cap portion, while only the anchor remains attached to the bottle.
대표청구항
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1. A bottle cap assembly comprising: an anchor means for attachment to a bottle having a ridge extending outward from a threaded neck of said bottle;a cap portion being removably attached to said anchor means and having a retaining sleeve along an entire circumference of said cap portion, said retai
1. A bottle cap assembly comprising: an anchor means for attachment to a bottle having a ridge extending outward from a threaded neck of said bottle;a cap portion being removably attached to said anchor means and having a retaining sleeve along an entire circumference of said cap portion, said retaining sleeve having a rim; anda retaining means for attachment of said cap portion to said anchor means,wherein said retaining means comprises:a rod element housed in said retaining sleeve, being generally flexible and straight; anda locking means to prevent detachment from said retaining sleeve at an end of said rod element, said locking means engaging said rim of said retaining sleeve. 2. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said anchor means is comprised of a ring member with a locking means onto said bottle, said locking means being comprised of a plurality of inverted angle pins pointed inward from a perimeter of said ring member, said ring member having a diameter smaller than said ridge, said inverted angle pins engaging screw threads of said threaded neck so as to lock said anchor means in place. 3. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said cap portion has complementary screw threads removably engaging said threaded neck of said bottle. 4. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said rod element is mounted on said anchor means and housed within said retaining sleeve, when the cap portion is attached to said bottle. 5. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said rod element is mounted on said anchor means and housed within said retaining sleeve, said retaining sleeve being rotatable around said rod element when the cap portion is screwed on and screwed off the neck of said bottle. 6. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said rim of said retaining sleeve has an abutment member narrowing an opening of said retaining sleeve, said rod element having a protrusion on an end thereof, said protrusion engaging said abutment member so as to prevent said end of said rod element from exiting said retaining sleeve. 7. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, wherein said rod element is slidable within said retaining sleeve, said rod element having a shape compatible with said retaining sleeve. 8. The bottle cap assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a first hinging means pivotally connecting said rod element to said anchor means; anda second hinging means pivotally connecting an opposite end of said rod element to said locking means,wherein said cap portion is separable from said bottle and attached to said anchor means through said rod element. 9. The bottle cap assembly of claim 8, wherein said first hinging means is detachable from said anchor means. 10. The bottle cap assembly of claim 8, wherein said first hinging means is comprised of a hollowed cavity, a bottom slot, and a plurality of pivot holes, said rod element passing through said bottom slot into said retaining sleeve of said cap portion and being housed with said hollowed cavity, said rod element removable engaging said pivot holes. 11. The bottle cap assembly of claim 10, wherein said rod element is comprised of a protrusion, a plurality of pegs on each side of said rod element, and a lock, said protrusion being engageable to said abutment member of said rim, said plurality of pegs being snap fit into said pivot holes of said first hinging means respectively, said lock having an angled surface for snap fit engagement to said hollowed cavity so as to set an angle of said rod element away from said anchor means. 12. A method for anchoring a bottle cap assembly of claim 1 on a bottle, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an anchor and cap portion to said bottle, said bottle having a ridge extending outward from a threaded neck of said bottle, said cap portion having a threaded surface to engage said threaded neck of said bottle and a retaining sleeve along an entire circumference of said cap portion, said retaining sleeve housing a rod element, being generally flexible and straight;separating said anchor and said cap portion removably attached to said anchor means;unscrewing said threaded surface of said cap portion from said threaded neck of said bottle, said retaining sleeve rotating around said rod element; andextending said rod element between said anchor and said cap portion, said cap portion being separated from said bottle. 13. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: detaching said rod element from said anchor. 14. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: screwing said threaded surface of said cap portion onto said threaded neck of said bottle, after said cap portion and said bottle are separated. 15. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 14, further comprising the step of: aligning said rod element to said retaining sleeve; andhousing said rod element within said retaining sleeve as the cap portion engages the threaded neck of said bottle. 16. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: engaging an end of said rod element with a rim of said retaining sleeve, said end of said rod element being opposite an end attached to said anchor. 17. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 16, wherein said rim of said retaining sleeve has an abutment member narrowing an opening of said retaining sleeve, said rod element having a protrusion on an end thereof, said protrusion engaging said abutment member so as to prevent said end of said rod element from exiting said retaining sleeve. 18. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: hinging said rod element at said anchor, said cap portion being separated from said bottle. 19. The method for anchoring a cap on a bottle, according to claim 18, further comprising the step of: hinging said rod element at said cap portion.
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