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A bottle includes a bridge forming a fluid channel, and extending radially outwardly on a bottle neck, from a location spaced axially from a bottle finish to a bottle shoulder. The bridge includes an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in tran

A bottle includes a bridge forming a fluid channel, and extending radially outwardly on a bottle neck, from a location spaced axially from a bottle finish to a bottle shoulder. The bridge includes an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in transverse cross section, the outer wall includes an incurvate inner surface. The bridge also includes side walls extending between the outer wall of the bridge and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in transverse cross section, the side walls include straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles.

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1. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characteri

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A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, wherein, in the transverse cross section, the side walls are shaped like legs of an isosceles trapezoid. 2. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, are straight including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, and wherein the sidewalls are disposed at an angle between 8 and 30 degrees with respect to the plane of symmetry. 3. The glass bottle set forth in claim 2, wherein the sidewalls are disposed at an angle between 15 and 25 degrees with respect to the plane of symmetry. 4. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, are straight including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein the neck is of circular cross section, extending between 240 and 300 angular degrees, and the bridge is of non-circular cross section extending between 60 and 120 angular degrees. 5. The glass bottle set forth in claim 4 wherein the neck is of circular cross section, extending between 255 and 285 angular degrees, and the bridge is of non-circular cross section extending between 75 and 105 angular degrees. 6. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, are straight including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein the body includes a cylindrical portion having a first body diameter and a first cylindrical inner surface, and a second body diameter smaller than the first body diameter and having a second cylindrical inner surface smaller in diameter than the first cylindrical inner surface, wherein a body channel is established between the first and second cylindrical inner surfaces. 7. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, are straight including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein the body includes a cylindrical portion having a first body diameter and a first cylindrical outer surface, and wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, and, in longitudinal cross section along the plane of symmetry, the radially outer wall of the bridge includes a bridge outer surface that intersects the first cylindrical outer surface at the one end of the body adjacent the shoulder. 8. A glass bottle having a body, a shoulder at one end of the body, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a finish at an end of the neck spaced from the shoulder, wherein the shoulder, the neck, and the finish have circular cross sections coaxial about a longitudinal axis of the bottle, characterized in thata bridge forms a fluid channel for pouring or venting depending upon orientation of the bottle during pouring, extends radially outwardly on the neck from a location spaced axially from the finish to the shoulder, and includes: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, including an incurvate inner surface, anda pair of side walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, including straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles with respect to the circular cross sections,wherein the fluid channel is established between the inner surface of the bridge outer wall and inner surfaces of the neck and shoulder walls, wherein, in the transverse cross section, the fluid channel is shaped like an intersection between a trapezoid, a radially outer circular ring, and a radially inner circular area, and wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, and wherein the chordal angles are between 10 and 30 degrees with respect to the plane of symmetry. 9. The glass bottle set forth in claim 8 wherein, in the transverse cross section, the combined shape of the interior of the neck and the bridge is clamshell-shaped. 10. The glass bottle set forth in claim 8 wherein, in the transverse cross section, the bridge outer wall is excurvate and also includes an excurvate outer surface. 11. The glass bottle set forth in claim 8 wherein the bridge outer wall is oriented at an angle between 8 and 30 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis. 12. The glass bottle set forth in claim 11 wherein the bridge outer wall is oriented at an angle between 10 and 12 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis. 13. The glass bottle set forth in claim 8 wherein the bridge extends from the finish, along the neck, and over an incurvate portion of the shoulder to an excurvate portion of the shoulder. 14. A bottle extending along a longitudinal axis and that includes, a base;a body extending from the base;a shoulder extending from the body and including a shoulder wall;a neck extending from the shoulder and including a neck wall;a finish terminating the neck; anda bridge forming a fluid channel, extending radially outwardly from and longitudinally along the neck at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, from a location spaced axially from the finish, toward the body, and across at least a portion of the shoulder, and including: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to the walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, having an incurvate inner surface, andside walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, having straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles, wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends transversely through the longitudinal axis, wherein in a transverse cross section, the side walls are straight, shaped like legs of an isosceles trapezoid, and disposed at an angle between 10 and 30 degrees with respect to the plane of symmetry. 15. A bottle extending along a longitudinal axis and that includes, a base;a body extending from the base;a shoulder extending from the body and including a shoulder wall;a neck extending from the shoulder and including a neck wall;a finish terminating the neck; anda bridge forming a fluid channel, extending radially outwardly from and longitudinally along the neck at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, from a location spaced axially from the finish, toward the body, and across at least a portion of the shoulder, and including: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to the walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, having an incurvate inner surface, andside walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, having straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles, wherein the neck is of circular cross section, circumferentially extending between 240 and 300 angular degrees, and the bridge is of non-circular cross section extending between 60 and 120 angular degrees and oriented at an angle between 8 and 30 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis. 16. A bottle extending along a longitudinal axis and that includes, a base;a body extending from the base;a shoulder extending from the body and including a shoulder wall;a neck extending from the shoulder and including a neck wall;a finish terminating the neck; anda bridge forming a fluid channel, extending radially outwardly from and longitudinally along the neck at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, from a location spaced axially from the finish, toward the body, and across at least a portion of the shoulder, and including: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to the walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, having an incurvate inner surface, andside walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, having straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles, wherein the bridge extends over an incurvate portion of the shoulder to an excurvate portion of the shoulder and does not include a bump over which product flows when being dispensed from the bottle, and wherein, in the transverse cross section, the bridge outer wall is excurvate and also includes an excurvate outer surface. 17. The bottle set forth in claim 16, wherein the body includes a cylindrical portion having a first body diameter and a first cylindrical outer surface, and wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, and, in longitudinal cross section along the plane of symmetry, the radially outer wall of the bridge includes a bridge outer surface that intersects the first cylindrical outer surface at an upper end of the body adjacent the shoulder. 18. A bottle extending along a longitudinal axis and that includes, a base;a body extending from the base;a shoulder extending from the body and including a shoulder wall;a neck extending from the shoulder and including a neck wall;a finish terminating the neck; anda bridge forming a fluid channel, extending radially outwardly from and longitudinally along the neck at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, from a location spaced axially from the finish, toward the body, and across at least a portion of the shoulder, and including: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to the walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, having an incurvate inner surface, andside walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, having straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles, wherein the body includes a cylindrical portion having a first body diameter and a first cylindrical inner surface, and a second body diameter smaller than the first body diameter and having a second cylindrical inner surface smaller in diameter than the first cylindrical inner surface, wherein a body channel is established between the first and second cylindrical inner surfaces. 19. A bottle extending along a longitudinal axis and that includes, a base;a body extending from the base;a shoulder extending from the body and including a shoulder wall;a neck extending from the shoulder and including a neck wall;a finish terminating the neck; anda bridge forming a fluid channel, extending radially outwardly from and longitudinally along the neck at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, from a location spaced axially from the finish, toward the body, and across at least a portion of the shoulder, and including: an outer wall offset radially outwardly with respect to the walls of the neck and the shoulder and, in a transverse cross section, having an incurvate inner surface, andside walls extending between the bridge outer wall and the walls of the neck and shoulder and, in the transverse cross section, having straight inner surfaces disposed at chordal angles, wherein the fluid channel is shaped like an intersection between a trapezoid, a radially outer circular ring, and a radially inner circular area, such that the shape of the interior of the neck and the bridge is clamshell-shaped, and wherein a plane of symmetry bisects the bridge outer wall and extends through the longitudinal axis, and wherein the chordal angles are between 15 and 25 degrees with respect to the plane of symmetry. 20. The bottle set forth in claim 19 wherein the bottle is a longneck bottle.