Patent Application
20240083619
This invention relates generally to wine bottles, and more particularly to a wine bottle having a double bottle construction with an inner bottle and an outer bottle, and a decorative fluid disposed therebetween.
Wine bottles typically have a single glass wall construction that includes a base (or heel) which may include a punt, an upwardly extending sidewall, typically cylindrical, which extends upwardly to a shoulder, which narrows to a neck that extends to an opening. The wine bottle contains wine or other beverage.
There is always a need in the market for beautiful packaging that is eye-catching. The prior art does not teach a wine bottle that includes a double bottle construction that contains a decorative fluid disposed therebetween. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further advantages as described in the following summary.
The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
The present invention provides a bottle for holding a liquid such as wine. The bottle includes an outer bottle having a base, an upwardly extending wall that extends to a shoulder, which then narrows to a neck that extends to a mouth, the outer bottle between the base and the shoulder having an inner diameter. An inner bottle is disposed within the outer bottle, at least a portion of the inner bottle having an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer bottle, thereby forming a gap chamber between the inner and outer bottles. A decorative liquid at least partially filling the gap chamber, the decorative liquid having a carrier fluid and a glitter material.
In one embodiment, the wine bottle has an outer bottle having an inner diameter, and an inner bottle disposed within the outer bottle, with a gap chamber formed between the inner and outer bottles. A decorative liquid at least partially filling the gap chamber, the decorative liquid having a carrier fluid and a glitter material.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a wine bottle having advantages not taught by the prior art.
Another objective is to provide a bottle provide a decorative liquid in a gap chamber around the wine bottle, for catching the eye of a consumer.
A further objective is to provide a bottle that provides a beautiful external aesthetic that is dynamic, attractive, and effective in increasing sales of products sold in the bottle.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention.
The above-described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a bottle for holding a liquid such as wine that is constructed to provide a decorative liquid in a gap chamber around the bottle.
The base 22 may include a punt 24 that functions to strengthen the bottle 10. The wine bottle 10 may include a closure 32 for covering the mouth 30, and a finish 34 for covering a top portion 36 of the wine bottle 10, above the shoulder, both for properly sealing the wine bottle 10, and also for providing a tamper evident feature that shows whether the wine bottle 10 has previously been opened. While this embodiment illustrates one version of the bottle 10, in alternative embodiments, other shapes and sizes may also be used, and should be considered within the scope of the present invention.
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In this embodiment, the outer bottle 20 and the gap chamber 42 are both coaxially disposed about an axis A of the inner bottle 40. The inner bottle 40 and the outer bottle 20, in this embodiment, each have a wall thickness of about 2-3 mm, although this thickness may obviously be varied according to the design of the particular wine bottle 10, and any sizes, shapes, and thicknesses should be considered within the scope of the present invention. In this embodiment, the outer diameter D1 of the inner bottle is about 72 mm, and the inner diameter D2 of the outer bottle is about 83.4 mm, so that the gap chamber 42 is about 12.3 mm in width.
In this embodiment, the decorative liquid 50 includes a carrier fluid that includes, in this embodiment, mineral oil and vegetable oil. In the current embodiment, the carrier fluid is about 60% mineral oil and about 40% vegetable oil, by volume. In alternative embodiments, however, other percentages of oils may be used, and/or other fluids may be used, and should be considered within the scope of the present invention. In this embodiment, the glitter material 52 is gold powder, which may be colored to any desired color. It has been found that 60% mineral oil, 40% vegetable oil, and gold powder provides superior performance for this particular product.
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The title of the present application, and the claims presented, do not limit what may be claimed in the future, based upon and supported by the present application. Furthermore, any features shown in any of the drawings may be combined with any features from any other drawings to form an invention which may be claimed.
As used in this application, the words “a,” “an,” and “one” are defined to include one or more of the referenced item unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms “approximately” and “about” are defined to mean +/−10%, unless otherwise stated. Also, the terms “have,” “include,” “contain,” and similar terms are defined to mean “comprising” unless specifically stated otherwise. Furthermore, the terminology used in the specification provided above is hereby defined to include similar and/or equivalent terms, and/or alternative embodiments that would be considered obvious to one skilled in the art given the teachings of the present patent application. While the invention has been described with reference to at least one particular embodiment, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not limited to these embodiments, but rather the scope of the invention is defined by claims made to the invention.
