CN112429366A

CN112429366A - Protective bottle shell

Info

Publication number: CN112429366A
Application number: CN201911323501.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M.T.坎贝尔
Original assignee: Kamka Enterprise Co ltd
Current assignee: Bottle Keeper Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-26
Filing date: 2019-12-20
Publication date: 2021-03-02

Abstract

A protective bottle housing includes a container having a neck, a shoulder, and a body, wherein the neck includes a plurality of threaded portions and a plurality of flat portions intermediate the plurality of threaded portions. The housing also includes a removable cover from which first and second threaded portions extend, the first and second threaded portions are disposed along opposite sides of the sidewall, and the first and second flat portions are disposed on the first and second near and between the second threaded portion. The first and second threaded portions of the cap align with the plurality of flat portions along the neck when the cap is axially inserted into the container.

Description

Protective bottle shell

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to food and beverages, and more particularly to containers and beverage bottles for containing beverages.

Background

Many people like to drink beverages during their journey. People often take beverages to different locations, such as beaches, offices, automobiles, boats, golf courses, shopping centers, and the like, for different reasons. However, once opened, the bottle may spill the contents, wasting the beverage, creating confusion. Furthermore, for some beverages, once the bottle is opened, the contained beverage loses its freshness or foamability as gas in the beverage leaves the beverage and escapes from the bottle. Some bottles have a cap or closure designed to be reapplied to the top of an open bottle to close the bottle and prevent spillage. However, many bottles, such as glass bottles, do not have a cap or closure that can be reapplied. Instead, the beverage in these bottles must typically be consumed once, or the drinker must consume some of the beverage immediately after opening and then consume the remainder at a later time, thereby sacrificing freshness or foaming of the beverage when it is consumed. Furthermore, most beverages will gradually equalize with the ambient temperature of the environment if consumed for some time, which may be undesirable if the beverage is intended to be consumed in a very hot or very cold state. There is a need for an improved device for carrying beverages.

Disclosure of Invention

According to one aspect, a protective bottle housing includes a container including an upper portion and a base portion configured to be removably connected to the upper portion. The upper portion extends from the annular lip at a first end through the neck, shoulder and body to a base including a base opening at a second end opposite the first end. The annular lip defines a top opening to the upper interior cavity and the neck includes a plurality of threaded portions and a plurality of flat portions intermediate the plurality of threaded portions. The housing also includes a removable cover including a sidewall from which the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion extend. First and second threaded portions are disposed along opposite sides of the sidewall, and a first slot and a second slot are disposed adjacent to and between the first and second threaded portions. The first and second grooves of the cap are axially aligned with the plurality of threaded portions of the neck when the cap is inserted into the container neck.

According to another aspect, a protective bottle enclosure includes a container including an upper portion extending from an annular lip at an upper end through a neck, a shoulder, and a body to a bottom including a bottom opening at a lower end. The neck includes at least one threaded portion and at least one flat portion. The housing also includes a base configured to be removably connected to the upper portion, the base having a bottom surface and a sidewall extending from the bottom surface, the base being removably connected to the second end of the body, and a removable cap including a sidewall from which the first cap threaded portion extends and a first cap flat portion disposed adjacent the first cap threaded portion. The cap may be axially inserted into the neck until the stopper engages a bottle opening provided in the container, and once the stopper has engaged the bottle opening, the cap is in a fully sealed configuration after the cap has been rotated less than 180 degrees.

According to yet another aspect, a cap for a protective bottle housing comprises: a knob formed with a protrusion for grasping and rotating; a collar depending from the projection on a side opposite the knob and defined by a sidewall; a first threaded portion extending outwardly from the sidewall; a second threaded portion extending outwardly from the sidewall, the first flat portion of the sidewall being disposed between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion, the second flat portion of the sidewall being disposed between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a protective bottle housing constructed and arranged in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure including a container having an upper portion, a base applied to the upper portion, and a lid applied to the upper portion;

FIG. 2 is an exploded front perspective view of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 1 taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4A-4C are cross-sectional views of three embodiments of a lid taken along a line similar to FIG. 3;

FIG. 5A is an exploded front perspective view of another protective bottle housing having a modified cap and neck in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5B is an exploded front perspective view of another protective bottle housing with a modified cap and neck;

FIG. 5C is an exploded front perspective view of another protective bottle housing with a modified cap and neck;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the bottle housing of FIG. 5A in a closed state;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the bottle housing of FIG. 5A in a closed state;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the protective bottle housing taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the protective bottle housing taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10A is a perspective view of a modified cap of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 5A;

FIG. 10B is a perspective view of a modified cap of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 5B;

FIG. 11A is a front view of the cover of FIG. 10A;

FIG. 11B is a front view of the cover of FIG. 10B;

FIG. 12A is a side view of the lid of FIG. 10A;

FIG. 12B is a side view of the lid of FIG. 10B;

FIG. 13A is a bottom plan view of the lid of FIG. 10A;

FIG. 13B is a bottom plan view of the lid of FIG. 10B;

FIG. 14 is a side view of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 5A in a first or open state, prior to a modified cap being inserted into the neck of the housing;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of FIG. 14 taken along line 15-15 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 16 is a side view of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 5A in a second or partially inserted state with the modified cap inserted into the neck of the housing;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of FIG. 16 taken along line 17-17 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the protective bottle housing of FIG. 5A in a third or closed state, after a modified cap has been inserted into the neck of the housing and rotated 90 degrees; and

fig. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of fig. 18 taken along line 19-19 of fig. 7.

Detailed Description

Reference is now made to the drawings. Fig. 1 illustrates a protective bottle housing (enclosure)10 constructed and arranged in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 shows the same housing 10 in an exploded view. The housing 10 serves to contain, conceal and isolate a bottle applied to the housing so that the beverage in the bottle can be drunk while the bottle is protected within the housing 10. The housing 10 includes a container 11 and a lid 12 removably applied to the container 11. The container 11 is preferably constructed of one or more materials having material properties of strength and rigidity, such as metal or plastic. The container 11 is preferably a two-piece unit having a main upper portion 13 and a base portion 14 removably applied to the upper portion 13. The upper portion 13 and the base portion 14 cooperate to define a generally cylindrical interior 15 (shown in fig. 2) that houses a beverage bottle protected by the housing 10. The upper portion 13 and the base portion 14 are preferably extruded or rolled from thin-walled aluminum or the like.

The upper portion 13 is formed by a continuous thin side wall 20, the thin side wall 20 having opposite inner and

outer surfaces

21, 22, the inner and

outer surfaces

21, 22 being parallel to each other and only slightly spaced apart, defining a very thin thickness of the side wall 20. The upper portion 13 of the container 11 defines a majority of the container 11 and has a body 23 that extends from a bottom 24 to a shoulder 25 of the container 11. Shoulder 25 is an annular narrowing of container 11 that tapers from body 23 to neck 30 of container 11. The neck 30 extends upwardly to a tail portion 31 terminating in an annular lip 32. The upper body 23 has a constant diameter D from slightly above the bottom 24 to slightly below the shoulder 25. The diameter E of the neck is less than the diameter D of the body 23 because the shoulder 25 between the body 23 and the neck 30 tapers in diameter therebetween. The lip 32 flares slightly outwardly from the diameter E of the neck 30.

The base 14 is removable from the upper portion 13 so that the bottle can be introduced 15 and carried therein. Still referring to fig. 1 and 2, the base 14 has a flat bottom 34 and an upstanding annular sidewall 35 extending upwardly from the bottom 34 and terminating in an open top 36. To releasably connect the base portion 14 to the upper portion 13, a fastening assembly is disposed between the upper portion 13 and the base portion 14. At the bottom 24 of the body 23, the upper portion 13 of the container 11 has a reduced diameter and is formed with an external thread 40. Complementary internal threads are provided on the side wall 35 of the base 14. Although not visible in fig. 1 and 2, the internal thread is visible in fig. 3 and is identified in this figure by reference numeral 41. Two sets of

threads

40 and 41 threadedly engage base 14 to upper portion 13 of container 11 and allow base 14 to be quickly and easily removed from upper portion 13. Base 14 is secured to upper 13 by aligning

threads

40 and 41 and rotating base 14 clockwise relative to upper 13. Conversely, by rotating base 14 in a counterclockwise direction relative to upper portion 13 and withdrawing base 14 from upper portion 13, base 14 is removed from upper portion 13 and bottom 24 of upper portion 13 is open defining an access opening from which bottles may be applied to interior 15 of container 11. One of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the relative directions of

threads

40 and 41 may be reversed such that the rotational direction of base 14 relative to upper portion 13 will be correspondingly reversed to apply base 14 to upper portion 13 and remove base 14 from upper portion 13. One of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that another suitable fastening mechanism may be used to removably engage base portion 14 to upper portion 13.

Referring briefly to FIG. 3, a bottle 100 has been applied to the interior 15 of the container 11. Bottle 100 is shown in phantom or dashed lines in fig. 3, with fig. 3 being a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of fig. 1. The container 11 has rotational symmetry about a vertical axis extending through the interior 15 along the geometric center of the container 11. The bottle 100 is applied to the housing 10 and has a body 101, a bottom 102, a shoulder 103 and a long neck 104 terminating in an opening 106 at the top 105 of the bottle 100. The mouth 105 of the bottle 100 has an inner diameter M. Bottle 100 has been inserted into housing 10, preferably with mouth 105 open, such that when cap 12 is fully applied and placed onto container 11, cap 12 seals mouth 106.

Turning now primarily to fig. 2, a lid 12 is removably applied to the container 11 to seal the container 11. The neck 30 of the upper portion 13 of the container 11 is provided with threads 42, the threads 42 being integrally formed in the neck 30 and extending inwardly and outwardly. Threads 42 allow threaded engagement of cap 12 to container 11 to secure and release cap 12 on the container. Three embodiments of the cover are shown in fig. 4A-4C and are identified as

covers

12, 12', and 12 ", respectively. The cover 12 of fig. 4A will be discussed first, followed by a discussion of the covers 12' and 12 "and various structural elements and features other than the cover 12, turning to fig. 4B and 4C. Discussion of the same structural elements and features in the

covers

12, 12 'and 12 "will not be repeated in the description of the covers 12' and 12".

Fig. 4A shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the lid 12 taken along line 3-3 of fig. 1. The cap 12 is comprised of a knob 50 and a collar 52, the knob 50 being formed with a protrusion (tab) or extension 51, the protrusion or extension 51 providing a contact surface to be gripped and rotated, the collar 52 depending from the knob 50 opposite the extension 51. Collar 52 is a thin cylindrical sleeve that extends downwardly from knob 50 and has external threads 53. Threads 53 extend radially outward from collar 52. The threads 53 of the cap 12 are threadably engaged with the internal threads 42 formed in the neck 30 of the upper portion 13 such that by aligning the

threads

53 and 42 and rotating the cap 12 clockwise relative to the upper portion 13, the cap 12 is applied and engaged to the upper portion 13 and by rotating the cap 12 counterclockwise relative to the upper portion 13, the cap 12 is withdrawn and disengaged from the upper portion 13. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the relative directions of

threads

42 and 53 may be reversed, and the rotational direction of cap 12 relative to upper portion 13 will be reversed accordingly, to apply and remove cap 12. The cap has a cuff (cuff)54 disposed between the extension 51 and the collar 52, the cuff 54 extending radially outwardly from an underside 58 of the extension 51 and defining a lower portion of the extension 51. The envelope 54 is a cylindrical sidewall having an inner surface 55, the inner surface 55 cooperating with the collar 52 to define an inner, generally cylindrical volume 56, the volume 56 having an opening 57 opposite the extension 51.

Still referring to fig. 4A, the cap 12A has a sealing structure to seal the mouth 105 of the bottle 100 when received in the container 11. The cap 12 has a stopper 60, the stopper 60 having a body 61, the body 61 being an inverted frusto-conical frustum, the diameter of which tapers away from the cap 12. The body 61 has a top 62 and an opposite bottom 63 with a diameter G, the diameter G of the bottom 63 being smaller than the diameter of the top 62 of the body 61. The top 62 of the body 61 is applied to the underside 58 of the knob 50. The body 61 is constructed of a material or combination of materials, such as rubber, having material properties of elasticity, resilience, and shape memory, such that the body 61 of the plug 60 can be radially compressed under pressure and return to its original shape when the compression is removed. The body 61 of the plug 60 extends within the cylindrical volume 56 as far as the envelope 54, and an annular volume 64 communicating with the cylindrical volume 56 is defined between the body 51 of the plug 50 and the inner surface 55 of the envelope 54, the envelope 54 surrounding the plug 50 within the cap 12.

An annular flange 65 is formed on the body 51 of the plug 50. The flange 65 is a ring that is formed integrally with the body 61 in a single piece and extends continuously around the body 61 parallel to the top 62 and bottom of the plug 60. The body 61 has a diameter F directly below the flange 65, and the flange 65 has a diameter H that is greater than the diameter F of the body 61 and the diameter G of the bottom 63 of the plug 60. The diameter H of the flange 65 is greater than the diameter M of the mouth 105 of the bottle 100, and the diameter M of the mouth 105 is greater than the diameter G of the bottom 63 of the stopper 50, but just less than the diameter F of the stopper 50. The flange 55 is constructed of a material having rigid material properties, such as plastic. A flange 65 is formed on the body 61 approximately midway with respect to the top 52 and bottom 63.

Turning now to fig. 4B, the cover 12' is shown. As noted above, the cover 12' shares various structural elements and features with the cover 12, and therefore, these structural elements and features will not be described herein. These structural elements and features are identified with the same reference numerals as above in the discussion of the lid 12 ', the following discussion being directed to differences in the lid 12'. The cap 12 'has a knob 50, an extension 51, a collar 52, threads 53, a sleeve 54, an inner surface 55, a cylindrical volume 56, an opening 57, and an underside 58, but the cap 12' has an alternative plug 70.

The stopper 70 has a body 71, the body 71 being an inverted frusto-conical frustum with a diameter tapering away from the cap 12'. Body 71 has a top 72 and an opposite bottom 73, with diameters F 'and G', respectively, the diameter G 'of bottom 73 being less than the diameter F' of top 72 of body 71. The top 72 of the body 71 is applied to the underside 58 of the knob 50. The body 71 is constructed of a material or combination of materials, such as rubber, having material properties of resilience, elasticity and shape memory, such that the body 71 of the plug 70 can contract and radially compress under pressure and return to its original shape when the compression is removed. The body 71 of the plug 70 extends within the cylindrical volume 56 as far as the envelope 54, and an annular volume 64 communicating with the cylindrical volume 56 is defined between the body 71 of the plug 70 and the inner surface 55 of the envelope 54, the envelope 54 surrounding the plug 70 within the lid 12. The diameter M of the mouth 105 of the bottle 100 is greater than the diameter G 'of the bottom 73 of the stopper 70, but less than the diameter F' of the top 62 of the bottle 100. Thus, when the cap 12' is applied to the container 11 and placed on the container 11, the spout 105 encircles the stopper 60 and constricts the stopper 60 between the top 62 and bottom 63 portions.

Turning now to fig. 4C, the cover 12 "is shown. Also, as noted above, the cover 12 "shares various structural elements and features with the cover 12, and thus, these structural elements and features will not be described herein. These structural elements and features are identified with the same reference numerals as above in the discussion of the cover 12 ", with the following discussion being directed to the differences in the cover 12". The cap 12 "has a knob 50, an extension 51, a collar 52, threads 53, a sleeve 54, an inner surface 55, a cylindrical volume 56, an opening 57, and an underside 58, but the cap 12' has an alternative plug 80.

The plug 80 of the cover 12 "is a gasket 81 disposed on the underside 58 of the knob 50. The pad 81 includes an upper surface 82, an opposing lower surface 83, and a compressible intermediate layer 84 between the upper surface 82 and the lower surface 83. The upper surface 82 is permanently applied, such as with adhesive, to the underside 58 of the knob 50 and extends over the underside 58 surrounded by the inner surface 55 of the envelope 55. The diameter I of the gasket 81 is greater than the diameter M of the mouth 105 of the bottle 100. The gasket 81 is constructed of a material or combination of materials having compressible, resilient, elastic and durable material properties, such as an elastomeric rubber or the like.

When used as part of the housing 10, the

caps

12, 12' and 12 "seal the open bottle 100 and container 11, respectively. The bottle 100 is held within the housing 10 by the cap and by a resilient pad or formation within the container 11. Elastomeric formations (form) are applied to the upper portion 13 and the base portion 14 to provide insulation to the bottle 100 when the bottle 100 is closed by the housing 10 and when the bottle is poured and drunk, to provide impact protection to the bottle 100, and to securely hold the bottle 100. Returning to fig. 3, the upper portion 13 has an upper profile 90 with an outer surface 91 applied, for example with an adhesive, to the inner surface 21 of the container 11 and an inner surface 92 extending to the interior 15 of the housing 10. The upper profile 90 has a generally cylindrical shape extending from the bottom 24 to the shoulder 25 of the upper portion 13. The upper form 90 is constructed of a material or combination of materials having material properties of compressibility, durability, elasticity, and shape memory, and is a good insulator. The base 14 has a base liner 93, the base liner 93 having an upper surface 94 and an opposing lower surface 95, the lower surface 95 being applied to the bottom 34 of the base 14, for example with an adhesive. The base profile 93 is disc-shaped and extends along the bottom 34 of the base 14. The side walls of the base 14 are uncovered in the interior 15. Like the upper profile 90, the base profile 93 is composed of a material or combination of materials having material properties of compressibility, durability, elasticity and shape memory, and is a good insulator. The upper and

base profiles

90 and 93 securely position and hold the bottle 100 in place within the container and provide insulation to maintain the beverage in the bottle 100 in a hot or cold state.

In operation, the housing 10 serves to protect, insulate and conceal the bottle 100 within the housing 10. To apply the bottle 100 to the housing 10, the bottle 100 is ready to be received by rotating the base 14 relative to the upper portion 13 while retracting the base 14 and then removing the base 14 from the upper portion 13 so that the base 14 separates from the upper portion 13, exposing the open bottom 24 of the upper portion 13 and the retainer 90. Bottle 100 is held, for example, by hand and inserted into interior 15, with mouth 105 of bottle 100 first being introduced into interior 15. Bottle 100 is applied to interior 15 and inserted into interior 15 until mouth 105 of bottle 100 is located just below lip 32 on tail 31 of upper portion 13. When the bottle 100 is applied to the interior 15, the bottle 100 presses the upper profile 90 radially against the sidewall 20 of the upper portion 13. As shown in fig. 3, the upper profile 90 is uncompressed and has a normal thickness above the shoulder 103 of the bottle 100, while the upper profile 90 is compressed and has a reduced thickness along the body 101 of the bottle 100. The bottle 100 is thus held in a friction fit arrangement by the top shape 100, which restricts vertical access to the top shape 13.

Once the bottle 100 is placed into the upper portion 13, the base portion 14 is connected to the upper portion 13. Base 14 is aligned with upper portion 13 and moves toward bottom 24 of upper portion 13 and over bottom 24 while rotating base 14 relative to upper portion 13 to threadably engage base 14 to upper portion 13. Base 14 is fully rotated until base 14 is securely seated on upper portion 13 and top 36 of base 14 abuts bottom 24 of upper portion 13, sealing base 14 to upper portion 13 and forming container 11. If bottle 100 is not fully applied to upper portion 13 prior to connecting base portion 14 to upper portion 13, then when base portion 14 is placed onto upper portion 13, base portion 14 pushes bottle 100 further into upper portion 13 to a preferred position within interior 15. If the bottle 100 has been applied too far into the interior 15, applying the cap 12 to the upper portion 13 will reposition the bottle 100 in the opposite direction. Any of the

covers

12, 12' and 12 "can be applied and placed on the upper portion 13. Placing any of the

caps

12, 12', 12 "on the container 12 will form a seal between the bottle 100 and the cap 12 and between the container 11 and the cap 12. The application of each component will now be discussed.

Figures 3 and 4A show the cap 12 fully seated on the upper portion 13 in the seated position of the cap 12 sealing the open mouth 105 of the bottle 100. In order to apply the cap 12 to the container 11 with the bottle 100 held in the container 11, the cap 12 is moved away from the container 11 and is aligned with the neck 30 and the tail 31 of the container 11 in the free state of the cap 12. The threads 53 on the cap 12 point downwardly toward the threads 42 on the neck 30 of the container 11. The cap 12 is then rotated onto the neck 30 to threadably engage the threads 53 on the cap 12 with the threads 42 formed in the neck 30 of the container 11 to move the cap 12 into an applied condition on the container 11. When the cap 12 is screwed onto the container 11, the cap 12 is applied to the container 11 and the bottom 63 of the stopper 60 moves into the mouth 105 of the bottle 100. The diameter G of the bottom 63 of the plug 60 is smaller than the diameter M of the mouth 105 so that the mouth 105 begins to receive the plug 60. As the cap 12 is screwed further onto the container 11, the stopper 60 is pushed further into the bottle 100, filling a greater portion of the diameter M of the mouth 105.

In this applied state of the lid 12, the lid 12 forms a fluid-permeable seal with the container 11. However, as the cap 12 is screwed further onto the container 11, the stopper 60 fills the entire mouth 105 of the bottle 100 and begins to be radially compressed and constricted by the mouth 105. The cap 12 continues to advance until the top 106 of the bottle 100 encounters the flange 65 on the stopper 60, at which point the cover 54 of the cap 12 fully seats against the lip 32 of the upper portion 13 of the container 11. The diameter F of the body 61 of the plug 60 just below the flange 65 is just greater than the diameter M of the mouth 105, and the diameter H of the flange 65 is greater than the diameter M of the mouth 105, so that the mouth 105 is received against the inward shoulder 99 formed by the body 61 of the plug 60 and the flange 65, defining the seated condition of the lid 12. In this seated position, stopper 60 forms a fluid-tight seal 96 with mouth 105 of bottle 100 such that beverage in bottle 100 cannot exit bottle 100 and enter interior 15. In addition, the envelope 54 of the lid 12 seats entirely against the lip 32 of the container and forms a fluid-tight seal 97 with the container 11. This seal 97 prevents any water in the interior 15 from exiting the interior 15 and also prevents any fluid outside the housing 10 from entering the interior 15. Seal 96 is considered an internal seal and seal 97 is considered an external seal spaced from the internal seal so that housing 10 has a unique dual seal structure formed when lid 12 is in place on container 11.

Alternatively, the bottle 100 and container 11 may be sealed by a cap 12'. Fig. 4B shows the cap 12' fully seated on and sealing the open mouth 105 of the bottle 100. Fig. 4B does not show the container 11, because one of ordinary skill in the art would understand how the lid 12' fits over the container 11 given the above description of the lid 12 and container 11, and given the following description. In order to apply the cap 12 ' to the container 11 with the bottle 100 held in the container 11, the cap 12 ' is moved away from the container 11 and is aligned with the neck 30 and the tail 31 of the container 11 in the free state of the cap 12 '. The threads 53 on the cap 12' are directed downwardly toward the threads 42 on the neck 30 of the container 11. The cap 12 ' is then rotated onto the neck 30 to threadably engage the threads 53 on the cap 12 ' with the threads 42 formed in the neck 30 of the container 11 to move the cap 12 ' into an applied condition on the container 11. When the cap 12 'is screwed onto the container 11, the cap 12' is applied to the container 11 and the bottom 73 of the stopper 70 moves into the mouth 105 of the bottle 100.

The diameter G' of the bottom 73 of the plug 70 is less than the diameter M of the mouth 105 so that the mouth 105 begins to receive the plug 70. As the cap 12' is screwed further onto the container 11, the stopper 70 is pushed further into the bottle 100, filling a greater portion of the diameter M of the mouth 105. In this applied state of the lid 12 ', the lid 12' forms only a fluid-permeable seal with the container 11. However, as the cap 12' is screwed further onto the container 11, the stopper 70 fills the entire mouth 105 of the bottle 100 and begins to be radially compressed and constricted by the mouth 105. The cap 12 'continues to advance until the top 106 of the bottle 100 engages the body 71 of the stopper 70, at which point the sleeve 54 of the cap 12' also fully abuts the lip 32 of the upper portion 13 of the container 11. The diameter of the body 71 of the plug 70 surrounded by the mouth 105 is just smaller than the diameter M of the mouth 105, defining the seating of the lid 12 on the container 11. In this seated position, stopper 70 forms a fluid-tight seal 95' with mouth 105 of bottle 100 such that beverage in bottle 100 cannot exit bottle 100 and enter interior 15. The seal 96 is considered an internal seal. In addition, the envelope 54 of the lid 12' rests entirely against the lip 32 of the container and forms a fluid-tight seal with the container 11. This seal is considered an external seal, and it prevents any water in interior 15 from exiting interior 15, and also prevents any fluid outside of housing 10 from entering interior 15. The housing 10 has this unique dual seal structure which is formed when the lid 12' is in a seated position on the container 11.

Alternatively, the bottle 100 and container 11 may be sealed by a cap 12 ". Fig. 4C shows the cap 12 "fully seated on the open mouth 105 of the bottle 100 and sealing the mouth 105. Fig. 4C does not show the container 11, as one of ordinary skill in the art would understand how the lid 12 "fits over the container 11 given the above description of the lid 12 and container 11, and given the following description. To apply the cap 12 'to the container 11 with the bottle 100 retained in the container 11, the cap 12' is moved away from the container 11 and aligned with the neck 30 and finish 31 of the container 11 in the free state of the cap 12 ". The threads 53 on the cap 12 "are directed downward toward the threads 42 on the neck 30 of the container 11. The cap 12 "is then rotated onto the neck 30, and the threads 53 on the cap 12" are threadably engaged with the threads 42 formed in the neck 30 of the container 11 to move the cap 12 "into seated position on the container 11. When the cap 12 "is screwed onto the container 11, the cap 12" is applied to the container 11 and the mouth 105 of the bottle 100 contacts the lower surface 83 of the gasket 81 of the stopper 80.

As the cap 12 "is screwed further onto the container 11, the mouth 105 of the bottle 100 is pushed into the gasket 81, deflecting the lower surface 83 and compressing the intermediate layer 84 towards the upper surface 82. The gasket 81 continues to be compressed by the mouth 105 until the lid 12 "is completely screwed onto the container 11, placing the envelope 54 of the lid 12" against the lip 32 of the container 11 in the seated condition of the lid 12 ". In the seated condition of the cap 12 ", a fluid-tight seal 96" is formed between the gasket 81 and the mouth 105 of the bottle 100, which seal 96 "is considered to be an internal seal that prevents the beverage contained in the bottle 100 from being lost into the interior 15 of the housing 10. Furthermore, in the seated condition of the lid 12 ", the envelope 54 of the lid 12" forms a fluid-tight seal with the container 11. This seal is considered an external seal, and it prevents any water in interior 15 from exiting interior 15, and also prevents any fluid outside of housing 10 from entering interior 15. The housing 10 has this unique dual seal structure which is formed when the lid 12 "is in a seated position on the container 11.

Once housing 10 is sealed with

cap

12, 12', or 12 "(discussed herein with respect to cap 12), bottle 100 may be carried, tipped, or poured without spilling the beverage within bottle 100 within housing 10. The spout 105 of the bottle 100 may be exposed simply by unscrewing the cap 12 from the container 11 and moving the cap 12 to its free state, thereby removing the cap 12 to allow a person to drink from the bottle 100, the spout 105 being spaced a distance T above the lip 32 of the upper portion 13 of the container 11. The spout 105 is also spaced from the lip 32 of the upper portion 13 of the container 11 by an annular gap 98 surrounding the spout 105. The annular volume 64 is the gap between the mouth 105 of the bottle 100 and the lip 32 of the housing 10 that allows a person to place his or her lips on the bottle itself. This may prevent beverage from spilling into interior 15 or simply completely out of bottle 100 due to the seal formed between the mouth 105 of bottle 100 and a person's lips. Alternatively, a person may place his or her lips around the lip 32 of the housing 10 and drink from the bottle 100.

Referring now to the alternative embodiment shown in fig. 5A-19, a protective bottle housing 210 is shown that includes a container 211 and covers 212A, 212B. Referring to fig. 5A and 5B, alternative covers 212A, 212B are depicted.

Caps

212A, 212B include similar functional features and differ in the direction, cross-section, and length of the threads included with

caps

212A, 212B. As will be discussed below, cap 212A includes relatively fewer threads extending therealong as compared to cap 212B of fig. 5B. Cap 212A also includes threads that are aligned in a uniform configuration, while cap 212B includes threads having different sizes. In addition, cap 212A includes threads having a rectangular cross-section, while cap 212B includes threads having a trapezoidal cross-section. The amount of threads included along the

caps

212A, 212B may vary depending on the desired sealing, manufacturing considerations, or material considerations. However, the

caps

212A, 212B generally work in the same manner and allow a user to quickly seal the protective bottle housing 210 with a single rotation or less than a single rotation of the

caps

212A, 212B.

With particular reference to fig. 5A-5C, 6 and 7, the container 211 and

lids

212A, 212B may be combined or may be present separately. As a result, the housing 210 includes different components, namely a container 211 and a cover 212, which combine to form the housing 210. As discussed with respect to housing 10, housing 210 serves to contain, conceal and isolate a bottle applied to housing 210 so that the beverage in the bottle may be consumed while the bottle is protected within housing 210. The housing 210 includes a container 211 and covers 212A, 212B, the

covers

212A, 212B being removably applied to the container 211. Referring to fig. 5B and 5C, an alternative configuration of the container 211 is depicted. Fig. 5B shows a container 211 having a neck thread visible along the outside of the neck, while fig. 5C shows a container 211 having a neck thread visible only along the inside of the neck. As described below, alternative configurations of the neck threads are contemplated, and certain aspects of the embodiments of fig. 5A-5C may be combined with one another to form alternative variations of the housing 210 not specifically mentioned herein.

Still referring to fig. 5A-5C, 6 and 7, the container 211 is preferably constructed of one or more materials, such as metal or plastic, having material properties of strength and rigidity. In some embodiments, the container 211 is a one-piece component that does not include a removable portion. The container 211 may be a two-piece unit having a main upper portion 213 and a base 214 removably applied to the upper portion 213. The upper portion 213 and the base portion 214 cooperate to define a generally cylindrical interior 215 that houses a beverage bottle protected by the housing 210. The upper portion 213 and the base portion 214 may be extruded or rolled from thin-walled aluminum or the like. The upper portion 213 and the base portion 214 combine to form an interior 215 of the container 211.

Referring to fig. 8, the upper portion 213 is formed by a continuous thin sidewall 220, the thin sidewall 220 having opposing inner and

outer surfaces

221 and 222, the inner and

outer surfaces

221 and 222 being parallel to and slightly spaced apart from each other defining the thickness of the sidewall 220. The upper portion 213 of the container 211 defines a majority of the container 211 and has a body 223 that extends from a bottom 224 to a shoulder 225 of the container 211. The shoulder 225 is an annular narrowing of the container 211 that tapers from the body 223 to the neck 230 of the container 211. The neck 230 extends upwardly to a tail portion 231 terminating in an annular lip 232. The upper body 223 has a constant diameter from slightly above the bottom 224 to slightly below the shoulder 225. The diameter of the neck 230 is smaller than the diameter of the body 223 because the shoulder 225 between the body 223 and the neck 230 tapers in diameter therebetween. Lip 232 flares slightly outward from the diameter of neck 230.

Referring again to fig. 5A-5C, grooves or flats 233 are provided along opposite sides of the neck 230, which allow the cap 212 to be easily inserted into the neck 230 of the container 211. As further shown in the figures, the base 214 is removable from the upper portion 213 such that a bottle can be introduced into the interior 215 and carried therein. The base 214 has a flat bottom 234 and an upstanding annular sidewall 235 extending upwardly from the bottom 234 and terminating in an open top 236. To releasably connect the base 214 to the upper portion 213, a fastening assembly is disposed between the upper portion 213 and the base 214. At the bottom 224 of the body 223, the upper portion 213 of the container 211 has a reduced diameter and is formed with external threads 240. Complementary internal threads 241 are provided on the side wall 235 of the base 214 (see fig. 8). Two sets of threads 240 and 241 (see fig. 8) threadably engage the base 214 to the upper portion 213 of the container 211 and allow the base 214 to be quickly and easily removed from the upper portion 213. The base 214 is secured to the upper portion 213 by aligning the

threads

240 and 241 and rotating the base 214 clockwise relative to the upper portion 213.

Conversely, by rotating the base 214 counterclockwise relative to the upper portion 213 and retracting the base 214 from the upper portion 213, the base 214 is removed from the upper portion 213 and the bottom 224 of the upper portion 213 is opened defining an access opening through which bottles may be applied to the interior 215 of the container 211. One of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the relative directions of the

threads

240 and 241 may be reversed such that the rotational direction of the base 214 relative to the upper portion 213 will be reversed accordingly to apply the base 214 to the upper portion 213 and remove the base 214 from the upper portion 213. One of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that another suitable fastening mechanism may be used to removably engage the base 214 to the upper 213.

Turning briefly to fig. 8 and 9, a bottle 300 has been applied to the interior 215 of the container 211. Bottle 300 is shown in phantom or dashed lines in fig. 8 and 9, with fig. 8 and 9 being cross-sectional views taken along lines 8-8 and 9-9 of fig. 6 and 7, respectively. The container 211 has rotational symmetry about a vertical axis extending through the interior 215 along a geometric center of the container 211. Bottle 300 is applied to housing 210 and has a body 301, a bottom 302, a shoulder 303, and a long neck 304 terminating at a top 305 of bottle 300 in an open mouth 306. Mouth 306 of bottle 300 has an inner diameter. Bottle 300 has been, and preferably is, inserted into housing 210 with mouth 305 open so that when cap 212 is fully applied and placed onto container 211, cap 212 seals mouth 306. Neck 230 further includes internal threads 242, internal threads 242 being interrupted along opposite sides by flat portions 233.

Referring to fig. 10A, 11A, 12A, and 13A, the cover 212A is shown in more detail. The cover 212A defines a cylindrical sidewall 243. A first or forward threaded portion 244 extends outwardly from the side wall 243 and a second or rearward threaded portion 245 also extends outwardly from the side wall 243. The first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are preferably integral with the sidewall 243. First and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are also provided along opposite sides of the cap 212A. As described above, the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 have a generally rectangular cross-section. Cover 212A also includes a first planar or uninterrupted portion 246 and a second planar or uninterrupted portion 247, which are also disposed along opposite sides of cover 212A. In some configurations, the first and second

flat portions

246, 247 can be more accurately described as first and

second slots

246, 247, as discussed below with respect to the cover 212B. As shown, the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 may be identical, or the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 may have threads that are offset from one another. The first and second

flat portions

246, 247 may be completely uninterrupted or may have portions extending outwardly from the sidewall 243. As will be discussed below, the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 and the

uninterrupted portions

246, 247 combine to allow for quick connection of the cap 212A to the container 211 because the threaded

portions

244, 245 are aligned with the slots or flat portions 233 of the neck 230.

Referring now to fig. 10B, 11B, 12B, and 13B, the cover 212B is shown in greater detail. The cover 212B also defines a cylindrical sidewall 243. A first or forward threaded portion 244 extends outwardly from the side wall 243 and a second or rearward threaded portion 245 also extends outwardly from the side wall 243. The first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are preferably integral with the sidewall 243 in a manner similar to that described above with respect to the cover 212A. First and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are also provided along opposite sides of the cap 212B. The first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 of the cap 212B extend more along the periphery of the sidewall 243 than the threaded

portions

244, 245 of the cap 212A and are arranged in a parallel configuration and are slightly downwardly inclined. Each particular thread of the threaded

portions

244, 245 includes a beveled lead-in 248, which may help align the lid 212B with the container 211. In this embodiment, the ramp lead-in is trapezoidal, which is generally aligned with a cross-section through one of the threads of the threaded

portions

244, 245. The sidewall 243 defines an outer perimeter, and in some embodiments, the threaded

portions

244, 245 extend along 10% of the outer perimeter of the sidewall 243, or along 20% of the outer perimeter of the sidewall 243, or along 30% of the outer perimeter of the sidewall 243, or along 40% of the outer perimeter of the sidewall 243, or 45% of the outer perimeter of the sidewall 243, respectively.

Still referring to fig. 10B, 11B, 12B, and 13B, the cover 212B further includes a first planar or uninterrupted portion 246 and a second planar or uninterrupted portion 247 that are also disposed along opposite sides of the cover 212B. Due to the geometry of the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 in this embodiment, the first and second

flat portions

246, 247 of the cap 212B may be referred to as first and

second slots

246, 247. The first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 may be identical, mirror images of each other, or may have threads that are offset from each other. In the embodiment of 212B, the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are asymmetrical and define a single start helix interrupted by the first and second

flat portions

246, 247. As a result, if the threaded

portions

244, 245 were connected to one another, the single thread would define a helical shape along the sidewall 243 of the cap 212B. As described above with respect to cover 212A, first and second

flat portions

246, 247 of cover 212B may be completely uninterrupted or may have portions extending outwardly or inwardly from sidewall 243. As will be discussed below, the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 and the

uninterrupted portions

246, 247 combine to allow for quick connection of the cap 212B to the container 211 because the threaded

portions

244, 245 are aligned with the slots 233 of the neck 230.

Referring to fig. 10A-13B, the

covers

212A, 212B each include a knob 250 and a collar 252, the knob 250 being formed with a protrusion or extension 251 that provides a contact surface to be grasped and rotated, the collar 252 depending from the knob 250 opposite the extension 251. For ease of description, reference will be made hereinafter to only a single cover 212, which refers to both cover 212A and cover 212B. The collar 252 is generally defined by the sidewall 243 described above. The collar 252 is a cylindrical sleeve that extends downwardly from the knob 250 and is provided with first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 and

uninterrupted portions

246, 247. Threaded

portions

244, 245 extend radially outward from collar 252 along the front and rear sides of cap 212. The threaded

portions

244, 245 of the cap 212 are threadably engaged with internal threads 242 formed in the neck 230 of the upper portion 213, such that the cap 212 is applied and engaged to the upper portion 213 by aligning the threaded

portions

244, 245 and the flat portion 233, inserting the cap 212 into the neck 230, and rotating the cap 212 clockwise relative to the upper portion 213. The cap 212 is withdrawn and disengaged from the upper portion 213 by rotating the cap 212 counterclockwise relative to the upper portion 213 until the threaded

portions

244, 245 align with the flat portion 233 and the cap 212 is withdrawn from the neck 230. The cover 212 has a jacket 254 disposed between the extension 251 and the collar 252. The envelope 254 is a cylindrical sidewall portion that extends outwardly further than the collar 252 to provide a stop against the neck 230 when the cap 212 is fully engaged with the neck 230.

Still referring to fig. 10A-13B, the

covers

212A, 212B may have any of the sealing structures described above with respect to covers 12-12 ". To apply the cap 212 to the container 211 with the bottle 300 held in the container 211, the cap 212 is moved away from the container 211 and is aligned with the neck 230 and tail 231 of the container 211 in the free state of the cap 212. The threaded

portions

244, 245 on the cap 212 point downward toward the flat portion 233 on the neck 230 of the container 211. The collar 252 of the cap 212 is then axially inserted into the neck 230 such that the threaded

portions

244, 245 are inserted adjacent to or along the flat portion 233, the flat portion 233 being disposed or formed along the neck 230. Because there are no threads along the

flat portions

246, 247 of the cap 212, the internal threads 242 along the neck 230 do not prevent the collar 252 from being axially inserted into the neck 230 of the container 211.

In contrast, the threaded

portions

244, 245 form a lock and key structure with the slots 233 disposed along opposite sides of the neck 230, which allows the cap 212 to be inserted into the neck 230 until a sealing structure including a stopper 260 (see fig. 13A and 13B) disposed along the underside of the cap 212 engages or physically contacts the top 305 of the bottle 300. In some embodiments, there is no sealing structure along the underside of the

covers

212A, 212B. Once the cap 212 has been fully inserted into the container 211, the bottom 263 of the plug 260 moves into the mouth 305 of the bottle 300. As described above with respect to cap 12, the diameter of the bottom 263 of plug 260 is smaller than the diameter of the mouth 305, such that the mouth 305 begins to receive plug 260. Once the cap 212 has been fully seated on the mouth 305 of the bottle 300, the cap 212 may be rotated between 10 and 170 degrees in a clockwise direction to fully secure the cap 212 with the container 211.

The lid 212, when used as part of the housing 210, seals the open bottle 300 and container 211 in a similar manner to the

lids

12, 12' and 12 "described above. Bottle 300 is held within housing 210 by a resilient gasket or shape within cap 212 and container 211. In some embodiments, there is no need to include an elastomeric pad. An elastomeric form is applied to upper portion 213 and base 214 to provide isolation of bottle 300, provide impact protection of bottle 300, and securely hold bottle 300 when bottle 300 is closed by housing 210 and when bottle 300 is poured and drunk.

Referring now to fig. 14-19, views depicting the removable application of a cover 212A to the container 211 to seal the container 211 are shown. While fig. 14-19 depict the lid 212A being inserted into the container, one of ordinary skill will appreciate that the lid 212A may be replaced with a lid 212B, which requires an alternative thread configuration along the lid 212 and container 211. However, for ease of disclosure, only cover 212A is shown and discussed with reference to fig. 14-19.

As described above, the neck 230 of the upper portion 213 of the container 211 is provided with internal threads 242, the internal threads 242 being integrally formed in the neck 230 and extending inwardly and outwardly. Threads 242 allow cap 212A to be threadably engaged to container 211 to secure and release cap 212 to the container. However, the flat portion 233 interrupting the thread 242 allows the threaded

portions

244, 245 to be inserted into the neck 230 of the container 211 without axial interruption. As shown with respect to cap 212B, flat portion 233 can be an unthreaded, uninterrupted groove along the cap and can extend along 10% of the inner circumference of neck 230, or about 20% of the inner circumference of neck 230, or about 30% of the inner circumference of neck 230, or about 40% of the inner circumference of neck 230, or about 45% of the inner circumference of neck 230 alone.

Bottle 300 is inserted into container 211 prior to applying cap 212A to the container, as described below. As described above with respect to housing 10, housing 210 serves to protect, isolate and conceal bottle 300 within housing 210. To apply bottle 300 to housing 210, base 214 is retracted by rotating base 214 relative to upper portion 213 while base 214 is retracted, and then base 214 is retracted from upper portion 213, whereby base 214 is separated from upper portion 213, exposing open bottom 224 of upper portion 213. Bottle 300 is held, for example, by hand and inserted into interior 215, with the mouth 305 of bottle 300 first being introduced into interior 215. The bottle 300 is applied to the interior 215 and inserted into the interior 215 until the mouth 305 of the bottle 300 is disposed just below the lip 232 on the tail 231 of the upper portion 213. As the bottle 300 is inserted into the interior 215, the bottle 300 radially compresses the upper profile 290 against the sidewall 220 of the upper portion 213. The bottle 300 is thus held in a friction fit arrangement by the upper formation 290, which restricts vertical movement of the upper shape 213 in and out.

Once bottle 300 is placed into upper portion 213, base 214 is connected to upper portion 213. The base 214 is aligned with the upper portion 213 and moves toward the bottom 224 of the upper portion 213 and over the bottom 224 while rotating the base 214 relative to the upper portion 213 to threadably engage the base 214 to the upper portion 213. Base 214 is fully rotated until base 214 is securely seated on upper portion 213 and top 236 of base 214 abuts bottom 224 of upper portion 213, sealing base 214 to upper portion 213 and forming container 211.

If bottle 300 is not fully applied to upper portion 213 prior to coupling base 214 to upper portion 213, base 214 urges bottle 300 further into upper portion 213 to a preferred position within interior 215 when base 214 is seated into upper portion 213. If bottle 300 has been applied too far into interior 215, applying cap 212A to upper portion 213 will reposition bottle 300 in the opposite direction. As described below, the cap 212A is modified relative to the cap 12 described above such that a user may axially insert the cap 212A into the neck 230 of the container 211 until the bottle 300 prevents axial movement of the cap 212A and may rotate the cap 212A such that the threaded

portions

244, 245 engage the internal neck threads 242 to retain the cap 212A in a locked or fixed configuration. As described above, so does the cover 212B.

Referring now to fig. 14 and 15, a first state is depicted in which the cap 212A is ready for insertion into the neck 230 of the container 211. The cap 212A is positioned such that the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are aligned with the groove or flat portion 233 along the neck 230. Fig. 14 depicts the alignment of the threaded portion 244 with one of the slots 233, while the cross-sectional view of fig. 15 depicts the alignment of the

uninterrupted portions

246, 247 with the internal threads 242 of the neck 230. Once the first and second threaded

portions

244, 245 are aligned with the slot 233, the cap 212A is inserted downwardly in the direction of arrow T. Bottle 300 is shown in phantom to provide a view of how stopper 260 aligns with the mouth 305 of bottle 300.

Referring now to fig. 16 and 17, a second state is depicted in which the cap 212 has been partially inserted into the neck 230 of the container 211. The cap 212A is retained in a configuration in which the threaded

portions

244, 245 are aligned with the slot 233 along the neck 230. Fig. 16 depicts the alignment of the threaded portion 244 with one of the slots 233, while the cross-sectional view of fig. 17 depicts the alignment of the

uninterrupted portions

246, 247 with the internal threads 242 of the neck 230. As shown in fig. 17, the side wall 243 of the cap 212A is able to slide along the neck 230 of the container 211 through the internal threads 242 without interference as the threaded

portions

244, 245 slide within the slot 233. As described above, cap 212A is inserted downwardly in the direction of arrow T until stopper 260 is aligned with and contacts the mouth 305 of bottle 300.

Referring now to fig. 18 and 19, a third state is depicted in which cap 212 has been fully seated on bottle 300 and fully engaged with container 211. In some embodiments, the sleeve 254 of the cap 212 does not seat completely against the annular lip 232, but instead, the sleeve 254 of the cap 212 may be spaced apart from the lip 232 once engaged with the bottle 300. In any event, once axial movement of the cap 212A in the direction of arrow T is stopped due to engagement between the mouth 305 of the bottle 300 and the stopper 260, the cap 212 is ready for clockwise rotation by the user to fully engage the cap 212 with the container 211 to secure the bottle 300, as will be discussed further below.

Referring to fig. 18, the cap 212A is depicted fully seated on the container 211, the cap 212A having been rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to engage the threaded

portions

244, 245 with the internal threads 242 of the neck 230. Fig. 19 depicts a cross-sectional view showing cap 212A in a fully seated configuration with threaded

portions

244, 245 threadingly engaged with internal threads 242 of neck 230. As described above, once the plug 260 is physically engaged with the mouth 305 of the

cap

212A, 212B may be rotated between 10 and 170 degrees, or between 25 and 155 degrees, or between 40 and 140 degrees, or between 60 and 120 degrees, or 90 degrees to fully secure the

cap

212A, 212B with the neck 230. In some embodiments, the cap 212 may be rotated more than 180 degrees to fully secure the cap 212 to the neck 230, however, due to the threaded configuration along the cap 212, in a preferred embodiment, the cap 212 need only be rotated less than 180 degrees to secure the cap 212 to the neck 230. In some embodiments, only 10 degrees of rotation of cover 212A may be required to engage cover 212A with container 211.

In this applied state of the lid 212, the lid 212 forms a fluid-permeable seal with the container 211. However, as the cap 212 is further screwed onto the container 211, the stopper 260 fills the entire mouth 305 of the bottle 300 and begins to be radially compressed and constricted by the mouth 305. The plug 260 may be similar to any of the plugs described above with respect to the

lids

12, 12', and 12 "and need not be limited to the embodiments shown in fig. 5-19. Once housing 210 is sealed by cap 212, bottle 300 may be carried, tipped, or poured without spilling the beverage within bottle 300 within housing 210. The cap 212 may be removed to allow a person to drink from the bottle 300 simply by unscrewing the cap 212 from the container 211 and moving the cap 212 to its free state, exposing the mouth 305 of the bottle 300 spaced above the lip 232 of the upper portion 213 of the container 211.

The present disclosure has been described above with reference to several embodiments. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that changes and modifications may be made to the described embodiments without departing from the nature and scope of the present disclosure. Various further changes and modifications to the embodiments herein chosen for purposes of illustration will readily occur to those skilled in the art. To the extent that such changes and modifications do not depart from the principles of the present disclosure, they are intended to be included within the scope thereof.

Claims

1. A protective bottle casing comprising:

a container including an upper portion and a base configured to be removably attached to the upper portion, the upper portion including an annular lip at a first end near a neck, the upper portion further including a shoulder, a body and a bottom , the bottom portion includes a bottom opening at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the annular lip defines a top opening to the interior cavity of the upper portion, wherein the top opening is smaller in diameter than the body , wherein the diameter of the body is greater than the diameter of the bottom opening, wherein the annular lip flares slightly outward from the diameter of the top opening, and wherein the shoulder is between the body and the neck A tapered diameter therebetween, wherein a cylindrical resilient configuration is applied to the inner surface of the upper portion, wherein the neck portion includes an integrally formed threaded portion, and the base portion has a bottom surface and an annular upright extending from the bottom surface a sidewall, wherein the bottom surface includes a disc-shaped resilient configuration applied to an inner surface, wherein the base includes an open top that defines a diameter greater than the diameter of the bottom opening, and wherein the bottom opening defines a an inlet through which a bottle can be applied into the inner cavity of the upper portion; and

The removable cover includes a collar having a threaded portion positioned along the sidewall, the removable cover also includes a knob having a knob configured for gripping and rotation. an extension, wherein the collar is a thin cylindrical sleeve extending downwardly from the knob, wherein a cover opening is located on the opposite side of the extension and communicates with a generally cylindrical volume defined by the collar,

wherein the threaded portion of the cap is removably engaged with the threaded portion of the neck when the cap is inserted into the neck of the container.

2. The protective bottle housing of claim 1, wherein the removable cap includes first and second threaded portions extending outwardly from the sidewall and disposed on opposite sides of the cap.

3. The protective bottle housing of claim 2, wherein the neck includes first and second flat portions disposed along opposite sides of the removable cap and Adjacent to the first and second threaded portions.

4. The protective bottle housing of claim 3, wherein the first and second flat portions extend more along the perimeter of the side wall than the first and second threaded portions.

5. The protective bottle housing of claim 3, wherein each particular thread of the first and second thread portions includes a beveled lead-in.

6. The protective bottle housing of claim 1, wherein the neck includes at least two flat portions and at least two threaded portions.

7. The protective bottle housing of claim 6, wherein the first and second threaded portions of the cap are threadedly engaged with at least two threaded portions of the neck so as to pass the first and second threaded portions A threaded portion is aligned with the at least two flat portions while axially inserting the cap into the neck while engaging the cap to the upper portion.

8. The protective bottle housing of claim 1, wherein the removable cap comprises a stopper having a frustoconical frustum that tapers away from the removable cap in diameter thin.

9. A protective bottle casing comprising:

A two-piece container comprising:

An upper portion defining a substantial portion of the container, the upper portion extending from an annular lip at the upper end through a neck, shoulder and body to a bottom including a bottom opening at the lower end, wherein the neck extends upwardly to terminate at the a tail portion of the annular lip and including an integrally formed neck thread, wherein the annular lip surrounds a neck diameter less than the diameter of the body, wherein the shoulder is between the body and the neck a tapered diameter, wherein the diameter of the base opening is smaller than the diameter of the neck and the diameter of the body, wherein the base includes external threads, and wherein the neck includes at least one threaded portion; and

a base configured to be removably attached to the lower end of the body to define a generally cylindrical interior, the base having a flat bottom surface and an annular sidewall extending from the flat bottom surface, wherein the annular shape of the base the side walls are provided with internal threads complementary to the external threads of the bottom of the upper portion; and

a removable cover comprising: a knob having a protrusion providing a contact surface for gripping and rotation; a collar depending from the knob on the side opposite the protrusion, and Extending from the collar extend a cap threaded portion that allows the cap to be threadedly engaged to the neck; and a cap opening having a cap diameter smaller than the neck diameter, wherein the cap further includes a plug having a body with a diameter of the plug smaller than the diameter of the neck,

Wherein the removable cap and the neck are configured to seal the container such that the stopper engages with a mouth provided inside the container to form a seal therewith.

10. The protective bottle housing of claim 9, further comprising first and second cap threaded portions and first and second cap flat portions along the removable cap,

wherein the first and second cap threaded portions are insertable into the neck when aligned with the first and second flat portions of the neck.

11. The protective bottle housing of claim 10, wherein the first and second flat portions are disposed along opposite ends of the neck.

12. The protective bottle housing of claim 10, wherein the removable cap is inserted down the neck until the stopper is aligned and in contact with the mouth of the bottle.

13. The protective bottle housing of claim 11, wherein the first and second flat portions each have a flat and uninterrupted surface.

14. The protective bottle housing of claim 9, further comprising a stopper having an annular flange formed on the body of the stopper, the flange extending circumferentially continuously and parallel to the stopper , wherein the stopper is constructed of a material or combination of materials having material properties of resilience, elasticity and shape memory.

15. The protective bottle housing of claim 9, wherein once the stopper has engaged the mouth, the removable cap is in a fully seated configuration when the cap is rotated less than 120 degrees.

16. A protective bottle casing comprising:

A two-piece container comprising:

An upper portion defining a substantial portion of the container, the upper portion extending from an annular lip at the upper end through a neck, shoulder and body to a bottom including a bottom opening at the lower end, wherein the neck extends upwardly to terminate at the a tail portion of the annular lip and including an integrally formed neck thread, wherein the annular lip surrounds a neck diameter less than the diameter of the body, wherein the shoulder is between the body and the neck a tapered diameter, wherein the diameter of the bottom opening is smaller than the diameter of the neck and the body, wherein a cylindrical resilient configuration is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the upper portion, wherein the bottom comprises external threads, and wherein the neck includes at least one threaded portion; and

a base configured to be removably attached to the lower end of the body to define a generally cylindrical interior, the base having a flat bottom surface and an annular sidewall extending from the flat bottom surface, a disc-shaped resilient configuration attached to the flat bottom, wherein the annular sidewall of the base is provided with internal threads complementary to the external threads of the bottom of the upper portion; and

a removable cover comprising: a knob having a protrusion providing a contact surface for gripping and rotation; a collar depending from the knob on the side opposite the protrusion, and Extending from the collar extend a cap threaded portion that allows the cap to be threadedly engaged to the neck; and a cap opening having a cap diameter smaller than the neck diameter, wherein the collar surrounds a threaded portion of the cap a cylindrical volume extending between an underside and the lid opening, the lid further comprising a plug attached to the underside, the plug having a body having a diameter of the plug smaller than the diameter of the neck, the plug further comprising annular flanges arranged continuously along the circumference,

17. The removable cap of claim 16, wherein the stopper comprises a resilient material configured to be compressed when engaged with the mouth and decompressed when disengaged from the bottle .

18. The removable cap of claim 16, wherein the stopper includes a body having a frustoconical frustum that tapers away from the collar in diameter.

19. The removable cap of claim 16, wherein the removable cap is threaded onto the container to form a fluid-tight seal between the finish and the stopper.

20. The removable lid of claim 16, wherein the removable lid is insertable axially into the neck of a container and is further capable of sealing the container by rotating the removable lid less than 180 degrees .