WO2006054322A1

WO2006054322A1 - Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated

Info

Publication number: WO2006054322A1
Application number: PCT/IT2004/000640
Authority: WO
Inventors: Nicola Giuseppe Caggiano
Original assignee: Nicola Giuseppe Caggiano
Priority date: 2004-11-18
Filing date: 2004-11-18
Publication date: 2006-05-26

Abstract

This innovation consist of a compartment or cavity from the base of the plastic bottle or container for the use of transporting plastic cups (5) within, which in the end are utilized by the end user.

Description

Description text

Description of the invention entitled "Plastic bottles and

containers with cups incorporated".

This invention presents notable innovations in the realm of

plastic bottles, of which the most exceptional is the

compartment which contains cups. With reference to normal

Plastic bottles and the like, the manufacturer is obliged to

construct a completely closed plastic bottle with the

exclusive purpose of holding liquids and such matter, of

diverse capacities and dimensions, without offering any

other useful purpose but to pour its contents into a cup, of

which there is almost always a lack, or worse, to be drunk

from by holding the bottle directly to one's mouth.

The innovation presented here has as its scope the

elimination of the above inconveniences and to make

intelligent use of the bottle, making it not only a container

for the transport of liquids but as well a distributor of cups.

A characteristic of this innovation consists of the extraction of 2 cavities superimposed one inside the other creating a

single cylindrical form, with two diverse functions. The

liquids are held within the inner cavity and in the outer

cavity the cups are contained for their transport, while not

altering the geometry, esthetics, or volume of the actual

existing bottles. This is accomplished in such a manner that

this innovation can be applied to all forms of bottles or

containers of this sort in found on the market.

Fig. 1 of the attached document (A) shows the bottle as it

appears: the internal cavity is filled with water or some

other liquid substance 2) and the outer cavity is used

exclusively, in a useful, practical and hygienic manner, as

the container for cups 4). Another characteristic of this

innovation consists of the closure of the cup compartment

with a num. 6 threaded cap and a rim as a stopper for the

cups 3). In order to open the cap one must apply a 180° anti¬

clockwise rotation which works with the inner num. 5

thread allowing for a simple extraction of the cups. A

further option is the application of other types of closures,

among these, a pressure cap mounted on the bottom of the

bottle allowing an even easier opening of the cup

compartment. Fig. 1 of the attached document (B) demonstrates how a pressure cap would appear and the base

of this: <l)compartment (cavity) extracted to contain and

transport liquid substances, 2) stopper for the cups, 3)

compartment (cavity) containing the plastic cups. >4) at the

base of the bottle ( at the bottom opening toward the top) are

created a minimum of two holes to a maximum of..X..., and

corresponding to these holes there are others, identical, on

the surface of the cap allowing for an ergonomic closure 5).

The cap, preferably round, covers the entire base of the

bottle or only partially, covering just the cup compartment.

The cap opens 6) using as a lever an appropriate tongue

(FLAP) corresponding to which is created 7) a groove, the

purpose of which is to give space to the pressure exerted by

the finger, allowing 8) the use of the cups. Fig .2 of the

enclosed document (C) demonstrates how an adhesive cap

would appear: 2) preferably round, 3) on the inner surface

an adhesive is applied around the cap, and by way of a

tongue 4), opening of the cap is facilitated by light pressure

applied in a downward direction, allowing the extraction of

the cups 5). Fig. 3 of the enclosed document (D)

demonstrates yet another sort of closure: at the base of the

bottle a groove is created which encircles the whole or part of the base 1), on the face of the cap a rim of the appropriate

width is created which allows, with the light application of

pressure (upward) to set itself into the groove created on at

the base of the bottle permitting the closure or vise-versa,

the opening of the compartment 2), the cap opens with a

tongue 3) allowing access to the cups 4).

Claims

1) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated

2) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig.l) attached document

(A) characterized by 2 superimposed cavities, the internal

one which contains liquid and the outer one which contains

plastic cups or other material 4).

3) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) characterized by having

created within the bottle a cylinder of varying dimensions

with the possibility of holding a transporting cups.

4) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) characterized by having

created the closure of the compartment containing and

transporting cups 4) with a threaded cap at the base of the

bottle 6) which once opened allows for the use of the cups

within.

5) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) characterized by making

the innovation applicable without substantially modifying

the actual dimensions of the bottle or cups, and allowing such innovation to be applied to all bottles and containers

made of any material, large or small, (from 33 cl to 5 liters),

found on the market today.

6) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) characterized by having

incorporated a stopper num.3) a cup holder in the outer

cavity num.4 designed with a DEPTH which allows the

extraction of the cups one at a time.

7) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) having made the bottle

useful in transporting one or more cups, which can be of

such of different color for the purpose of being easy to

identify one from the other during use.

8) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (B) having facilitated

the opening of the bottle by use of a tongue 6) of the same

of different material and having at the base of the bottle a

groove of the appropriate width which allows space for the

pressure applied by the finger 7).

9) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (C) having applied

an adhesive both on the inner surface of the cap 3) and on the tongue of the cap 4) the purpose of which is to open by

tearing.

10) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (D) having extracted

a groove at the base of the bottle I)₅ which encircles in

whole or in part the said base.

11) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (D) having a rim on

the internal surface of the cap 2), which encircles the

perimeter of the cap in part or in whole.

12) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (B) having extracted

holes at the base of the bottle 4) of diverse geometric forms.

13) Plastic bottles and containers with cups incorporated,

according to the claims of point 1) fig. (B) having created

indentations on the inner surface of the cap 5), of diverse

geometric forms.