Screw-on bottle interface for a bottle spout

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555936-B2
Application number	US-201414245936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2014
Priority date	Apr 5, 2013
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a screw-on interface for bottle spouts that secures a spout to a bottle in a manner such that wear and/or breakage of the bottle interface from standard usage is minimized. In an embodiment of the invention, the screw-on bottle interface incorporates a stainless steel plate in its threaded collar. This plate prevents damage to both the spout and the screw-on bottle interface when users over-tighten a screw-on bottle interface equipped bottle spout during installation of the spout onto a bottle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts comprising:
a bottle spout, the bottle spout comprising an exterior shell, where the exterior shell includes a rim, and a stem, where the stem includes a region of threading;
a lens, which is mechanically coupled to the exterior shell rim;
a threaded collar, which is mechanically coupled to the lens, comprising an outer collar, a threaded insert, a gasket, and a disk;
a first spacer, a second spacer, and a cork, where the first spacer, second spacer, and cork are mechanically coupled to each other as an assembly, where the assembly is configured to mechanically couple and fit around the stem; and
a nut which is mechanically coupled to the region of threading on the stem.

2. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the disk is positioned between the outer collar and the threaded insert to thereby prevent damage to the screw-on interface resulting from over-tightening of the bottle spout.

3. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is transparent or semi-transparent.

4. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the disk is made of stainless steel.

5. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the outer collar, threaded insert, gasket, and disk of the threaded collar are ultrasonically welded together.

6. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the disk includes a groove configured to couple with the threaded insert.

7. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the first spacer and second spacer are each machined to have a counter-bore to attach and secure to the cork.

8. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 1 , wherein the threaded collar is configured to have a thread pattern configured to fit to a size of a bottle.

9. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 8 , wherein the threaded collar has a partial thread pattern configured ensure a positive seal on a bottle.

10. A screw-on interface for bottle spouts according to claim 8 , wherein the threaded collar is configured to fit to a bottle of size 11, size 31, size 41, or size 51.

Assignees

• Automatic Bar Controls Inc

Inventors

• Martindale Richard A
• Hecht Thomas R

Classifications

• B65D47/06 Primary

  with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages (with slidable spouts B65D47/26) · CPC title