Abstract: The present application relates to a bottle comprising a reservoir, a first opening on a first end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir, a second opening on a second end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir; and a removable base covering the second opening.

Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.

Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.

Abstract: A method of making a container via a simultaneous filling and forming of the container with a liquid product is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of extruding a parison (12, 2), capturing a portion of the parison (12, 2) within a mold (15), and inflating the captured portion of the parison (12, 2) against the mold (15). The captured portion of the parison (12, 2) is inflated against the mold (15) by introducing the liquid product into an interior of the captured portion of the parison (12, 2), wherein the liquid product forms an end product to be sealed within the resultant container.

Abstract: A flower receptacle with a water lamp handicraft, including: a water lamp ornament, where the water lamp ornament includes a water lamp body and a top ornament, and the water lamp body is a hollow and a light-transmissive three-dimensional structure and holds a thick liquid inside, and the top ornament is mounted on the water lamp body; a fixing member, connected to the top ornament, and forming a customized three-dimensional model with the top ornament; and a flower receptacle base, having a tapered structure, mounted on the fixing member, and used for arranging flowers. In the present application, the fixing member and the top ornament are combined, to enable the fixing member and the water lamp ornament to form a unique three-dimensional model.

Abstract: The present invention is a bottle that can be transformed into a glass. The bottle includes a first portion for holding a first serve of a beverage, and a second portion adapted for holding a second serve of the beverage. The second portion and the first portion are configured to removably engage to each other using an engaging mechanism. The bottle further includes one or more closure members that removably engage to the second portion or are retained within a void region within the first portion. Further, when the bottle is in use, the closure member is removed and connected on top of the first portion to form the glass in order to consume the first serve of the beverage contained therein, and if needed, refill the glass with the second serve of the beverage contained in the second portion.

Abstract: A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a nectar container removably coupled to a feeding basin, the nectar container including a top opening closed by a cap. The cap has a sealing member configured to have an interference press fit with the top opening of the nectar container. The sealing member includes at least one void to allow air passage so that liquid can flow from the nectar container into the feeding basin when the feeder is in use.

Abstract: A wireless drink container can monitor a person's hydration and prompt him or her to drink more if appropriate. The drink containers as described herein can monitor liquid levels and communicate with external devices about the liquid levels and rate of consumption. One or more sensors in the drink container monitor the liquid level within the container. A processor coupled to the sensor(s) estimates how much liquid has been removed from the container from changes in the liquid level and transmits a signal representing the change in liquid level to a smartphone or other external device. It also triggers an audio or visual indicator, such as an LED, that prompts the user to drink more based on the user's estimated liquid consumption and on the user's liquid consumption goals, which may be based on the user's physiology, activity level, and location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling and maintaining the temperature of a drink are discussed. The system may include a receptacle defining a recess for receiving a drinking vessel. The system may have a stand for holding the receptacle upright. The stand may be releasably attached to the receptacle. The receptacle may include a top end portion, a bottom end portion, an inner wall portion, and an outer wall portion. The top end portion may define a top opening of the recess. A system may include a first receptacle defining a first recess for receiving a drinking vessel. The system may include a second receptacle for receiving a drinking vessel, wherein the second receptacle defines a second recess. The system may include a first stand operable to releasably attach to the first receptacle and the second receptacle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a convertible plate having a pedestal collar with a flange defining an interior channel for detachably securing a pedestal to the bottom of the plate, wherein detachably mounting the convertible plate on the pedestal forms a display assembly, and methods of doing the same.

Abstract: A beverage container assembly includes a base, a beverage container, and a sealable cap. The beverage container includes an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The open end of the beverage container includes an external thread. The sealable cap includes an internal thread and is disposed on the open end of the beverage container creating a sealed opening. The base is disposed on the closed end of the beverage container and the cap seals the open end of the beverage container.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing cover, which is suitable for sealing an opening of a container, comprising an extrusion lid and a flexible sealing ring, wherein the container has an opening, the extrusion lid comprises an outer cover, an inner shield cover, a screw rod and a knob, the outer cover covers the opening, and the inner shield cover is arranged in the opening and is located under the outer cover; the screw rod movably penetrates the outer cover, the lower end of the screw rod is fixedly connected to the inner shield cover, and the upper end of the screw rod is connected in a threaded manner to the knob; and the flexible sealing ring is sheathed on the screw rod and is located between the outer cover and the inner shield cover, and when the knob is rotated, the screw rod drives the inner shield cover to move upwards and squeezes the flexible sealing ring to force the flexible sealing ring to be attached to an inner circumferential wall of the opening after expansion to form a seal.

Abstract: An ampoule for a medical liquid comprises an ampoule body for accommodating a medical liquid and a connection part for connecting a removal device to the ampoule, which connection part extends in a longitudinal extension direction and adjoins the ampoule body. The connection part and the ampoule body are formed as one piece and the connection part has a threaded segment having at least two thread turns arranged thereon, which are axially offset from each other in the longitudinal extension direction. The ampoule enables simple attachment of a removal device, creates a tight transition between a connection part and the removal device, is simple and economical to produce, and can provide a defined attachment state for the removal device on the ampoule.

Abstract: A drinking vessel product includes a wine glass with an inner cavity filled at least partly with wine. The wine glass has a body that defines the cavity, an upper opening that is sealed with a removable seal such as a metal foil, and a smaller fill opening at the bottom. The glass includes a support that is attached to the body and that includes a pedestal, a stem and a stop formation that seals the fill opening. The body and support are molded from plastic materials. The cavity is filled with wine after the upper opening has been sealed, by inverting the glass and filling it from the fill opening, before fitting the support to seal the fill opening.

Abstract: A cart may be provided for use in moving a container that houses one or more conductors. The cart may comprise a support member, one or more wheels, and a receiving member. The wheel or wheels may be connected to the support member. The receiving member may be attached to the support member. The receiving member may be freely slideable along the support member.

Abstract: A composite structure of a fixable food container is disclosed. The composite structure comprises a plurality of food containers and a fixing disc. A first connecting portion is formed on the bottom of the food container. The fixing disc is used for fixing on a surface. A second connecting portion is formed on the top of the fixing disc for connecting with the first connecting portion and a hole is formed at the center of the fixing disc. The composite structure of the fixable food container has numerous advantages such as improved non-slip capability, stability, and positioning and has compatibility that allows the fixing disc to connect with different kinds of food containers.

Abstract: A reversible makeup brush holder includes a base body for receiving water. The middle of the base body is connected with a support part. The insertion seat includes a disc body having an accommodation hole. Upper and lower surfaces of the disc body are provided with a rotary shaft, respectively. The rotary shaft is pivoted to the support part. Through the aforesaid design, a makeup brush can be inserted into the insertion hole. The insertion seat can be lifted and overturned, so that the water remaining in the bristles of the makeup brush can drip down rapidly on the base body. The user can clean the makeup brush holder conveniently.

Abstract: A multifunctional detabber apparatus and method for producing bottles having a bottom surface with a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position. The bottom surface also includes at least one locking channel in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position. The multifunctional detabber apparatus includes at least a grabber, a trimmer, and a hook closer. The grabber includes first and second jaws which surround the bottle and prevent movement. The trimmer includes first and second strikers for creating an outer periphery of the hook projection and an opening in the hook projection. The hook closer includes a mandrel that extends to bend and secure the hook projection in the locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle.

Abstract: Provided is a wine glass comprising a separate top portion and a bottom portion that can be joined together to form a single wine glass. The top portion has a drinking rim opposite a lower rim and the top portion has an enclosed bottom opposite and upper rim. The lower rim of the top portion and the upper rim of the bottom portion join together to form a leak-proof drinking vessel or cup of the wine glass. When separated, the top portion and bottom portion can be nested together. Additionally, a plurality of such wine glasses can be nested together, so that a large number of wine glasses can be packaged together for economical storage and shipping. The wine glass can be disposable and biodegradable or compostable, as examples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an easily portable wine glass, and more specifically, to an easily portable wine glass containing an accommodation portion into which wine is poured, and a supporting plate having a protruded handle, wherein the accommodation portion and the supporting plate are detachably coupled using a magnet. When carrying the wine glass, the supporting plate serves as a stopper covering the upper portion of the accommodation portion, thereby preventing infiltration of foreign matter. In addition, since there is no need for forming a hole at the bottom of the accommodation portion by coupling the accommodation portion and the handle using a magnet, it is unnecessary to worry about the leakage of wine when pouring wine into the accommodation portion of the wine glass.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for a container comprising a base, a bell, a sidewall between the base and the bell, a neck and a finish which define an opening to an interior of the container, and a shoulder between the sidewall and the bell. Strap ribs extend from a central portion of the base and terminate at the sidewall. The strap ribs cooperate with vertically aligned recessed columns of the sidewall to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, or stretching along the sidewall and the base. An inwardly offset portion of the sidewall is disposed between each pair of adjacent recessed columns. The inwardly offset portions of the sidewall are configured to resist outward bowing of the sidewall due to internal pressure of contents within the container.

Abstract: Product is a commemorative and/or functional drinking vessel of any size that contains thematic emblems, imagery, graphics, and labels displayed on the cup, with associated thematic objects contained within a hollow stem of any diameter or length. Hollow-stem vesselware is defined as any vessel that is supported by a hollow stem with thematic object and foot. This iconic work is a memorable souvenir, award, or gift for people of all walks of life, and can be custom-designed to meet any customer need. The hollow stem containing thematic objects is not found within any other market with such style and poise. This item lends instant class and character to any event or memorabilia collection.

Abstract: A can bottle in a bottomed, cylindrical configuration, which is constructed of a metal material has a cylindrical side wall and a bottom joined to and integrated with the side wall. The said bottom includes domed portions that flex and extend downwardly and outwardly, and flexed support legs formed by extending a plurality of peripheral edge sites of the domed portions arranged at uniform angles further downwardly and outwardly in a flexed fashion. The bottom satisfies a condition: 1.04?R3/D?1.67 where R3 (mm) is the radius of curvature that defines the curvature of the domed portion at the bottom, and D (mm) is the diameter of the cylindrical side wall. In addition ribs are formed at possible grounding sites of the flexed support legs at said bottom in a direction crossing the radial direction.

Abstract: A liquid container is in the shape of a bottle with an elongated section at its top in a first position and is convertible to a glass or goblet in a second position with the elongated section at the bottom. The container includes a first end that has a closed end; a second end that has an open end wider than the elongated section, a first body that includes the elongated section, a second body that includes a hollow container, and a closure, which is a detachable closure adapted to seal the open end of the second end in the first position and to be detached from the open end of the second end in the second position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall.

Abstract: Container made of plastic material comprising a body and a petaloid bottom (3) extending the body from a periphery (7), the bottom (3) comprising a bottom wall (4) that is generally convex toward the exterior, from which feet (5) protrude that define vertices (8) jointly forming a seat inscribed within a seating circle having a diameter (B) whose ratio is less than 4:5 with respect to the diameter (A) of the periphery (7), the feet (5) being spaced apart by portions of the bottom wall (4) forming hollow valleys (12) that extend radially from a central zone (6) of the bottom to the periphery (7), each valley (12) comprising two adjacent sections, namely: a central section (17) that extends from the central zone (6) of the bottom (3) to a junction zone (18) situated directly below the seating circle, and which has, in a radial plane, a first radius of curvature (C); a peripheral section (19), which extends from the junction zone (18) to the periphery (7), and which has, in said radial plane, a second radius of

Abstract: A biaxially stretched, blow molded synthetic resin bottle with a bottom includes a sunken bottom portion that is capable of drawing upward in a reversible manner, when internal pressure goes down. This sunken bottom portion includes an inner peripheral wall portion standing from near an inner edge of a ground contact portion disposed along a peripheral foot, a central concave portion disposed at a center of the bottom, a reversible wall portion in a flat ring shape, which is reversibly deformable into an upward drawing state and which connects an upper end of the inner peripheral wall to the base of the central concave portion, and a circular rib wall portion disposed at a connection between the reversible wall portion and the upper end of the inner peripheral wall portion so as to perform the function as a peripheral rib.

Abstract: A two-piece stemware container with an upper bowl-like vessel element having side walls forming an upwardly extending open goblet cavity for carrying food or drink. The cavity has an open top and a closed bottom base portion. A female threaded receptacle is concealed and carried within the base portion. A lower stem-like element having an upwardly extending column is integrally formed with a bottom base. The lower stem-like element has a male screw thread member located at the upper end of said column and adapted to mate with the female threaded receptacle for connecting the lower stem-like element with the upper bowl-like vessel element. The lower stem-like element has an effective height such that when the lower stem-like element is inverted and inserted into the top opening where it can be carried within the cavity.

Abstract: This invention relates to a base for a plastic bottle, especially for beverages under pressure, comprising an annular heel (6) which preferably is integral with the side wall (2) of the bottle, and a concave section (7) that is surrounded by, and integral with, the heel (6), wherein the concave section (7) comprises reinforcing elements arranged in a star pattern and increasing its rigidity, wherein the reinforcing elements are formed by convex areas (9) of the concave section (7) and the concave section (7) including the convex area (9) have essentially the same wall thickness.

Abstract: A liquid container can be present and used in at least two different positions. The liquid container may be a wine container, which can be a wine bottle in its first position and also be a wine glass in its second position. A method of serving a liquid includes placing a container in a first position in which the container serves as a bottle and converting the bottle into a glass or goblet without reassembling any part of the container by placing the container in a second position.

Abstract: A biaxially stretched, blow molded synthetic resin bottle with a bottom includes a sunken bottom portion that is capable of drawing upward in a reversible manner, when internal pressure goes down. This sunken bottom portion includes an inner peripheral wall portion standing from near an inner edge of a ground contact portion disposed along a peripheral foot, a central concave portion disposed at a center of the bottom, a reversible wall portion in a flat ring shape, which is reversibly deformable into an upward drawing state and which connects an upper end of the inner peripheral wall to the base of the central concave portion, and a circular rib wall portion disposed at a connection between the reversible wall portion and the upper end of the inner peripheral wall portion so as to perform the function as a peripheral rib.

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall.

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall.

Abstract: A biaxially stretched, blow molded synthetic resin bottle with a bottom comprising a sunken bottom portion, which is formed by contouring and concaving the bottom plate upward in a direction of bottle inside, starting from an inner edge of a ground contact portion disposed along the peripheral foot, the sunken bottom portion being capable of drawing upward in a reversible manner, when internal pressure goes down.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rigid or semirigid plastic part designed to form the bottom of a package whose side wall consists of a laminated film. The plastic part has a central axis and includes the following features: a peripheral welding zone designed to contact and be welded to the inside surface of the side wall; a convex inside face and a concave outside face; the inside face and the outside face each comprise a zone whose centre is on the axis and which is designed to contact a tool used to attach the part to the side wall; and a profile at least partially defined by a curve. The invention also relates to a package having a bottom consisting of the plastic part.

Abstract: It is related to a liquid container, which may be in the shape of a bottle with an elongated section at its top in a first position and is convertible to a glass or goblet in a second position with the elongated section at the bottom. The liquid container may be a wine container, which can be a wine bottle in its first position and also be a wine glass in its second position. Conversion between the first and second positions can be achieved via a relatively simple and instant way, such as turning a container in one position upside down and placing the container in another position. Such conversion may not need additional process such as disassembling and/or reassembling the container.

Abstract: A blow-molded plastic container comprising a base portion having a flexible standing ring radially extending therefrom. The flexible standing ring is disposed about a lowest most portion of the container and operable to support the container on a surface. The flexible standing ring defines an annular groove thereabout that collapses in response to internal vacuum forces and/or external loading forces. The container further comprises a body portion that extends from an upper portion to the base, such that the upper portion, the body portion and the base cooperate to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled.

Abstract: An improved cup structure includes a cup body having an inner cup and an outer cup, with a space disposed between the inner cup and the outer cup. In the cup body, bottoms of the inner and outer cups are connected by an extension rod having an ornament; one end of the extension rod is adhered to an outer bottom of the inner cup and placed in the outer cup with the inner cup. Edges of the inner and outer cup are melted together, and glue is filled from an aperture at the bottom at the outer cup to secure the other end of the extension rod and the ornament within the space.

Abstract: A liquid container can be present and used in at least two different positions. The liquid container may be a wine container, which can be a wine bottle in its first position and also be a wine glass in its second position.

Abstract: The present application relates to a two-piece wine glass comprising a glass cup, a separate stem receiver part permanently adhered to the bottom of the glass cup, and a separate stem part that has a typical stemware base. The stem receiver part has a hole in its bottom incorporating fastening details to receive the end of the separate stem part, which has mating fastening details. The fastening details in the stem receiver and the stem allow for easy assembly and disassembly of the wine glass. When disassembled, the two-piece wine glass can be nested for compact storage inside the protective case of the present invention. To further improve storage, the two wine glass parts may be secured using a protective cushion and stored inside the protective case of the present invention.

Abstract: A single serving beverage container has a body with a first end and an opposite second end that is relatively smaller than the first end. The first end is open and the second end is closed. The body defines an interior cavity of a predetermined volume for containing a beverage. A protective film is removably mounted to a rim at the first end and forms a liquid-tight seal therewith. The container includes an end cap having a first mounting structure for detachably mounting the end cap to the first end of the body when in a first assembled condition, and a second mounting structure for detachably mounting the end cap to the second end of the body when in a second assembled condition. When in the first assembled condition, the end cap does not interfere with the protective film.

Abstract: There is provided a bottle, adapted in particular for containing beverages, wherein its bottom is not integral with the rest of the bottle, but is fixable to the aforesaid by means of reversible fixing means; in particular, the bottom can be screwed to the rest of the bottle. Once the bottle is rotated so that its bottom is turned upward, after having opened the bottom the bottle may be set, in opposition position to the normal positioning of the aforesaid bottle, atop this bottom, where there are present means of locking and clasping with the part normally arranged on the top part of the bottle and with the related cap, this permitting the user to drink the contents of the bottle by bringing his lips to that which normally composes the bottom of the aforesaid bottle, naturally once it is open.

Abstract: A molded plastic container with a sidewall having a general hourglass configuration. The container structure includes an upper rim, a bottom and a sidewall that extends between the upper rim and the bottom. The sidewall includes a lower frustum section, a narrow mid-section and an upper frustum section. The lower frustum section connects the bottom to the narrow mid-section and decreases in width as it extends from the bottom to the narrow mid-section. The upper frustum section extends from the upper rim to the narrow mid-section and decreases in width as it extends from the upper rim to the mid-section. A method of making such a container, a method of hot-filling such a container and a method of retorting material enclosed in such a container are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention discloses a storage vessel, namely a wine bottle having a liquid volumetric capacity of from about 750 milliliters to about 1,500 milliliters and including an integral pedestal base configured to fit typical glassware fixtures employed in restaurants and taverns. The stem and base portions of the pedestal may be solid or hollow. A hollow pedestal may be advantageous to capture sediments settling out of the wine when the bottle is in an upright position. Pigments may be included in the glass construction to minimize photochemical reactions with the wine contained within the bottle.

Abstract: A wine bottle convertible to a wine glass permitting the consumption of the wine directly therefrom is provided. The convertible wine bottle comprises four main elements which are assembled and filled with wine in a bottling process. The wine bottle has basically four integrated components with ancillary structure. These four components are assembled and filled with wine at a bottling plant. Once bottled, the convertible wine bottle may be packaged in 4-, 6-, or 8-packs, as well as individually. The wine bottles can be transported and sold. These four integrated components are manipulated by the consumer to transform the wine bottle into a wine glass with an appropriate portion of wine therein. Such a convertible bottle of wine would give users the pleasure of drinking their wine from a stemmed glass. Once completed, the structure may be reassembled and recycled.

Abstract: A wine bottle convertible to a wine glass permitting the consumption of the wine directly therefrom is provided. The wine bottle may be sized to house a single serving of wine. The convertible wine bottle comprises four main elements which are assembled and filled with wine in a bottling process. The wine bottle has basically four integrated components with ancillary structure. These four components are assembled and filled with wine at a bottling plant. Once bottled, the convertible wine bottle may be packaged in 4-, 6-, or 8-packs, as well as individually. The wine bottles would then be transported and sold. These four integrated components are manipulated by the consumer to transform the wine bottle into a wine glass with an appropriate portion of wine therein. Such a convertible bottle of wine would give users the pleasure of drinking their wine from a stemmed glass. Once completed, the structure may be reassembled and recycled.

Abstract: A composite container with an integral support, as well as a mold and method for forming such a container, are disclosed. The support may include a first end having a plurality of radially extending slits communicating with a central bore. Hence, when the support is placed in or adjacent to the mold cavity during a blow molding process, a portion of the parison or preform undergoing blow molding penetrates into in at least one, are preferably each of the slits and the bore to form a secure connection. A second end of the support may include a leg for mating with a base. The base may be integrally formed with the leg, or may be separately attached after the blow molding process is complete.

Abstract: A composite container with an integral support, as well as a mold and method for forming such a container, are disclosed. The support may include a first end having a plurality of radially extending slits communicating with a central bore. Hence, when the support is placed in or adjacent to the mold cavity during a blow molding process, a portion of the parison or preform undergoing blow molding penetrates into in at least one, are preferably each of the slits and the bore to form a secure connection. A second end of the support may include a leg for mating with a base. The base may be integrally formed with the leg, or may be separately attached after the blow molding process is complete.

Abstract: A snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors including a glass having a softly flared container (1), with a bowl (2) extending therefrom and including two parts, a first lower part (20) flaring more sharply, extended by a second, higher part (21) gradually tapering up to the drinking lip (22), the opening of the latter defining a surface equal to or larger than that defined by the upper edge (10) of the container (1), which is the recommended filling limit.

Abstract: A container can be configured as either a bottle or a drinking vessel. The bottle has a base which is detachable. A drinking vessel is formed by removing the base from the hollow body of the bottle, inverting the hollow body of the bottle, and reattaching the top of the bottle to the base. In the bottle configuration, a locking band connects the base of the bottle to the hollow body of the bottle. The locking band also acts as a tamper-evident seal.