Patents by Inventor Arno Rabie

Arno Rabie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bottle cap with releasable external formations
    Patent number: 8695820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap. More particularly, the invention relates to a bottle cap which has engaging formations which allow it to be releasably secured to other caps of the same kind. The cap includes a sleeve moulded integrally to an end wall, the sleeve having at least one line of weakness spaced apart from the end wall for separation of at least one ring portion from the sleeve. The cap further includes primary external co-operating engaging formations provided on either side of the line of weakness, such that the cap is connectible side-to-side, via the primary external cooperating engaging formations, to other caps or ring portions, or to bottles having corresponding primary external cooperating engaging formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Smooth Hip Ltd
    Inventor: Arno Rabie
  • Bottle Cap with Releasable External Formations
    Publication number: 20130126463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap. More particularly, the invention relates to a bottle cap which has engaging formations which allow it to be releasably secured to other caps of the same kind. The cap includes a sleeve moulded integrally to an end wall, the sleeve having at least one line of weakness spaced apart from the end wall for separation of at least one ring portion from the sleeve. The cap further includes primary external co-operating engaging formations provided on either side of the line of weakness, such that the cap is connectible side-to-side, via the primary external cooperating engaging formations, to other caps or ring portions, or to bottles having corresponding primary external cooperating engaging formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Smooth Hip Ltd.
    Inventor: Arno Rabie
  • Bottle Cap with Releasable External Formations
    Publication number: 20120228257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap. More particularly, the invention relates to a bottle cap which has engaging formations which allow it to be releasably secured to other caps of the same kind. The cap includes a sleeve moulded integrally to an end wall, the sleeve having at least one line of weakness spaced apart from the end wall for separation of at least one ring portion from the sleeve. The cap further includes primary external co-operating engaging formations provided on either side of the line of weakness, such that the cap is connectible side-to-side, via the primary external cooperating engaging formations, to other caps or ring portions, or to bottles having corresponding primary external cooperating engaging formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Arno Rabie