BOTTLE OPENER
Example embodiments relate generally to a bottle opener and, more particularly, to a bottle opener for a container and for a drinking vessel lid. One example embodiment includes a container for removing a bottle cap secured to a bottle, with a bottle opener provided on a container lid. Another example embodiment allows a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle with the bottle opener and then pour a liquid from the bottle into the drinking vessel in substantially one motion. Additionally, a further example embodiment includes a removable lid with a top surface to be used as a coaster for a drinking vessel, and the lid may further include a bottle opener on a bottom surface for removal of the bottle cap from the bottle.
Embodiments relate generally to a bottle opener and, more particularly, to a bottle opener for a container and for a drinking vessel lid.
SUMMARYIn one example embodiment, a container for removing a bottle cap secured to a top edge of a bottle is provided, wherein the container comprises a drinking vessel with a bottom, sidewalls defining a vessel interior to contain liquid, and a rim of the sidewalls defining a top opening opposite the bottom; a lid to cover the opening when the lid is in a closed position, the lid rotatably joined to the drinking vessel by a hinge; and a bottle opener provided on a bottom surface of the lid, wherein the bottle opener is hidden from views external to the container when the lid is in the closed position. Additionally, the bottle opener of the container may further comprise a lift edge for engaging a bottle cap external edge along with a leverage surface for engaging a bottle cap top surface. The container may further comprise a recess between the lift edge and the leverage surface, wherein the recess is formed to fit over the bottle cap and to allow a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle. Further, the container may also comprise a magnet, wherein the magnet is disposed on at least one of the lid above the recess and the leverage surface for retaining the bottle cap against the magnet after the bottle cap has been removed from the bottle with the bottle opener, thereby allowing a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle with the bottle opener and then pour the liquid from the bottle into the drinking vessel in substantially one motion.
In another example embodiment, a drinking vessel lid for removing a bottle cap secured to a top edge of a bottle is provided, wherein the drinking vessel lid comprises a top surface; a bottom surface; an outer edge, wherein the top surface and bottom surface extend outward from a central axis to the outer edge; a bottle opener provided on the bottom surface of the lid; and at least one connector for securely joining at least a portion of the lid to at least a portion of a drinking vessel. Additionally, the bottle opener on the lid may further comprise a semicircular or circular opening with a diameter sized to engage the bottle cap, wherein an inside edge of the opening is ringed with a plurality of ridges and grooves dimensioned and configured to securely engage the plurality of jags of the bottle cap to allow a user to twist the bottle cap off the bottle. The drinking vessel lid may further comprise a circular raised lip on the top surface of the lid, the raised lip having a circumference larger than a circumference of a bottom of the drinking vessel, wherein the top surface of the lid has a substantially planar portion extending from the central axis of the top surface to an inner edge of the raised lip, and wherein the raised lip extends substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar portion of the top surface of the lid so that the lid may be used as a coaster for the drinking vessel. The drinking vessel lid may further comprise a top layer covering at least a portion of the substantially planar portion of the top surface, the top layer made of an absorbent material, for contacting the drinking vessel.
This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential characteristics of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. Additional features and advantages of claimed subject matter will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of embodiments. The features and advantages of various embodiments may be realized and obtained by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. These and other features of example embodiments will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of embodiments as set forth hereinafter.
To further clarify the above and other advantages and features of the present application, a more particular description of subject matter of this application will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only example embodiments and are therefore not to be considered to limit scope of the present application. Example embodiments will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
Embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which example embodiments are shown. However, embodiments may be in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be both thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope to those skilled in the art. Like reference numbers refer to like elements throughout the various drawings.
It may be noted that in the description herein, a lid and a drinking vessel of a container may be described and/or claimed by terms such as “top”, “bottom”, “side”, or the like, for the purpose of facilitating description of the container structure. These terms are intended as relative terms to describe relative directions about the container structure as though the container being described were observed in a vertical, upright orientation as illustrated in side views herein. As a further clarification, the terms “inner” and “inward” mean radially toward a center of the lid or the drinking vessel, and “outer” and “outward” mean radially away from the center of the lid or the drinking vessel.
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One or more magnets 80 may be disposed on the leverage surface 44, such as the magnet 80a. Additionally or alternatively, the one or more magnets 80 may be disposed on the lid 10 above the recess 46, such as the magnet 80b. The magnet 80 may retain the bottle cap 60 against the magnet 80 after the bottle cap 60 has been removed from the bottle 50 with the bottle opener 40, thereby allowing a user to remove the bottle cap 60 from the bottle 50 with the bottle opener 40 and then pour the liquid 70 from the bottle 50 into the drinking vessel 30 in substantially one motion. That is, for example, the user holding the bottle 50 may engage the bottle cap 60 with the bottle opener 40, tilt the bottle 50 to remove the bottle cap 60, and continue the tilting motion to pour the liquid 70 from the bottle 50 into the drinking vessel 30 underneath the lid 10.
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The previously described embodiments have many advantages, including: providing an all-in-one container and bottle opener; allowing substantially one motion for removal of a bottle cap from a bottle and pouring a liquid from the bottle; hiding the bottle opener from external view; and allowing for the drinking vessel lid to be replaced by a lid with an integrated bottle opener and/or coaster. All advantageous features and all advantages need not be incorporated into every embodiment.
The present subject matter may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
Claims
1. A container for removing a bottle cap secured to a top edge of a bottle, the bottle containing a liquid, and the bottle cap having a top surface and a perimeter wall extending downward from the top surface with the perimeter wall having a plurality of jags and the perimeter wall further having an external edge at an opposite end of the perimeter wall from the top surface, the container comprising:
- a drinking vessel comprising a bottom, sidewalls defining a vessel interior to contain liquid, and a rim of the sidewalls defining a top opening opposite the bottom;
- a lid to cover the opening when the lid is in a closed position, the lid rotatably joined to the drinking vessel by a hinge; and
- a bottle opener provided on a bottom surface of the lid, wherein the bottle opener is hidden from views external to the container when the lid is in the closed position.
2. The container of claim 1, wherein the bottle opener comprises a lift edge for engaging the bottle cap external edge, and wherein the bottle opener further comprises a leverage surface for engaging the bottle cap top surface.
3. The container of claim 2, wherein the leverage surface comprises a portion of the bottom surface of the lid.
4. The container of claim 3, wherein the bottom surface of the lid is substantially concave.
5. The container of claim 2, wherein the leverage surface comprises a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the lid.
6. The container of claim 2, further comprising a recess between the lift edge and the leverage surface, wherein the recess is formed to fit over at least a portion of the bottle cap and to allow a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.
7. The container of claim 6, wherein a distance between where the lift edge engages the bottle cap external edge and where the leverage surface engages the bottle cap top surface is less than 25 mm.
8. The container of claim 6, further comprising a magnet, wherein the magnet is disposed on at least one of the lid above the recess and the leverage surface for retaining the bottle cap against the magnet after the bottle cap has been removed from the bottle with the bottle opener, thereby allowing a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle with the bottle opener and then pour the liquid from the bottle into the drinking vessel in substantially one motion.
9. The container of claim 1, wherein the bottle opener comprises a semicircular or circular opening with a diameter sized to engage the bottle cap, wherein an inside edge of the opening is ringed with a plurality of ridges and grooves dimensioned and configured to securely engage the plurality of jags of the bottle cap to allow a user to twist the bottle cap off the bottle.
10. The container of claim 9, wherein the bottle opener further comprises a magnet disposed over the opening for retaining the bottle cap in the opening after the bottle cap has been removed from the bottle with the bottle opener.
11. A drinking vessel lid for removing a bottle cap secured to a top edge of a bottle, the bottle containing a liquid, and the bottle cap having a top surface and a perimeter wall extending downward from the top surface with the perimeter wall having a plurality of jags, and the perimeter wall further having an external edge at an opposite end of the perimeter wall from the top surface, the drinking vessel lid comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- an outer edge, wherein the top surface and bottom surface extend outward from a central axis to the outer edge;
- a bottle opener provided on the bottom surface of the lid; and
- at least one connector for securely joining at least a portion of the lid to at least a portion of a drinking vessel.
12. The drinking vessel lid of claim 11, wherein the bottle opener comprises a lift edge for engaging the bottle cap external edge, and wherein the bottle opener further comprises a leverage surface for engaging the bottle cap top surface.
13. The drinking vessel lid of claim 12, further comprising an opening between the lift edge and the leverage surface, wherein the opening is formed to fit over at least a portion of the bottle cap and to allow a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.
14. The drinking vessel lid of claim 13, wherein a distance between where the lift edge engages the bottle cap external edge and where the leverage surface engages the bottle cap top surface is less than 25 mm.
15. The drinking vessel lid of claim 13, further comprising a magnet disposed on at least one of the lid above the opening and the leverage surface for retaining the bottle cap against the magnet after the bottle cap has been removed from the bottle with the bottle opener.
16. The drinking vessel lid of claim 11, wherein the bottle opener comprises a semicircular or circular opening with a diameter sized to engage the bottle cap, wherein an inside edge of the opening is ringed with a plurality of ridges and grooves dimensioned and configured to securely engage the plurality of jags of the bottle cap to allow a user to twist the bottle cap off the bottle.
17. The drinking vessel lid of claim 16, further comprising a magnet disposed on at least a portion of the lid above the opening for retaining the bottle cap after the bottle cap has been removed from the bottle with the bottle opener.
18. The drinking vessel lid of claim 11, wherein the at least a portion of the drinking vessel comprises a hinge.
19. The drinking vessel lid of claim 11, further comprising a circular raised lip on the top surface of the lid, the raised lip having a circumference larger than a circumference of a bottom of the drinking vessel, wherein the top surface of the lid has a substantially planar portion extending from the central axis of the top surface to an inner edge of the raised lip, and wherein the raised lip extends substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar portion of the top surface of the lid.
20. The drinking vessel lid of claim 19, further comprising a top layer covering at least a portion of the substantially planar portion of the top surface, the top layer made of an absorbent material, for contacting the drinking vessel.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 12, 2013
Publication Date: Sep 18, 2014
Applicant: WOLF MOUNTAIN IP, LLC (Asheville, NC)
Inventors: Colleen Hicks (Asheville, NC), Scott Hicks (Asheville, NC)
Application Number: 13/797,148
International Classification: B65D 51/24 (20060101);