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WO2019014676A1 - Identification de contenant de boisson - Google Patents

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WO2019014676A1
WO2019014676A1 PCT/US2018/042302 US2018042302W WO2019014676A1 WO 2019014676 A1 WO2019014676 A1 WO 2019014676A1 US 2018042302 W US2018042302 W US 2018042302W WO 2019014676 A1 WO2019014676 A1 WO 2019014676A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/245—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • This disclosure relates to identification of beverage containers.
  • Beverage containers such as water bottles are in use worldwide.
  • a case or other container of "grouping" of plastic disposable water bottles sold at retail can include multiple containers.
  • the containers and the labels are identical. If multiple containers are opened, there is no easy way to track who opened and drank from the container, or when the container was opened. Because of this, much of the contents end up being disposed of and so are wasted.
  • the beverage container may be a disposable plastic bottle filled with drinking water, although that is not a limitation as the container can be made of other materials such as glass or aluminum, and the container can hold other beverages such as soft drinks and juice, to name two of virtually unlimited possibilities.
  • the beverage container typically has a neck that leads to the outlet opening.
  • the outlet opening is typically capped with a screw-off plastic cap.
  • the ring can be but need not be part of a cap assembly of the type known in the field, where the ring breaks off from the assembly and remains on the container neck when the cap is first screwed off and removed.
  • a series of letters and/or numbers and/or other identifying indicia can be placed on the neck and/or one or more rings.
  • a ring can be rotated about the neck to align a particular portion of the ring with a particular identifying indicia.
  • the system, device, and method can thus allow a person who is using the container to particularly identify the container by aligning the particular portion of the ring with an identifying indicium.
  • the indicia include letters
  • the alignment can be to one or more letters that identify the person. This allows several people to be able to keep track of which container is theirs, e.g., in situations where they are each drinking from identical containers.
  • the indicia can include numbers that correspond to days of the month, or numbers or letters that correspond to days of the week. The user can align to the day the container was opened or last used, as a means to keep track of how long the container has been open. This helps prevent a person from drinking contents that are past their useful date. Other examples will be apparent based on the present disclosure.
  • a method of identifying the containers in a group of containers, where the containers have removable caps includes a group comprising a plurality of separate identifying indicia, each indicium of the group unique from the other indicia of the group.
  • One indicium is applied to one container, to uniquely identify the container among the group.
  • the indicia can comprise stickers.
  • Each sticker can carry a graphic that is different than any other graphic carried by any other sticker of the group.
  • One sticker of a group of stickers can be applied to each container.
  • the stickers can be applied to the cap assemblies.
  • the indicia can comprise a color of the caps.
  • the caps can each be part of a cap assembly that includes a cap and a ring, wherein the ring remains on the container when the cap is removed, and wherein the caps and associated rings of each cap assembly are the same color, so that the color remains on the container even after the cap has been removed from the container.
  • the indicia comprise printed graphics.
  • Each graphic can be different than any other graphic of the group.
  • One graphic of a group of graphics can be applied to each container.
  • the graphics can be applied to the cap assemblies.
  • FIG. 1 is side view of a beverage container without the cap.
  • FIG. 2 is side view of another beverage container with the cap.
  • FIG. 3 is side view of another beverage container with the cap.
  • Fig. 4 shows two caps that can be used with the containers. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • Fig. 1 illustrates plastic bottle 20 with top neck 22 that leads to opening 36.
  • Upper neck portion 34 has screw threads 38 to accept a twist-off and on cap, of the type well known in the field, examples of which are shown elsewhere.
  • Generally annular neck portion 32 is located just above skirt 30, while neck portion 40 is located just below skirt 30.
  • Group 33 of identifying indicia (in this case, including the 26 letters of the English alphabet) is printed, embossed, or otherwise formed or created on or in one or both of neck portion 32 and neck portion 40.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates one specific type of container and neck and closure configuration, but is not limiting of the invention, as the invention can be applied to virtually any type of container with a neck.
  • Fig. 2 shows a container as in fig. 1, but including one non-limiting example of a system used to identify the container (and so the person using the container).
  • the system can comprise one or more indicia groups, and one or more rotatable rings proximate (e.g., over, or immediately adjacent to) the indicia group(s).
  • the rings can have an opening or window.
  • the ring can be rotated such that a window is located directly over one of the indicia (e.g., a particular letter). This could be used to indicate that the person has a first or last name that begins with the particular letter. If two or more people are drinking from identical or similar containers, this indication can help them distinguish which container is for which person.
  • the window can be made directly in the cap rather than the retention ring that is adapted to separate from the cap (and remain on the container) when the cap is removed from the bottle.
  • identification system 100 is for bottle 102 with neck 104 and removable cap 106.
  • Retaining ring 108 is as discussed above, and includes window 109.
  • This allows two rows of indicia (in this non-limiting case, letters, and number).
  • the indicia can be used as desired, for example to identify the user, and the date that the container was first opened.
  • the ring(s) can include a structure (such as a tab that extends outwardly from the ring), to help the user to manipulate (turn) the ring.
  • Tab 110 is on ring 108 and tab 118 is on ring 114.
  • any ring can have this or another structure to help the user manipulate the ring (e.g., knurling).
  • the indicia can be printed on the ring.
  • a particular portion of a ring can include an arrow, or a line, or some other marking that can be aligned with an indicia, through rotation of one or more of the rings.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates another exemplary system 170.
  • Bottle 172 has neck region 180.
  • Removable cap 174 closes the bottle.
  • Indicia 182 (in this case, the alphabet) are printed at the bottom of neck 180, just below rotatable ring 176 (which is part of the cap that breaks off from the cap when the cap is removed, and remains on the bottle).
  • Ring 176 has indicator (pointer) 178 that can be aligned with a desired indicium (e.g., the letter "E").
  • the rotatable ring (which can be but need not be a part of the cap that breaks off from a cap assembly when the cap is removed, and remains on the bottle) can be printed or inscribed with indicia.
  • Another added ring that is split in half into two separately rotatable rings (which may each have a projection or other structure to assist a user in grasping and spinning them) can be included.
  • Each of these two rings can have an arrow or other pointer, one pointing up to one series of indicia, and the other pointing down to second series of indicia, which can be printed on the container.
  • This system would allow identification of two items, e.g., both the user and the date.
  • the containers can be of any style, size, or material, including but not limited to plastic, paper-based, or glass with protective silicone cover.
  • a goal is to uniquely identify each beverage container in a case or other grouping sold at retail.
  • the unique identification can be accomplished at the manufacturing stage and/or by the consumer. Ways that beverage containers can be uniquely identified among their grouping at the manufacturing stage include but are not limited to providing a unique identification on the container, the container label, and/or the container cap.
  • the unique identification can be printed on one, two, or all of the container, label, or cap, or it can be provided in other ways such as with stickers that are applied to the container, label, and/or cap.
  • Ways that beverage containers can be uniquely identified among their grouping by the consumer stage include but are not limited to providing unique stickers that the consumer can attach to the container, label, and/or cap, or providing an area on the container, label, and/or cap for the consumer to place his or her own unique identifier (such as providing an area of scratch- off material that the consumer can manipulate as desired, for example with initials, a symbol, or alphanumeric characters).
  • An exemplary beverage container 172 can have can have container body 173 and optional label 254.
  • the label can be applied in any known manner.
  • area 256 of scratch-off material (which may be covered by a removable protective cover (not shown) when sold, so that the material is not inadvertently marked before it is marked by the consumer)).
  • Cap 174 includes a generally flat upper surface 175.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a set 270 including two of innumerable possible unique cap designs (which can also be sticker designs, as explained below).
  • Caps 271 and 272 each have a unique emoji or other graphic and/or alphanumeric identifier.
  • each container is uniquely identified by its cap graphic.
  • label 254 can be printed with the same emoji or other graphic that is on the cap, so that the consumer can easily match the cap to the container after the cap has been removed.
  • a unique identifier is the color of the cap, so a case of 24 could have 24 different color caps. If the rings of the caps stay on the container and are also colored, the user could identify the correct open container by finding a container with a ring that was the same color as the user's cap.
  • a case of containers could include a sheet of stickers, with the same quantity of unique graphic stickers as the quantity of containers in the case.
  • the consumers could remove a sticker and apply it anywhere on the beverage container, its label, or its cap, for example.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système d'identification de contenant pour un contenant doté d'un goulot. Il existe une bague, chaque bague encerclant le goulot. Il existe une série d'indices d'identification sur au moins l'un parmi une bague et le goulot. La bague peut tourner autour du goulot, pour aligner une partie particulière de la bague sur un indice d'identification de la série d'indices d'identification. En variante, chaque contenant peut être marqué de manière unique d'une autre manière, telle qu'en appliquant un autocollant unique sur chaque contenant.
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US15/897,380 2018-02-15
US15/897,380 US20180170633A1 (en) 2017-07-14 2018-02-15 Beverage Container Identification

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