US20170253388A1

US20170253388A1 - Spill Inhibiting Container System

Info

Publication number: US20170253388A1
Application number: US15/058,952
Authority: US
Inventors: Mariel Gelinas
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-03-02
Filing date: 2016-03-02
Publication date: 2017-09-07

Abstract

A spill inhibiting container system for inhibiting a liquid from spilling from a bottle during air travel includes a bottle that has a neck. The bottle may contain a liquid. A plug is removably positioned within the neck. The plug inhibits the liquid from escaping the bottle when the bottle is carried in air transportation.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to container devices and more particularly pertains to a new container device for inhibiting a liquid from escaping a bottle during air travel.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bottle that has a neck. The bottle may contain a liquid. A plug is removably positioned within the neck. The plug inhibits the liquid from escaping the bottle when the bottle is carried in air transportation.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a spill inhibiting container system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top cut away view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side cut-away view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new container device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the spill inhibiting container system 10 generally comprises a bottle 12 that has a neck 14. The neck 14 has an inner surface 16. The bottle 12 may contain a liquid 18. A plug 20 is provided and the plug 20 is removably positioned within the neck 14. Thus, the plug 20 inhibits the liquid 18 from escaping the bottle 12 when the bottle 12 is carried during air transportation.
The plug 20 has a top wall 22, a bottom wall 24 and an outer wall 26 extending between the top wall 22 and the bottom wall 24. The outer wall 26 is continuous such that the plug 20 has a cylindrical shape and the plug 20 is substantially hollow. The outer wall 26 frictionally engages the inner surface 16 of the neck 14 when the plug 20 is positioned in the bottle 12. The plug 30 is comprised of a deformable material. Thus, the outer wall 26 forms a liquid impermeable seal with the neck 14.
The plug 20 is inflated with a gas 28. Thus, the plug 20 expands and contracts in reaction to changing atmospheric pressure during air travel. Thus, the plug 20 retains the liquid 18 in the bottle 12 during air travel. The gas 28 may comprise air or the like.
The plug 20 has an opening 30 extending through the top wall 22 and the bottom wall 24. The opening 30 is fluidly discrete from an interior of the plug 20. The opening 30 selectively dispenses the liquid 18 from the bottle 12. The opening 30 equalizes atmospheric pressure with respect to the interior of the bottle 12 and ambient atmospheric pressure. Thus, the liquid 18 in the bottle 12 is inhibited from being pressurized in the bottle 12. A cap 32 is removably coupled to the bottle 12 when the plug 20 is positioned within the neck 14. Thus, the cap 32 inhibits the liquid 18 from escaping the bottle 12 during air travel.
In use, the plug 20 is positioned within the neck 14 when the bottle 12 is to be carried during air travel. The cap 32 is positioned on the bottle 12. The plug 20 may be left in the neck 14 on a permanent basis or the plug 20 may be selectively removed from the neck 14. The cap 32 is removed to selectively dispense the liquid 18 from the bottle 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A spill inhibiting container system comprising:

a bottle having a neck, said neck having an inner surface, said bottle being configured to contain a liquid; and

a plug being removably positioned within said neck wherein said plug is configured to inhibit the liquid from escaping said bottle when said bottle is carried in air transportation.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said plug having a top wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer wall being continuous such that said plug has a cylindrical shape, said plug being substantially hollow, said outer wall frictionally engaging said inner surface of said neck when said plug is positioned in said bottle having said outer wall forming a liquid impermeable seal with said neck, said plug being inflated with a gas wherein said plug is configured to react to changing atmospheric pressure during air travel thereby facilitating said plug to retain the liquid in said bottle during air travel.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said plug having an opening extending through said top wall and said bottom wall, said opening being fluidly discrete from an interior of said plug, said opening being configured to selectively dispense the liquid from said bottle, said opening being configured to equalize atmospheric pressure with respect to said interior of said bottle and ambient atmospheric pressure.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a cap being removably coupled to said bottle when said plug is positioned within said neck wherein said cap is configured to inhibit the liquid from escaping said bottle during air travel.

5. A spill inhibiting container system comprising:

a bottle having a neck, said neck having an inner surface, said bottle being configured to contain a liquid;

a plug being removably positioned within said neck wherein said plug is configured to inhibit the liquid from escaping said bottle when said bottle is carried in air transportation, said plug having a top wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer wall being continuous such that said plug has a cylindrical shape, said plug being substantially hollow, said outer wall frictionally engaging said inner surface of said neck when said plug is positioned in said bottle having said outer wall forming a liquid impermeable seal with said neck, said plug being inflated with a gas wherein said plug is configured to react to changing atmospheric pressure during air travel thereby facilitating said plug to retain the liquid in said bottle during air travel, said plug having an opening extending through said top wall and said bottom wall, said opening being fluidly discrete from an interior of said plug, said opening being configured to selectively dispense the liquid from said bottle, said opening being configured to equalize atmospheric pressure with respect to said interior of said bottle and ambient atmospheric pressure; and

a cap being removably coupled to said bottle when said plug is positioned within said neck wherein said cap is configured to inhibit the liquid from escaping said bottle during air travel.