Colored cap for disposable beverage bottle

Abstract

The invention is directed to a colored cap for a disposable beverage bottle. The cap is provided in a broad variety of different colors and corresponds to the color of the accompanying seal ring, such that a bottler may provide a differently colored cap and a corresponding colored seal ring on each bottle in a package of multiple bottles. Sufficient colors are provided to support 12, 24, or 36 users with a different color cap and seal ring for each user. Preferably, the bottles are packaged such that four colors are used in a 12-pack, four or six colors are used in a 24-pack, and six colors are used in a 36-pack.

Claims

1. A colored cap for a disposable plastic beverage bottle which provides a differently colored cap and a corresponding colored seal ring on each bottle in a package of multiple bottles, with colors that are coordinated such that a bottler may provide a differently colored cap and a corresponding colored seal ring on each bottle in a package of multiple bottles.

2. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein a disposable plastic beverage bottle provides a colored cap and a corresponding colored seal ring.

3. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein the colors are configured and coordinated such that a bottler may provide a differently colored cap and a corresponding colored seal ring on each bottle in a package of multiple bottles, with sufficient colors provided to support 12, 24, or 36 users with a different color cap and seal ring for each user.

4. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein preferably, the bottles are packaged such that four colors are used in a 12-pack, four or six colors are used in a 24-pack, and six colors are used in a 36-pack.

5. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein each user may remember the color of the cap on the bottle that was opened by that particular user, and thereby use the color of the seal ring to claim a particular bottle.

6. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein the user may remove the cap from the bottle, and may elect to either retain the cap, or remember the color of the cap.

7. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein if at any subsequent time some confusion arises regarding the ownership of a particular bottle, the user may match the color of the seal ring to the color of the cap, to claim the bottle.

8. The colored cap of claim 1, wherein the cap, the seal ring, and the bottle are preferably manufactured from a rigid or semi-rigid, durable material such as plastic.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification. They illustrate one embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a side view of four examples of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the caps 10, the seal rings 11, and the bottles 12.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a side view of six examples of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the caps 10, the seal rings 11, and the bottles 12.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of six examples of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the caps 10, the seal rings 11, and the bottles 12.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of six examples of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the caps 10, the seal rings 11, and the bottles 12.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of two examples of the first exemplary embodiment with the caps removed, displaying the caps 10, the seal rings 11, and the bottles 12.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] Referring now to the invention in more detail, the invention is a colored cap 10 for a disposable beverage bottle 12.

[0023] The first exemplary embodiment is comprised of a disposable plastic beverage bottle 12 which provides a colored cap 10 and a corresponding colored seal ring 11. The colors are configured and coordinated such that a bottler may provide a differently colored cap 10 and a corresponding colored seal ring 11 on each bottle 12 in a package of multiple bottles 12. Sufficient colors are provided to support 12, 24, or 36 users with a different color cap 10 and seal ring 11 for each user. Preferably, the bottles are packaged such that four colors are used in a 12-pack, four or six colors are used in a 24-pack, and six colors are used in a 36-pack. Each user may remember the color of the cap 10 on the bottle 12 that was opened by that particular user, and thereby use the color of the seal ring 11 to claim a particular bottle 12.

[0024] To use the first exemplary embodiment, the user may remove the cap 10 from the bottle 12, and may elect to either retain the cap 10, or remember the color of the cap 10. If at any subsequent time some confusion arises regarding the ownership of a particular bottle 12, the user may match the color of the seal ring 11 to the color of the cap 10, to claim the bottle 12.

[0025] The cap 10, the seal ring 11, and the bottle 12 are preferably manufactured from a rigid or semi-rigid, durable material such as plastic. Components, component sizes, and materials listed above are preferable, but artisans will recognize that alternate components and materials could be selected without altering the scope of the invention.

[0026] While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is presently considered to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should, therefore, not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention.