Drinking Glass and Combination of a Beverage Bottle and a Drinking Glass

Abstract

The invention relates to a drinking glass, which contains a bottom (3) and a wall and can be detachably placed onto the upper end of a beverage bottle (1) in the opposite direction, wherein the wall of the drinking glass (2) at least partially surrounds the beverage bottle (1). According to the invention, the inside of the wall of the drinking glass (2) follows the outer wall of the beverage bottle (1) at a slight distance over the entire height of the drinking glass (2). The drinking glass is able to hold substantially the entire content of the beverage bottle. The drinking glass (2) can be fastened to and detached from the lower end of the beverage bottle at the opening rim of the drinking glass.

Claims

1. A drinking glass having a bottom (3) and a wall and being detachably placeable in the inverted direction on the upper end of a beverage bottle (1), wherein the wall of the drinking glass (2) at least partially surrounds the beverage bottle (1), characterized in that the inside wall of the drinking glass (2) follows, over the entire height of the drinking glass (2), the outer wall of the beverage bottle (1) at a slight distance therefrom, and the drinking glass is able to accommodate essentially the entire volume of the beverage bottle, and the drinking glass (2) is fastenable by its open rim to the lower end of the beverage bottle, and is detachable therefrom.

2. The drinking glass according to claim 1, which is fastened to a beverage bottle, characterized in that the fastening takes place by means of an adhesive strip or adhesive tape applied circumferentially or in sections.

3. The drinking glass according to claim 1, which is fastened to a beverage bottle, characterized in that the fastening takes place by means of a flexible clamping ring between the outer wall of the beverage bottle and the open rim of the drinking glass.

4. The drinking glass according to claim 1, which is fastened to a beverage bottle, characterized in that the distance of the open rim of the drinking glass from the bottom side of the beverage bottle is 0.5-2 cm.

5. The drinking glass according to claim 2, characterized in that the fastening, provided by sections of adhesive tape, is formed by 1-4 horizontally or vertically directed adhesive or stick-on labels.

6. The drinking glass according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner wall of the drinking glass (2) includes a plurality of web-like longitudinal profiles (29) that protrude from the inner wall and define a distance of 1-3 mm between the inner wall of the drinking glass (2) and the outer wall of a beverage bottle (1) that is used.

7. A drinking glass having a bottom (3) and a wall and being placeable in the inverted position on a beverage bottle (1), and being detachably fastenable to the upper end of a beverage bottle (1), wherein the wall of the drinking glass (2) at least partially surrounds the beverage bottle (1), and wherein the drinking glass (2) in the area of its bottom inner side (13) includes a bracket comprising a clamp connection which can overlap a closure placed on the head of the beverage bottle (1) or a ridge (15) at the head of the closed beverage bottle (1) and which is detachable from the beverage bottle, characterized in that the inside wall of the drinking glass (2) follows, over a substantial part of the height of the beverage bottle (1), the outer wall of the beverage bottle (1) at a slight distance therefrom, and the clamp connection includes protrusions designed to be flexible and to engage behind the closure or the ridge (15).

8. The drinking glass according to claim 7, characterized in that the protrusions of the clamp connection are situated on the inner side of the neck of the drinking glass.

9. The drinking glass according to claim 7, characterized in that the clamp connection includes webs (6-9) or lamellae (17-22) circularly arranged on the bottom inner side (13) of the drinking glass (2), spaced apart from one other in the circumferential direction and protruding from the bottom inner side (13), which engage around the head of the beverage bottle (1), and the webs (6-9) or lamellae (17-22) have protrusions (10-12) on the end which are radially directed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the drinking glass (2), and which can engage behind the lower edge of the closure of the beverage bottle (1) or a ridge (15) at the head of the beverage bottle (1), wherein the clamp connection is under radial pretensioning against the closure or ridge (15).

10. The drinking glass according to claim 8, characterized in that the inner wall of the drinking glass (2) has a plurality of web-like longitudinal profiles (29) protruding from the inner wall, which define a distance between the inner wall of the drinking glass (2) and the outer wall of the beverage bottle (1).

11. A combination of a beverage bottle (1) and a drinking glass (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that the distance between the opening rim (4) of the drinking glass (2) and the bottom side (16) of the beverage bottle (1) is 1-2 cm.

12. The combination according to claim 11, characterized in that the opening rim of the drinking glass is fastened to the beverage bottle by means of an adhesive band or one or more adhesive strips.

13. The combination according to claim 8, characterized in that a substantially flat cover (25) is situated on the bottom side (16) of the beverage bottle (1), and includes a flange (24) on the edge that engages around the lower edge of the beverage bottle (1).

14. The combination according to claim 13, characterized in that the height of the flange (24) is selected in such a way that the opening rim (4) of the drinking glass (2) abuts against the top side (23) of the flange (24).

15. The combination according to claim 13, characterized in that a printable band (26) releasably engages over the opening rim (4) of the drinking glass (2) and the flange (24) of the cover (25).

16. The combination according to claim 11, characterized in that the beverage bottle (1) is a beer bottle, a wine bottle, a champagne bottle, a piccolo bottle, or a juice bottle.

17. The drinking glass according to claim 1, characterized in that a substantially flat cover is situated on the bottom side of a beverage bottle to which the drinking glass is attached, and is connectable to the drinking glass via adhesive strips or an adhesive band, and after detachment from the drinking glass, is connectable to the bottom side of the drinking glass by means of a clamp or screw connection to form a stand for the drinking glass.

18. The drinking glass according to claim 17, characterized in that the cover includes a central borehole into which an attachment on the bottom side of the drinking glass may be clamped or screwed.

19. The drinking glass according to claim 8, characterized in that a substantially flat cover is situated on the bottom side of a beverage bottle to which the drinking glass is attached, and is connectable to the drinking glass via adhesive strips or an adhesive band, and after detachment from the drinking glass, is connectable to the bottom side of the drinking glass by means of a clamp or screw connection to form a stand for the drinking glass.

20. The drinking glass according to claim 9, characterized in that a substantially flat cover is situated on the bottom side of a beverage bottle to which the drinking glass is attached, and is connectable to the drinking glass via adhesive strips or an adhesive band, and after detachment from the drinking glass, is connectable to the bottom side of the drinking glass by means of a clamp or screw connection to form a stand for the drinking glass.

Description

[0031] The invention is explained in further detail by means of a design example below. In the figures:

[0032] FIG. 1 shows a presentation of a combination of a beverage bottle and drinking glass according to a first embodiment,

[0033] FIG. 2 shows a presentation of a combination of a beverage bottle and drinking glass according to a second embodiment,

[0034] FIG. 3 shows a view onto the bottom inner side of the drinking glass,

[0035] FIG. 4 shows a view onto the bottom inner side of a drinking glass in an alternative embodiment,

[0036] FIG. 5 shows a cross-section view through a combination of beverage bottle and drinking glass along line A-A of FIG. 2,

[0037] FIG. 6 shows a view according to FIG. 2 in an assembled state,

[0038] FIG. 7 shows an embodiment with edges at the interior bottleneck of a drinking glass,

[0039] FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a drinking glass with detachable foot part, and

[0040] FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a drinking glass with a foot part attached to the bottom.

[0041] FIG. 1 shows a beverage bottle 1, which for example can be designed as a standard wheat beer bottle. A major part of its height is designed in cylinder form and has a bottle neck 30, which is tapered in the direction of the bottle head, which contains a ridge 15 and a crown cork seal 14 at the opening. The bottom side 16 of the beverage bottle is smooth or has a slight indentation.

[0042] The drinking glass 2 in its wall form substantially follows the form of beverage bottle 1, whereas the inside diameter of the drinking glass with a space of 1-3 mm is only slightly larger than the outside diameter of the beverage bottle 1. The bottom 3 of the drinking glass 2 shows a printable surface area 33, the size of which can be designed differently, according to the intended use. When using it as a champagne glass, the surface area can also be connected through a connection handle with the drinking glass body 2.

[0043] The drinking glass can be almost entirely put onto the beverage bottle in the inverted direction, as shown in FIG. 1. In order to connect the drinking glass and the beverage bottle, a circumferential banderole 5 made of paper or plastic is lead across the bottom part of the outer wall 28 of the drinking glass with the opening rim 4 of the drink glass 2 and the bottom of the beverage bottle. This banderole connects drinking glass 2 and beverage bottle 1 by means of adhesive or glue force and at the same time it hygienically covers the opening rim 4 of the drinking glass. The banderole 5 can also be made of individual horizontal or vertical stripes, which can also be round or oval, or designed with a rubber sleeve. In addition, a rubber silicone ring can be inserted at the opening rim of the drinking glass, which makes for a tether between drinking glass and beverage bottle.

[0044] In an even easier embodiment, drinking glass 2 and beverage bottle 1 can be connected without a mount and banderole as a unit by means of a shrink film.

[0045] To remove the drinking glass 2 from the beverage bottle 1, the banderole 5, which has a handy tap, or the cuff are removed and the drinking glass 2 can be easily pulled off the beverage bottle 1.

[0046] The volume of the drinking glass is designed in such a way, that the entire content of the beverage bottle can be absorbed by it.

[0047] FIG. 2 shows a connection of drinking glass 2 and beverage bottle 1 by means of a mount arranged in the bottom inner side of the drinking glass.

[0048] In the bottom inner side 13 of the drinking glass 2, there are several webs 6, 7, 8, which run in axial direction and are circumferentially arranged, and which contain at their far end protrusions 10, 11, 12 that are radially directed towards the inside. The webs are solidly connected with the bottom inner side 13 of the drinking glass or the integral part of the drinking glass 2 and are slightly bendable in radial direction. When such a drinking glass is being pulled over a beverage bottle in the illustrated way, the webs 6-8 bend outwards and either encompass the crown caps 14 or also the ridge 15 of the beverage bottle. Its protrusions 10-12 reach out to the crown caps 14 or the ridge 15 and keep the drinking glass tightly connected to the beverage bottle 1 in their end position and by means of tension.

[0049] FIG. 3 shows a view of the bottom inner side 13 of the drinking glass 2. There are four webs 6-9 depicted, whereas the number of webs can be at least three but also more than four.

[0050] FIG. 4 depicts an alternative embodiment, which shows the lamellae 17-22, which are arranged in a ring-shape onto the bottom inner side 13, and which also contain the edges radially directed towards the inside according to the embodiment of FIG. 2. The lamellae form a cylinder that is split several times, which encompasses the bottle head with the crown cork 14 or ridge 15.

[0051] In a non-depicted way, the beverage bottle 1 can also contain a cork seal or screw cap, whereas the webs or lamellae in this case encompass the cork or seal cap with the appropriate adjustment in diameter.

[0052] The clamp principle can also be used with champagne bottles, even if these contain a wire-reinforcement.

[0053] FIG. 5 shows a section view of a combination of a beverage bottle and drinking glass along line A-A in FIG. 2 in the cylindrical area of the beverage bottle 1. In order to avoid the formation of a vacuum when pulling off the drinking glass 2 from the beverage bottle 1, the drinking glass 2 shows several web-like profiles 29, which run into each other on the inside and in longitudinal or transversal direction, which protrude from the inside of the drinking glass and make out a gap between the inner wall of the drinking glass 2 and the outer wall of the beverage bottle 1. The profiles are made of the same material as the drinking glass 2 and can run in longitudinal direction of the drinking glass 2 to almost the entire length of it.

[0054] At the bottom of the flange 16 according to FIG. 6, a cover 25 can be attached, which contains a sideways flange 24, which is directed in axial direction of the beverage bottle 1 and shows an outside 27 and an upper side 23. The cover 25 approximately forms the shape of a coaster. When setting the drinking glass 2 onto the beverage bottle 1, the opening rim 4 of the drinking glass 2 touches the flange upper side 23 of the cover 25, so that there is an almost seamless transition between the drinking glass 2 and the flange 24. This transition can be covered with a banderole 26, which encompasses the bottom of exterior wall 28 of the drinking glass 2 and the outer wall 27 of the flange 24 of the cover 25. The banderole 26 on the one hand forms a security label and on the other hand protects the opening rim 4 of the drinking glass 2 from unhygienic influences.

[0055] FIG. 6, like FIG. 1, also shows a finished sales unit of beverage bottles and drinking glasses. When using a combination according to FIG. 6, first the banderole 26 is being removed, so that the cover 25 can be removed. Since the opening rim 4 of the drinking glass is approx. 1-2 cm above the bottom side 16 of the bottle, the rim of the bottle bottom can be gripped by hand and the drinking glass 2 can be pulled off from the bottle head. The drinking glass 2 can then be filled and used as usual. The beverage bottle 1 can be deposited back onto cover 25 or put onto the cover, when the flange is severed. The use of a banderole herein may also avoid the requirement to use of a clamp connection on the bottom inner side of the drinking glass.

[0056] For marketing and advertising purposes, the cover top and bottom are especially suitable as well as the top of the drinking glass bottom.

[0057] Instead of webs 6-9 or lamellae 17-20 according to FIG. 6, the neck 30 of the drinking glass 2 can also be directly provided on the inside with edges 31, which reach the ridge 15, as in FIG. 7. These edges can be slightly flexible, spread over the interior of the neck 30, arranged as point-shaped edges or a circumferential, flexible ring can also be used. The flexibility needed for mounting can be provided in the edges, whereby also the slightly flexible material of the drinking glass supports the encompassing. In this embodiment, the neck of the drinking glass can be narrowly adjusted to the form of the beverage bottle, so that the outer form of the drinking glass almost entirely matches the form of the beverage bottles.

[0058] FIG. 8 shows a drinking glass 2 on the head of a beverage bottle 1, in which the foot part 34 of the drinking glass 2 is formed as a ring-like, separate piece and can be connected to the drinking glass by means of a ring-shaped nut 36 with a corresponding base 35 of the drinking glass. In this way, it is possible to produce and transport the drinking glass 2 and the foot part 24 separately, so that several drinking glasses can be stuck into each other over partial length to be transported easily. The pieces will only lock in place once the foot part is used or put onto the drinking glass with force.

[0059] According to FIG. 9, the foot part 34 can also be arranged in reverse direction to the bottom of the beverage bottle until its final usage, wherein a banderole 37 connects the opening rim 4 of the drinking glass to the outer rim of the foot part 34. After removing the banderole 37, the foot part 34 can be pushed onto the end of the drinking glass by the end user.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0060] Beverage bottle 20 lamella

[0061] Drinking glass 21 lamella

[0062] Drinking glass bottom 22 lamella

[0063] Opening rim 23 flange top

[0064] Banderole 24 flange

[0065] Web 25 cover

[0066] Web 26 banderole

[0067] Web 27 flange exterior

[0068] Web 28 outer wall

[0069] Edge 29 profile

[0070] Edge 30 neck

[0071] Edge 31 edges

[0072] Bottom inner side 32 distance

[0073] Crown caps 33 surface area

[0074] Ridge 34 foot part

[0075] Bottom of beverage bottle 35 base

[0076] Lamella 36 nut

[0077] Lamella 37 banderole

[0078] Lamella