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BEVERAGE BOTTLE WITH DETACHABLE BOTTOM
COMPARTMENT AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
The present invention refers generally to beverage bottles and,
more specifically, to a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom
compartment. The present invention also refers to methods of using a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment and, more
specifically, to a method of product promotion and a method of storing
a device associated with the beverage bottle using a beverage bottle
with a detachable bottom compartment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are few effective ways of promoting articles or storing a
device in a beverage bottle. The solutions found to promote articles
or store a device in beverage bottles are very complicated, are highly
expensive or have a limited promotional impact. For example, British
Patent Application No. GB 2 264 921 A describes a device for
promoting articles in a beverage bottle through the attachment of a
plastic collar capable of holding promotional articles in the neck of
the beverage bottle.
Likewise, US Patent Nos. 5,524,788, 5,813,563 or 6,032,820
describe devices for article promotion in a beverage bottle like, for
example, a bottle cap, with a compartment capable of housing
promotional articles in the top part of the bottle.
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On the other hand, the use of a bottom compartment in a
beverage bottle is known in the art but presents solutions found for
different use objectives as well as shows versatility, cost, structure
and complexity drawbacks. For example, international application WO
02/10027 from Wait describes a beverage bottle with a detachable
bottom compartment used for the storage of small personal items
while the owner is engaged in sport activities such as, for example,
cycling. Despite having a bottom compartment for storing different
personal items, the bottle of Wait does not describe or suggest the
10 use of the bottle for promoting articles or storing articles associated
with the beverage bottle.
Likewise, international application WO 95/24178 of Hamilton
describes a beverage container with a detachable bottom
compartment for housing a baby bottle teat. Despite having a bottom
15 compartment for housing a teat, the bottle of Hamilton does not
describe or suggest the use of the compartment for promoting
articles.
In order to overcome these and other inconveniences and
further allow different uses, a new beverage bottle with a detachable
20 bottom compartment and methods of using the same have been
developed and are being sought to be protected in the present
application, consisting of a beverage bottle comprising a top body
portion, an intermediate body portion, and a bottom body portion,
wherein the intermediate body portion and the bottom body portion
25 are coupled to each other to form a hollow detachable bottom
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compartment and wherein the top body portion is coupled to the
hollow detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The characteristic details of the novel beverage bottle with a
detachable bottom compartment as well as the methods of using a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for promoting
articles or storing a device associated with the beverage bottle are
clearly shown in the following description and drawings being
provided.
It is a first object of the present invention to provide a beverage
bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles
and storing a device associated with the beverage bottle.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a
method of using a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom
compartment for storing or containing promotional articles.
It is a third object of the present invention to provide a method
of using a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for
storing a device associated with a beverage bottle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The details being referred to in the drawings are described next
for a better understanding of the present invention:
Figure 1 shows a front perspective view of a beverage bottle
with a detachable bottom compartment of the present invention,
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showing the top, intermediate and bottom body portions in a
disengaged configuration.
Figure 2 shows a front elevation view of a beverage bottle with
a detachable bottom compartment of the present invention.
5 Figure 3 shows a front view of the top body portion of a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the present
invention.
Figure 4 shows a bottom plan view of the top body portion of a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the present
invention.
Figure 5 shows a top plan view of the top body portion of a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the present
invention.
Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the intermediate body
15 portion of a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of
the present invention.
Figure 7 shows a front view of the intermediate body portion of
a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the
present invention.
20 Figure 8 shows a top plan view of the intermediate body portion
of a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the
present invention.
Figure 9 shows a top perspective view of the bottom body
portion of a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of
25 the present invention.
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Figure 10 shows a bottom perspective view of the bottom body
portion of a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of
the present invention.
Figure 11 shows a top plan view of the bottom body portion of a
5 beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the present
invention.
Figure 12 shows a bottom plan view of the bottom body portion
of a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment of the
present invention.
10 Figures 13 and 14 show, respectively, a front elevation view and
a side elevation view of a bottle with a detachable bottom
compartment of the present invention with promotional articles inside
the interior of the detachable bottom compartment. ,
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment is described
being capable of promotingarticlesand storing a device associated
with the beverage bottle.As ervedin Figures 1 and 2,
obs the
beverage bottle 1 comprises a body portion 10, an intermediate
top
body portion 20 and a bottombody portion 30, wherein
the
intermediate body portion20 the
and bottom
body
portion
30
are
coupled to each other to a hollow detachable
form bottom
compartment of the beverage bottle 1, and wherein the top body
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portion 10 is coupled to the hollow detachable bottom compartment of
the beverage bottle 1.
As observed in Figures 3 through 5, the top body portion 10 of
the beverage bottle 1 holds the beverage liquid and comprises a lid
12 coupled to an end of a neck portion 14 which is merged integrally
with a shoulder portion 16, which is also coupled with a cylindrical
sidewall portion 18 and which is merged ultimately with a base portion
17. The outer surface of the inferior part of the cylindrical sidewall
portion 18 merged with the base portion 17 comprises coupling means
15 such as threaded fastening means, push-fit means or the like, that
allow the coupling to the intermediate body portion 20. The base
portion 17 of the top body portion 10 of the beverage bottle 1
comprises a plane portion which is in a horizontal plane.
As observed in Figures 6 through 8, the intermediate body
portion 20 comprises a cylindrical sidewall portion 25 with an open
top end 24 and an open bottom end 26. The inner surface of the
cylindrical sidewall portion 25 of the intermediate body portion 20
comprises coupling means 22 such as threaded fastening means,
push-fit means or the like, in the open top end 24 and the open
bottom end 26 that allow the coupling of the outer surface of the
bottom part of the cylindrical sidewall portion 18 merged to the base
portion 17 of the top body portion 10 and the bottom body portion 30.
The intermediate body portion 20, preferably, further includes
optionally a wave-form raised pattern over the outer surface of the
cylindrical sidewall portion 25 of the intermediate body portion 20.
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As observed in Figures 9 through 12, the bottom body portion 30
comprises a top part 34 and a base structure 36. The base structure
36 is merged to the top part 34 integrally and comprises a design
suitable to maintain the bottle standing. The outer surface of the top
part 34 of the bottom body portion 30 comprises coupling means 32
such as threaded fastening means, push-fit means or the like, that
allows the coupling to the inner surface of the cylindrical sidewall
portion 25 of the open bottom end 26 of the intermediate body portion
20.
In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, as can be
observed in Figures 13 and 14, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment forming from the coupling between the intermediate
body portion 20 with the bottom body portion 30 is at least
substantially transparent and one or more promotional articles or the
device associated with the beverage bottle can be viewed from the
exterior of the detachable bottom compartment. In yet another
alternate embodiment of the present invention, the hollow detachable
bottom compartment forming from the coupling between the
intermediate body portion 20 with the bottom body portion 30 is at
20 least substantially opaque such that one or more promotional articles
or the device associated with the beverage bottle can not be viewed
from the exterior of the detachable bottom compartment.
In the use configuration of the beverage bottle 1 with the
detachable bottom compartment for containing promotional articles or
25 storing a device associated with the beverage bottle 1, the detachable
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bottom compartment of the beverage bottle 1 formed from the
coupling of the intermediate body portion 20 to the bottom body
portion 30 contains in the hollow part one or more promotional
articles or the device associated with the beverage bottle 1. Once the
hollow part of the detachable bottom compartment contains one or
more promotional articles or the device associated with the beverage
bottle 1, the detachable bottom compartment is then coupled to the
base portion 17 of the top body portion 10 of the beverage bottle 1
holding the liquid through the inner surface of the cylindrical sidewall
portion 25 of the intermediate body portion 20.
The coupling of the base portion 17 of the top body portion 10 of
the beverage bottle 1 holding liquid to the inner surface of the
cylindrical sidewall portion 25 of the intermediate body portion 20 is
possible as both parts comprise corresponding coupling means 15
and 22 such as threaded fastening or push-fit means. Likewise, the
coupling of the outer surface of the top part 34 of the bottom body
portion 30 to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall portion 25 of the
intermediate body portion 20 is possible as both parts also comprise
corresponding coupling means 22 and 32 such as threaded fastening
20 or push-fit means.
In the use configuration of the beverage bottle 1 with the
detachable bottom compartment, it can be observed that, once that
the top, intermediate and bottom body portions 10, 20 and 30 are duly
coupled, the intermediate and bottom body portions 20 and 30 serve
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as an extension to the top body portion 10 of the beverage bottle 1
containing liquid.
A desired feature of the beverage bottle with the detachable
bottom compartment consists in that the bottle is made of a plastic
material such as, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
In another embodiment of the present invention not illustrated in
the figures, the intermediate and bottom body portions 20 and 30 of
the beverage bottle 1 are coupled or merged in an integral manner in
such a way that the hollow detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle 1 formed therein comprises a single piece. The
single-piece hollow detachable bottom compartment also couples
itself to the base portion 17 of the top body portion 10 of the
beverage bottle 1 containing liquid. The hollow detachable bottom
compartment formed from the coupling of the intermediate body
portion 20 to the bottom body portion 30 in an integral manner
forming therein a single piece is at least substantially transparent.
In another alternate embodiment of the present invention where
the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single piece
made from the integral merging between the intermediate and bottom
body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment is at least substantially transparent and one or more
promotional items or the device associated with the beverage bottle
can be viewed from the exterior of the detachable bottom
compartment. In yet another alternate embodiment of the present
invention where the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises
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a single piece made from the integral merging between the
intermediate and bottom body portions, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment is at least substantially opaque such that one or more
promotional items or the device associated with the beverage bottle
5 can not be viewed from the exterior of the detachable bottom
compartment.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention not
illustrated in the figures, the top 10 and intermediate body portions 20
are coupled or merged in an integral manner forming therein a single
10 piece. Said configuration allows the hollow detachable bottom
compartment of the beverage bottle 1 to open and close by means of
the coupling and disengagement between the outer surface of the top
part 34 of the bottom body portion 30 and the inner surface of the
cylindrical sidewall portion 25 of the intermediate body portion 20.
15 The hollow detachable bottom compartment formed from the coupling
of the top body portion 10 and the intermediate body portion 20 in an
integral manner forming therein a single piece is at least substantially
transparent.
In another alternate embodiment of the present invention where
the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single piece
made from the integral merging between the top and intermediate
body portions, the hollow detachable bottom compartment is at least
substantially transparent such that one or more promotional items or
the device associated with the beverage bottle can be viewed from
the exterior of the detachable bottom compartment. In yet another
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alternate embodiment of the present invention where the hollow
detachable bottom compartment comprises a single piece made from
the integral merging between the top and intermediate body portions,
the hollow detachable bottom compartment is at least substantially
5 opaque such that one or more promotional items or the device
associated with the beverage bottle can not be viewed from the
exterior of the detachable bottom compartment.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, a
method of using a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom
10 compartment for promoting articles is described. The method of using
a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for product
promotion comprises the following steps: providing a beverage bottle
comprises the following steps: providing a beverage bottle comprising
a top body portion; an intermediate body portion; and a bottom body
15 portion, wherein the intermediate body portion and the bottom body
portion are coupled to form a hollow detachable bottom compartment
of the beverage bottle; opening the detachable bottom compartment
of the beverage bottle; placing one or more promotional articles
inside the detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle; and
20 closing the detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle;
and closing the detachable bottom compartment of the beverage
bottle. The method of using the beverage bottle with the detachable
bottom compartment further comprises that the beverage bottle is
placed on display like, for example, for potential clients.
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The step of opening the detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle of the method of promoting articles using a beverage
bottle with a detachable bottom compartment is carried out through
the disengagement of a top portion of the detachable bottom
compartment of the beverage bottle with a base portion of the portion
of the beverage bottle that holds liquid. Likewise, the step of closing
the detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle of the
method of promoting articles using a beverage bottle with a
detachable bottom compartment is carried out through the coupling of
10 the base portion of the portion of the beverage bottle that holds liquid
with the top portion of the detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using a beverage
bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles,
15 the hollow detachable bottom compartment made from the coupling
between the intermediate body portion with the bottom body portion is
at least substantially transparent and one or more promotional items
can be viewed from the exterior of the detachable bottom
compartment. In yet another alternate embodiment of the method of
20 using a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for
promoting articles, the hollow detachable bottom compartment made
from the coupling between the intermediate body portion with the
bottom body portion is at least substantially opaque such that one or
more promotional items can not be viewed from the exterior of the
25 detachable bottom compartment.
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In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles
not illustrated in the figures, the intermediate and bottom body
portions of the beverage bottle are coupled or merged in an integral
manner in such that the hollow detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle formed therein comprises a single piece. The single-
piece hollow detachable bottom compartment also couples itself to
the base portion of the top body portion of the beverage bottle
containing liquid.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles
where the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single
piece made from the integral merging between the intermediate and
bottom body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable
bottom compartment is at least substantially transparent and one or
more promotional items can be viewed from the exterior of the
detachable bottom compartment. In a yet another alternate
embodiment of the method of using the beverage bottle with the
detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles where the
hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single piece
made from the integral merging between the intermediate and bottom
body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment is at least substantially opaque and one or more
promotional items can not be viewed from the exterior of the
25 detachable bottom compartment.
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tn yet another alternate embodiment of the method of using the
beverage bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for
promoting articles not illustrated in the figures, the top and
intermediate body portions are coupled or merged in an integral
manner forming therein a single piece. Said configuration allows the
hollow detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle to open
and close by means of the coupling and disengagement between the
outer surface of the top part of the bottom body portion and the inner
surface of the cylindrical sidewall portion 25 of the bottom open end
26 of the intermediate body portion 20.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles
where the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single
piece made from the integral merging between the top and
intermediate body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow
detachable bottom compartment is at least substantially transparent
and one or more promotional items can be viewed from the exterior of
the detachable bottom compartment. In a yet another alternate
embodiment of the method of using the beverage bottle with the
detachable bottom compartment for promoting articles where the
hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single piece
made from the integral merging between the top and intermediate
body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment is at least substantially opaque and one or more
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promotional items can not be viewed from the exterior of the
detachable bottom compartment.
In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention, a
method of using a beverage bottle with a detachable bottom
5 compartment for storing a device associated with the beverage bottle
is described. The method of using a beverage bottle with a
detachable bottom compartment for storing a device associated with
the beverage bottle comprises the following steps: providing a
beverage bottle comprising a top body portion; an intermediate body
10 portion; and a bottom body portion, wherein the intermediate body
portion and the bottom body portion are coupled to form a hollow
detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle; opening the
detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle; placing a
device associated with the beverage bottle inside the detachable
1.5 bottom compartment of the beverage bottle; and closing the
detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle.
The step of opening the detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle of the method of storing a device associated with the
beverage bottle using the beverage bottle with the detachable bottom
20 compartment is carried out through the disengagement of a top
portion of the detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle
with a base portion of the portion of the beverage bottle that holds
liquid. Likewise, the step of closing the detachable bottom
compartment of the beverage bottle of the method of storing a device
25 associated with the beverage bottle using a beverage bottle with a
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detachable bottom compartment is carried out through the coupling of
the base portion of the portion of the beverage bottle that holds liquid
with the top portion of the detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for storing a device
associated with the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom
compartment made from the coupling between the intermediate body
portion with the bottom body portion is at least substantially
transparent and the device associated with the beverage bottle can
be viewed from the exterior of the detachable bottom compartment.
In a yet another alternate embodiment of the method of using the
beverage bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for storing a
device associated with the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable
IS bottom compartment made from the coupling between the
intermediate body portion with the bottom body portion is at least
substantially opaque such that the device associated with the
beverage bottle can not be viewed from the exterior of the detachable
bottom compartment.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for storing a device
associated with the beverage bottle not illustrated in the figures, the
intermediate and bottom body portions of the beverage bottle are
coupled or merged in an integral manner in such a way that the
hollow detachable bottom compartment of the beverage bottle formed
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therein comprises a single piece. The single-piece hollow detachable
bottom compartment also couples itself to the base portion of the top
body portion of the beverage bottle containing liquid.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for storing a device
associated with the beverage bottle where the hollow detachable
bottom compartment comprises a single piece made from the integral
merging between the intermediate and bottom body portions of the
beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom compartment is at
least substantially transparent and the device associated with the
beverage bottle can be viewed from the exterior of the detachable
bottom compartment. In a yet another alternate embodiment of the
method of using the beverage bottle with the detachable bottom
compartment for storing a device associated with the beverage bottle
where the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single
piece made from the integral merging between the intermediate and
bottom body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow detachable
bottom compartment is at least substantially opaque such that the
device associated with the beverage bottle can not be viewed from
the exterior of the detachable bottom compartment.
In yet another alternate embodiment of the method of using a
beverage bottle with a detachable bottom compartment for storing a
device associated with the beverage bottle not illustrated in the
figures, the top and intermediate body portions are coupled or merged
in an integral manner forming therein a single piece. Said
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configuration allows the hollow detachable bottom compartment of the
beverage bottle to open and close by means of the coupling and
disengagement between the outer surface of the top part of the
bottom body portion and the inner surface of a cylindrical sidewall
S portion 25 of the open bottom end 26 of the intermediate body portion
20.
In an alternate embodiment of the method of using the beverage
bottle with the detachable bottom compartment for storing a device
associated with the beverage bottle where the hollow detachable
bottom compartment comprises a single piece made from the integral
merging between the top and intermediate body portions of the
beverage bottle, the hollow detachable bottom compartment is at
least substantially transparent and the device associated with the
beverage bottle can be viewed from the exterior of the detachable
bottom compartment. In a yet another alternate embodiment of the
method of using the beverage bottle with the detachable bottom
compartment for storing a device associated with the beverage bottle
where the hollow detachable bottom compartment comprises a single
piece made from the integral merging between the top and
intermediate body portions of the beverage bottle, the hollow
detachable bottom compartment is at least substantially opaque such
that the device associated with the beverage bottle can not be viewed
from the exterior of the detachable bottom compartment.
