US4717032A
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Bottle with self-contained pickup tool
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-02-17
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Granted: 1988-01-05
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Expires: 2007-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A bottle includes a bottle body having a top cover sealing a bottle neck of the bottle body, and a detachable tool chosen from a spoon, a fork, a brush or the like resiliently held in a tool holder fixed under the top cover, so that the tool is always held within the bottle ready for pickup service to pick up seasoning or preserving material filled inside the bottle for convenient and hygienic uses.
Inventors
- 👤 Chyi-Yiing Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:36
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/12; A47G19/18; A47G19/186; A45; A45D; A45D40/00; A45D40/26; A45D40/262; A45D40/265; B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/246; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S215/00; Y10S215/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A bottle with self-contained pickup tool compising: a bottle body having a bottle neck operatively sealed by a top cover fixed thereon, said bottle adapted for filling with seasoning, preserving or medical materials therein; a detachable pickup tool having a detachable tool detachably fixed under a tool rod having a plunger formed on the upper portion of the rod; and a tool holder including a longitudinal cylinder having a top flange fixed under said top cover of said bottle body, a restoring spring inserted in said cylinder to resiliently retain said plunger of said rod to protrude said tool downwards, and a bottom cap fixed on the lower end of said cylinder having a packing ring formed therein for reciprocatively passing said tool rod therethrough, said detachable tool resiliently depressed downwards to normally poke onto a bottom portion of said bottle body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A bottle with self-contained pickup tool compising: a bottle body having a bottle neck operatively sealed by a top cover fixed thereon, said bottle adapted for filling with seasoning, preserving or medical materials therein; a detachable pickup tool having a detachable tool detachably fixed under a tool rod having a plunger formed on the upper portion of the rod; and a tool holder including a longitudinal cylinder having a top flange fixed under said top cover of said bottle body, a restoring spring inserted in said cylinder to resiliently retain said plunger of said rod to protrude said tool downwards, and a bottom cap fixed on the lower end of said cylinder having a packing ring formed therein for reciprocatively passing said tool rod therethrough, said detachable tool resiliently depressed downwards to normally poke onto a bottom portion of said bottle body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bottle according to claim 1, wherein said detachable tool is either a spoon, a fork, a brush, a needle, or a knife.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bottle according to claim 1, wherein said top flange of said longitudinal cylinder of said tool holder is fixed under the top cover by adhesive or by high-frequency welding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
A bottle according to claim 1, wherein said top flange of said tool holder is formed with three pawls from the flange perimeter, and a socket having three recesses each engaged with each said pawl, said socket being under said top cover, whereby upon the engagement of said pawls into said recesses of said socket, said tool holder is fixed under said top cover of said bottle body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A bottle according to claim 1, wherein a top knob filtered with heavy materials is formed on the top cover to gravitationally force said top cover sealing said bottle body, against the upward resilient force of said spring inside said cylinder.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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