Reusable closure device for bottles

Claim 1

A closure device for a bottle of the type having a neck with a mouth and an annular groove below said mouth; said device comprising a cap adapted to fit over the neck of said bottle; said cap including a skirt portion having a pair of diametrically opposed openings and means adjacent said openings for supporting a pair of cam mechanisms; each cam mechanism including a cam surface and a lever arm; said cam mechanisms being supported for pivotal movement between a first position in which said cam surfaces are substantially clear of said groove so that said device may be placed on, or removed from, said neck of said bottle, and a second position in which, when said cap is on a bottle, said cam surfaces engage surface regions of said groove so as to press said device downwardly towards the mouth of said bottle; said skirt portion including first and second diametrically opposed bearing members centered about a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to a second, central, plane through said openings; said device further comprising a handle having a first end and a second end, each said end having a pivot member slidably receivable in one of said bearing members, whereby said handle can be moved between an upright position for carrying a bottle and either of two lowered positions; said device further comprising latch means for releasably latching said handle in said upright position; and said first and second bearing members assuming a substantially inverted U-shape with an internal slot, and said first and second pivot members each comprise a cylindrical portion extending from said ends and having a disc-shaped terminal portion receivable in said slot.