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Bottle caps capable of being used as interlocking blocks

a technology of interlocking blocks and bottle caps, applied in the field of bottle caps, can solve the problems of reducing the recycling rate of bottle caps, reducing the value of bottle caps, so as to achieve the effect of reducing the littering of conventional bottle caps to the environmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-13
SHAO CHIA MU +3
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a new kind of bottle cap that can be used for entertainment, education, or collection purposes. These caps can be interlocked to create geometrical structures, making them great for collecting. Additionally, this invention reduces the littering of bottle caps and is beneficial for the environment.

Problems solved by technology

Once the content in a bottle is used up or no longer needed, the bottle cap becomes useless and is often thrown away and may be a problem for the environment.
One specific type of drink, drinking water, is being widely distributed in plastic bottles; recovering and / or recycling for the caps of this type of bottles is a significant problem.
In addition, unlike the present invention, this prior art does not achieve the objectives of reusing bottle caps for entertainment, education, or collection purpose and discourage consumers from throwing away bottle caps.

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[0045]Another example is illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10 which show the body of the blocked-cap 4 and related structural details. The connecting points comprise a cylindrical extrusion 40 on top of the body 4 and a matching cylindrical tube 41 on the inside so that when one such blocked-cap is aligned and pressed on top of the other blocked-cap, they are compressed to be connected together and may be pulled apart from each other.

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[0046]Another example is illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12 which show blocked-cap body 6 and related structure. The body 6 is essentially the same as illustrated in Example 1, but the interlocking parts are somewhat different. In this example, there are two types of cylindrical extrusion on the top of the blocked-cap 6, hollow cylinder 61a and solid cylinder 61b, located at suitable positions so that each can have a contact point touching the inner wall of the hole 60 so that when one blocked-caps is pressed onto the other blocked-cap, they can stay together. The hole 60 having inner thread 601 to fit the outer thread of the bottleneck of a bottle. In addition, the spacing 611 between 61a and 61b is suitable determined so that arrangements like those in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15 can be made.

[0047]FIG. 13 is another configuration made by the blocked-caps with a cross section (cut along A-A line) shown in FIG. 14.

[0048]FIG. 15 is another configuration in which the top blocked-cap is turned up...

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Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a novel bottle cap having interlocking function in addition to its function as a conventional bottle cap, whereby a plurality of the caps can be interlocked together to make desired geometrical constructs for entertainment, education, or collection purpose. Also disclosed are methods of reusing bottle caps so that littering of bottle caps to the environment can be reduced.

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TECHNICAL FIELDS[0001]The present invention relates generally to novel bottle caps capable of being used as interlocking blocks.TECHNICAL BACKGROUND[0002]Bottle caps are used in conjunction with corresponding bottles to enclose certain liquid materials including water, soft drinks, juices, and other natural / artificial drinks. Bottle caps are made of plastic mostly and some are made of metallic materials. Generally, a bottle cap appears like a hollow cylinder with inner thread to match and engage with the outer thread of a bottleneck to screw / unscrew to close / open a bottle. Once the content in a bottle is used up or no longer needed, the bottle cap becomes useless and is often thrown away and may be a problem for the environment. One specific type of drink, drinking water, is being widely distributed in plastic bottles; recovering and / or recycling for the caps of this type of bottles is a significant problem.[0003]The objective of this invention is to find a novel way to make bottle ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D81/36
CPCB65D81/361B65D2251/065
Inventor SHAO, CHIA-MUSHAW, JIAJIUSHAO, HSUEH-WANGSHAO, HSUEH-TI
Owner SHAO CHIA MU
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