ES1253180U - Bottle accessory (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Bottle accessory, attachable to the bottle neck (3), characterized in that it is formed by a sheet (1) of rigid absorbent material, with a through hole (2) configured for the passage of the bottle neck (3) . (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Bottle accessory

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present application refers to an accessory that can be attached to bottles, mainly for wine, oil or other liquid that can produce stains that are difficult to clean, or for situations in which it is desired to protect especially the support surface of the bottle or users.

It is applied mainly in hotels, restaurants and in the home.

STATE OF THE ART

When a liquid is served from a bottle, for example wine or oil, some drops may drift down the outside of the neck or neck after pouring. These drops can cause stains on clothing, hands or on the support surface of the bottle.

A relatively expensive solution is to create pouring nozzles that prevent these drops. These types of mouthpieces have a low cost, but they involve large changes in production and are not compatible with some types of stoppers, such as cork in wine bottles.

There are also nozzles that the user has to place once the bottle is open. The problem they generate is that, once the bottle is finished, the nozzle has to be removed, and can be reused, which in restaurants of a certain category is very bad taste, and that is when it can cause the stain. Therefore, they do not solve the problem but move it to another time.

The applicant does not know of any accessory that can solve these problems.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of an accessory for bottles according to claim 1. Its different variants solve the problems outlined.

The bottle attachment is attachable to your neck to stop any drops from falling onto the support surface or the bottle body. It is formed by a sheet of absorbent material, rigid enough to support its own weight and preferably not to be easily deformable so that it releases any liquid it has absorbed. The sheet has a through hole, approximately centered, away from the perimeter of the sheet, configured for the passage of the neck of the bottle. Thus it is possible to fit the accessory around the neck of the bottle.

In a preferred embodiment, the sheet comprises radial cuts distributed along the perimeter of the hole, which also do not reach the perimeter.

In one embodiment, the sheet comprises an extension hinged by a fold line, which can be waterproof.

Other variants can be seen in the rest of the report.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure 1: Perspective view of an accessory example.

Figure 2: View of a second example, placed in a bottle.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention will be briefly described below, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

The example of figure 1 comprises a sheet (1), generally in the outer shape of a disk. The sheet (1) has a through hole (2), circular, and away from the perimeter so that the sheet (1) is resistant. The sheet (1) is made of absorbent material and reasonably stiff to hold approximately horizontal when held at its center. For example, it can be made of blotting paper.

In use, the user opens the bottle and places the accessory in the neck (3) through the hole. Thus, the sheet (1) will descend under its weight until the radius of the neck (3) equals the radius of the hole (2). Any drop that falls from the mouth, through the neck (3) will contact the absorbent sheet (1) that will absorb it, preventing it from staining. The hole (2) will have the shape of the outer section of the neck (3), generally circular.

If desired, radial cuts (4) can emerge from the hole (2), distributed along the perimeter of the hole (2). These radial cuts (4) make it possible to adapt the accessory to bottles with a neck (3) of greater diameter than the hole (2), also serving to fix the accessory to the neck of the bottle. They also make it possible to overcome any widening of the bottle mouth without requiring the hole (2) to be too large.

Preferably, the material of the sheet (1) is not deformable so that the liquid cannot be accidentally squeezed out when removing the sheet (1), so there is no risk of staining. If the size of the sheet (1) is large enough, it is easier to grasp it by its edge in clean areas, it allows the handling of the article without risk of staining your hands

In figure 2 an embodiment is shown in which the sheet (1) has an extension (5), articulated by a folding line (generally a flattened area of the sheet to increase its flexibility). This extension (5) can serve as a handle for inserting and removing the accessory. The extension (5) can be waterproofed since it does not have the absorption function. It can be used to place advertising, information about the product of the bottle, etc.

The exposed article has the possibility of including advertising on one of its surfaces.

Claims (1)

1- Bottle accessory, attachable to the neck (3) of bottles, characterized in that it is formed by a sheet (1) of rigid absorbent material, with a through hole (2) configured for the passage of the neck (3) of the bottle . 2- Bottle accessory, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises radial cuts (4) distributed around the perimeter of the hole (2). 3- Bottle accessory, according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of blotting paper. 4- Bottle accessory, according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheet (1) comprises an extension (5) articulated by a folding line. 5- Bottle accessory, according to claim 4, characterized in that the extension (5) is waterproofed.