Protective bottle enclosure
A protective bottle enclosure for enclosing and sealing a bottle with an open mouth carried within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a container having an upper portion and a base removably coupled to the upper portion, and an external cap applicable to the container in a seated position of the cap. In the seated position of the cap, the cap seals the open mouth of the bottle carried in the enclosure and forms an impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle. A stopper carried by the cap forms the impermeable inner seal between the cap and the bottle, and in the seated position of the cap, the cap is fully seated against the upper portion of the container and forms an impermeable outer seal between the cap and the container.
1. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
an upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a cylindrical body section between a lower section and a neck section, the body section having a body diameter, the neck section having an interior thread and a neck diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in an upper opening, a shoulder section connecting the body portion to the neck portion and tapering in diameter from the body diameter to the neck diameter, the lower section having an exterior thread and a lower diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in a base opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening;
an base portion defined by a cylindrical base sidewall secured to the perimeter of a base bottom wall and having an open top, the base sidewall having a base diameter that is larger than the lower diameter of the upper portion, the base portion being configured to seal the base opening of the upper portion when the lower section of the upper portion is partially inserted into the open top of the base portion and the base sidewall threadably engages the exterior thread of the lower section;
wherein the top of the base sidewall is flush with the body section when the base portion is threadably engaged around the lower section; and
a removable plastic cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the plug comprising an annular flange surrounding a stopper, the annular flange being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the stopper is inserted into the open mouth of the bottle secured inside of the protective bottle enclosure, the cylindrical sleeve having a sleeve diameter narrower than the neck diameter of the upper portion, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and threadably engage the interior thread of the neck section.
2. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the neck diameter is narrower than the lower diameter.
3. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 2 , wherein the neck section is longer than the lower section.
4. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the plug is configured to insert into the open mouth of the bottle.
5. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve of the removable cap extends from a cuff that is thicker than the sleeve.
6. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
a base portion defined by a base sidewall secured to a base bottom wall and having an open top;
an upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a cylindrical body section having a generally constant body diameter between a lower section and a neck section, the lower section being narrower than the body section and ending in a base opening, the neck section being narrower than the body section and ending in an upper opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening, the lower section being configured to be inserted into the open top of the base portion and to threadably engage the base sidewall; and
a removable cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be partially inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and to threadably engage the neck section, the plug comprising an annular flange surrounding a stopper, the annular flange being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the stopper is inserted into the open bottle inserted inside the protective bottle enclosure.
7. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 6 , wherein the base sidewall is flush with the body section when the base portion is threadably engaged around the lower section.
8. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the base portion and the upper portion are both constructed from extruded or rolled metal.
9. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 8 , wherein the cap is constructed from plastic.
10. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 6 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve of the removable cap extends from a cuff that is thicker than the sleeve.
11. A protective bottle enclosure for removably enclosing an open bottle having a bottleneck ending in an open mouth, the enclosure comprising:
an upper portion defined by upper sidewalls surrounding an internal cavity, the upper portion having a body section between a lower section and a neck section, the body section having a generally constant body diameter, the neck section having a neck diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in an upper opening, the lower section having a lower diameter narrower than the body diameter and ending in a base opening, the internal cavity extending between the upper opening and the base opening;
a base portion defined by a base sidewall secured to the perimeter of a base bottom wall and having an open top, the base sidewall having a base diameter that is larger than the lower diameter of the upper portion, the base portion being configured to seal the base opening of the upper portion when the lower section of the upper portion is partially inserted into the open top of the base portion and the base sidewall threadably engages the lower section;
a removable cap comprising a plug connected to a cylindrical sleeve, the plug comprising an annular flange surrounding a stopper, the annular flange being configured to seal the open mouth of the bottle when the stopper is inserted into the open mouth of the bottle secured inside of the protective bottle enclosure, the cylindrical sleeve having a sleeve diameter narrower than the neck diameter of the upper portion, the cylindrical sleeve being configured to be inserted into the upper opening to surround a portion of the bottleneck and threadably engage the interior thread of the neck section.
12. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the base sidewall is flush with the body section when the base portion is threadably engaged around the lower section.
13. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the body diameter is approximately the same as the base diameter.
14. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the base portion is constructed from the same material as the upper portion.
15. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 14 , wherein the base portion and the upper portion are both constructed from metal.
16. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 15 , wherein the base portion and the upper portion are both constructed from extruded or rolled metal.
17. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 16 , wherein the cap is constructed from plastic.
18. The protective bottle enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve of the removable cap extends from a cuff that is thicker than the sleeve.