Bottle Closure
A bottle closure includes a body having an upper portion and a lower portion. The body upper portion is formed with a cavity, and a drink spout is disposed in the cavity. The drink spout is in fluid communication with a straw which includes a biasing portion extending from the drink spout and an extension portion insertable in a bottle. The drink spout is moveable between an open position in which the drink spout extends out of the cavity and a closed position in which the drink spout is contained in the cavity. The body also has a drink spout cover movable between a closed position in which the drink spout cover extends over the cavity and an open position in which the drink spout cover enables access to the cavity. The straw biasing portion biases the drink spout and the drink spout cover toward the respective open positions.
1 . A bottle closure comprising:
a body having an upper portion and a lower portion, the body lower portion having a bottle finish adapted and configured to be releasably connectable with a bottle, the body upper portion being formed with a cavity, the body having a drink spout disposed in the cavity, the drink spout having a distal opening adapted and configured to allow a user to drink from the drink spout, the drink spout distal opening being in fluid communication with a straw, the straw having a biasing portion extending from the drink spout and through a first hole in the body, the straw having an extension portion in fluid communication with the biasing portion, the extension portion having a length sufficient to be insertable in a hollow interior of a bottle with which the bottle closure is releasably connected, the drink spout being moveable between an open position in which the drink spout extends out of the cavity with the drink spout distal opening spaced from the body, and a closed position in which the drink spout is contained in the cavity, the body having a drink spout cover movable relative to the body between a closed position in which the drink spout cover extends over the cavity and an open position in which the drink spout cover enables access to the cavity, the body having a latch movable between a latch position in which the latch secures the drink spout cover in the closed position and a release position in which the latch releases the drink spout cover, the straw biasing portion being adapted and configured to bias the drink spout and the drink spout cover toward the respective open position.
2 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the straw biasing portion is adapted and configured to move the drink spout and the drink spout cover to the respective open positions when the latch is moved to the release position.
3 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the drink spout cover is pivotally coupled to the body adjacent the upper portion of the body.
4 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the drink spout is pivotally coupled to the upper portion of the body within the cavity.
5 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the straw biasing portion is adapted and configured to be pinched close when the drink spout is in the closed position.
6 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the drink spout cover includes a detent that engages an upper portion of the body when the drink spout cover is in the open position.
7 . The bottle closure of claim 6 wherein the upper portion of the body has a recess configured to engage the detent and maintain the drink spout cover in the open position.
8 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the straw biasing portion passes through a second hole in the body that is radially offset from the first hole in the body.
9 . The bottle closure of claim 8 wherein the straw biasing portion extends from the first hole of the body to the second hole at an acute angle relative to a center axis of the bottle closure.
10 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the straw biasing portion and the straw extension portion are separate members.
11 . The bottle closure of claim 1 wherein the straw biasing portion terminates in a fitting formed in the body lower portion.
12 . The bottle closure of claim 11 wherein the straw extension portion extends from the fitting formed in the body lower portion.
13 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the latch is configured to engage with a catch on the drink spout cover with the latch in the latch position.
14 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a pump disposed in the body, the pump being actuated by a trigger extending from the body, the pump being adapted and configured draw a suction from a bottle with which the bottle closure is releasably connected and discharge a fluid in the bottle through a nozzle disposed on the upper portion of the body.
15 . A bottle closure for releasable attachment to a bottle having a bottle finish, the bottle closure comprising:
a body having an upper portion and a lower portion, the body lower portion having a bottle finish adapted and configured to be releasably connectable with a bottle, the body upper portion being formed with a cavity, the body having a drink spout disposed in the cavity, the drink spout having a distal opening adapted and configured to allow a user to drink from the drink spout, the drink spout distal opening being in fluid communication with a straw, the straw having a biasing portion extending from the drink spout and through a first hole in the body, the straw having an extension portion in fluid communication with the biasing portion, the extension portion having a length sufficient to be insertable in a hollow interior of a bottle with which the bottle closure is releasably connected, the drink spout being moveable between an open position in which the drink spout extends out of the cavity with the drink spout distal opening spaced from the body, and a closed position in which the drink spout is contained in the cavity, the body having a drink spout cover movable relative to the body between a closed position in which the drink spout cover extends over the cavity and an open position in which the drink spout cover enables access to the cavity, the body having a latch movable between a latch position in which the latch secures the drink spout cover in the closed position and a release position in which the latch releases the drink spout cover, the body portion housing a pump mechanism configured to be in fluid communication with a bottle to enable a liquid to be pumped and discharged through the body portion by a nozzle, and a trigger mechanism operatively connected to the pump mechanism and the body portion, the trigger mechanism moveable between a first trigger position and a second trigger position, the trigger mechanism configured to actuate the pump mechanism to pump a liquid as the trigger mechanism is moved between the first trigger position and the second trigger position.
16 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the nozzle is radially offset from the cavity.
17 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the straw biasing portion is adapted and configured to move the drink spout and the drink spout cover to the respective open positions when the latch is moved to the release position.
18 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the drink spout is pivotally coupled to the upper portion of the body within the cavity.
19 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the straw biasing portion and the straw extension portion are separate members.
20 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 19 , wherein the straw biasing portion terminates in a fist fitting formed in the body lower portion.
21 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 20 , wherein the straw extension portion extends from the first fitting formed in the body lower portion.
22 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the pump mechanism has a suction inlet extending from a second fitting formed in the lower body portion.
23 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the straw biasing portion passes through a second hole in the body that is radially offset from the first hole in the body.
24 . A bottle closure in accordance with claim 23 , wherein the straw biasing portion extends from the first hole of the body to the second hole at an acute angle relative to a center axis of the bottle closure.