Patent ID: 11926463
Assignee: MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 6:
7. A bottle having an antimicrobial property comprising:
a body,
a cap for attachment to the body, the cap comprising one or more teeth for releasably coupling the cap to the body, wherein the one or more teeth are proximate an interior surface of an outer wall of the cap;
a seal located within the cap, wherein the seal is positioned intermediate an inner wall and the outer wall of the cap proximate the one or more teeth of the cap; and
a locking ring attached to the cap, wherein the locking ring locks the cap onto the body until the cap has been removed,
wherein the body, the cap, the seal, and the locking ring is surface treated with an antimicrobial agent,
wherein the antimicrobial agent is present in a wall of the body,
wherein the antimicrobial agent is selected from the group consisting of a silver based antimicrobial, a silver-glass antimicrobial, zinc pyrithione, triclosan, and a combination thereof, and
wherein the antimicrobial agent is present at a concentration ranging from 1 wt %to 5 wt %.