Patent ID: 6315140
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A45D,A46B,B29C,B29L,B65D

Abstract:
A bottle/cap assembly with sweep-and-drain action, said assembly comprising:(A) a bottle having in series, from the bottom to the top, a closed bottom, a body sidewall, a cylindrical neck sidewall, and an open top;(B) a cap configured and dimensioned to be rotatably received about said neck sidewall and including a closed cap top to close said open top and prevent egress of liquid from within said bottle; and(C) a sweep-and-drain mechanism including:(i) a circumferentially spaced plurality of vertically extending grooves or slots in said bottle extending downwardly from said open top through said neck sidewall, and(ii) a circumferentially spaced plurality of radially extending vanes or wipers projecting downwardly from said closed cap top towards said open top;whereby, when said cap is disposed on said bottle with said vanes or wipers proximate to said open top, rotation of said cap relative to said bottle causes said vanes or wipers to circumferentially sweep and push any liquid accumulated on said open top into a position vertically aligned with said grooves or slots so that such accumulated liquid can drain downwardly through said grooves or slots towards said closed bottom under the influence of gravity.