Patent ID: 6604642
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bottle having an offset neck comprising;(a) a symmetrical body section having a longitudinal axis and a closed, flat, bottom end; and (b) a bottle neck section opposite the bottle bottom end, the neck section having a proximal neck portion connected to the body section and aligned along the longitudinal axis thereof, and a distal neck portion smaller than the body section, the distal neck portion including an opening into the bottle essentially the same size as the distal neck portion, the distal neck portion and bottle opening having a bore axis intersecting the body section longitudinal axis at an angle between about 35Â° and about 75Â°, the distal neck portion having external threads adjacent the bottle opening, the threads adapted for securing an internally threaded cover thereto, the bottle section and neck section fabricated from a flexible, polymeric, synthetic resin material, the distal neck portion and bottle opening offset with respect to the body section's longitudinal axis.