Patent ID: 7007523
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: B65D,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bottle security device for use with a bottle having a neck, the bottle security device comprising: an inner member adapted to fit around at least a portion of the neck of the bottle; an outer member having a cavity and an enclosure separate from the cavity wherein the enclosure is disposed above the inner member; a portion of the inner member disposed in the cavity and movable between locked and unlocked positions; at least one pin connected to the inner member; a plurality of balls which are disposed in the enclosure and are spring-biased to lockably engage the at least one pin; wherein the outer member has an end wall and a sidewall extending downwardly therefrom; wherein a plurality of splines extend from the sidewall of the outer member into the cavity thereof and define respective inwardly and upwardly tapering surfaces; wherein the inner member includes a plurality of cantilevered locking fingers which in a locked position are adapted to secure the device to the neck of the bottle; and wherein the locking fingers engage the tapering surfaces of the splines in the locked position.