Patent ID: 6098850
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A01G,Y10S

Abstract:
A liquid bottle comprising:a container for the storage of liquid with a major axis along the center line of the container; anda curved neck at the top end region of the container; anda curved passageway along the center line of the said curved neck with a mouth opening communicating the said container with the ambient; andthe said curved passageway has the basic form of a number ""7"", a letter ""Z"", or a letter ""S""; andthe said mouth opening is located at a terminating end of an upper portion of the curved neck having the form of the number ""7"" or letters ""Z"" or ""S""; andafter filling the container with liquid, the said container may be laid down with the bottom end of the container being higher than the top end of the container and the liquid level line inside the container being higher than the liquid level line at the mouth opening of the curved neck without spilling liquid as long as the ""7"" or ""Z"" or ""S"" shaped curved neck is positioned such that the number ""7"" or letters ""Z"" or ""S"" is oriented in the upright direction when the container is laid down (the major axis is in the substantially horizontal direction) and the mouth opening of the curved neck is on the upper most position; andthe size, shape, and the curvature of the curved passageway determine a starting angle where the liquid inside the container will begin to flow out from the container; andthe starting angle is a tilting angle of the container when the outside air starts to enter the container and liquid starts to flow out from the container.