Patent ID: 8573424

Claim:
A beverage bottle comprising: a bottle body provided with a bottle opening; a closure at least partly inserted into the bottle opening and including an annular groove; a fixing element which is detachably fastened to the bottle body and which holds the closure inserted into the bottle opening at least in an axial and/or radial direction; and a seal carried by the closure prior to and following removal of the closure from the bottle, disposed between the closure and the bottle body, and at least partially disposed within the annular groove of the closure, the seal having an open top and an open bottom through which the closure extends, a first arm at least partially extending into the bottle opening between the bottle body and the closure and including a ring disposed at a distal end thereof and extending radially outward, and a second arm disposed between a top of the bottle body and the closure, the ring including a larger diameter than a region of the first arm disposed between the ring and the second arm; wherein the second arm of the seal extends substantially perpendicularly to the first arm from an upper end of the first arm.