Patent ID: 8056930

Claim:
An identification bottle cap system, comprising: a twist-top bottle cap, a stationary connection ring fully breakably connected direct below said twist-top bottle cap and adapted to be affixed to a neck of a twist-top bottle, wherein said connection ring does not revolve once said twist-top bottle cap is broken off from said connection ring, and a coating applied to top and sides of said twist-top bottle cap and to said stationary connection ring, wherein said coating comprises: an inner indelible layer of substance permanently affixed to said bottle cap and said stationary connection ring, an outer opaque layer covering said inner indelible layer, wherein said outer opaque layer is capable of being fractionally removed by scratching to expose said inner layer resulting in a random mark on said coating, and wherein said outer opaque layer comprises a polymer with weaker cohesive bonds which are holding the latex to itself than adhesive bonds which are holding the latex to the inner layer on which it is applied, and wherein said coating is capable of being marked to provide for identification of: the contents, and the age of the container.