Inverted bottle assembly

Abstract

An inverted bottle assembly includes a bottle, a tip insert, and a cap. The bottle may include: 1) a rounded top portion engaged with or adjacent to a sidewall portion, 2) a base portion engaged with or adjacent to the sidewall portion, 3) a conical flange engaged with or adjacent to the base portion, and 4) a neck portion engaged with or adjacent to the conical flange. Additionally, the bottle may include a non-round cross-sectional shape. The tip insert may engage with the neck portion of the bottle. The tip insert may also have a nozzle with a nozzle passageway with an opening. The cap may cover the tip insert and the neck portion. The bottle assembly may also include first and second sealing structures within the cap.

1 . An inverted bottle assembly comprising:
 a bottle having a rounded top portion, a base portion, and a neck portion adjacent to the base portion, wherein the bottle includes a non-round cross-sectional shape;   a tip insert having a tip insert base that is engaged with the neck portion of the bottle, the tip insert also having a nozzle that extends away from the tip insert base, the nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough with an opening distal to the tip insert base; and   a non-round cap covering the tip insert and the neck portion, wherein the cap includes a closure that when the cap is in a closed position on the bottle, the closure engages the nozzle and the opening on the tip insert, and engages the neck portion of the bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the rounded top portion is adjacent to a cylindrical sidewall portion that extends from the top portion. 
     
     
         3 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the base portion is adjacent to the sidewall portion. 
     
     
         4 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 1 , the bottle further comprising a conical flange adjacent to the base portion, wherein the conical flange extends between the base portion and the neck portion. 
     
     
         5 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the neck portion includes external threads extending radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the neck portion. 
     
     
         6 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the closure includes internal threads for complimentary engagement with the external threads on the neck portion. 
     
     
         7 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap is defined by a cap sidewall extending from a flat portion. 
     
     
         8 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the closure includes a first sealing structure that includes a cap pintel extending away from an interior side of the flat portion of the cap, wherein when the closure is in the closed position, the cap pintel frictionally fits into the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the nozzle passageway. 
     
     
         9 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the closure includes a second sealing structure that includes a cap ring plug extending away from the interior side of the flat portion of the cap, wherein when the closure is in the closed position, the cap ring plug frictionally fits around the outside of the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the outside of the opening of the nozzle. 
     
     
         10 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the top portion and the sidewall portion are up to 10 mil thick. 
     
     
         11 . The inverted bottle assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottle, the tip insert, and the cap are made from polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         12 . A bottle assembly comprising:
 a bottle comprising:
 an ellipsoidal-shaped top portion having a major axis and a minor axis, wherein a length of the major axis is at least 1.5 times larger than a length of the minor axis, the top portion further having a radius of the top portion along the major axis that is at least 2 times the length of the major axis, 
 a sidewall portion adjacent to and extending from the top portion, wherein the sidewall portion includes a non-round cross-sectional shape; 
 a base portion adjacent to the sidewall portion, 
 a conical flange adjacent to the base portion, 
 and a neck portion adjacent to the conical flange, the neck portion including external threads extending radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the neck portion; 
   a tip insert having a tip insert base that is engaged with the neck portion of the bottle, the tip insert also having a nozzle that extends away from the tip insert base, the nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough with an opening distal to the tip insert base; and   a cap having a non-round cross-section covering the tip insert and the neck portion, wherein the cap includes a closure that when the cap is in a closed position on the bottle, the closure engages the nozzle and the opening on the tip insert, and engages the neck portion of the bottle.   
     
     
         13 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the closure includes internal threads for complimentary engagement with the external threads on the neck portion. 
     
     
         14 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the closure includes a first sealing structure that includes a cap pintel extending away from an interior side of the cap, wherein when the closure is in the closed position, the cap pintel frictionally fits into the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the nozzle passageway. 
     
     
         15 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the closure includes a second sealing structure that includes a cap ring plug extending away from the interior side of the cap, wherein when the closure is in the closed position, the cap ring plug frictionally fits around the outside of the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the outside of the opening of the nozzle. 
     
     
         16 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the top portion and the sidewall portion are up to 10 mil thick. 
     
     
         17 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the bottle, the tip insert, and the cap are made from polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         18 . A bottle assembly comprising:
 a bottle comprising:
 a rounded top portion adjacent to a sidewall portion that extends from the top portion, 
 a base portion adjacent to the sidewall portion, 
 a conical flange adjacent to the base portion, 
 and a neck portion adjacent to the conical flange, the neck portion including external threads extending radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the neck portion, 
 wherein the bottle includes a non-round cross-sectional shape; 
   a tip insert having a tip insert base that is engaged with the neck portion of the bottle, the tip insert also having a nozzle that extends away from the tip insert base, the nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough with an opening distal to the tip insert base; and   a cap having a non-round cross section covering the tip insert and the neck portion, wherein the cap is defined by a cap sidewall extending from a flat portion, wherein the cap includes a closure extending inward from an interior side of the flat portion, wherein when the cap is in a closed position on the bottle, the closure engages the nozzle and the opening on the tip insert, with the closure further including internal threads for complimentary engagement with the external threads on the neck portion, wherein the closure includes:
 a first sealing structure that includes a cap pintel extending away from the interior side of the flat portion of the cap, wherein when the cap is in the closed position, the cap pintel frictionally fits into the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the nozzle passageway, and 
 a second sealing structure that includes a cap ring plug extending away from the interior side of the flat portion of the cap, wherein when the cap is in the closed position, the cap ring plug frictionally fits around the outside of the opening of the nozzle, thereby sealing the outside of the opening of the nozzle. 
   
     
     
         19 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein the top portion and the sidewall portion are up to 10 mil thick. 
     
     
         20 . The bottle assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the bottle, the tip insert, and the cap are made from polyethylene terephthalate.