Beverage container package

Abstract

An improved beverage container package is disclosed comprising a longitudinal decanter body sectioned transversely into mating upper and lower body sections and assembled to contain a beverage within a common chamber formed by the upper and lower body sections. The upper body section is axially symmetric and formed having openings at both the top and base thereof. The lower body section is similarly symmetric about a central axis and closed at its base with the top end of the lower body section being open to accept and engage the base opening of the upper body section further fitted with an intermediate sealing member to provide a fluid-tight sealed engagement between the sections. A crown member formed to engage the opening at the top of the upper body section is similarly fitted with a respective sealing member to secure its engagement and provide a closed chamber for the beverage within the assembled decanter body. Separate layers of a heat shrinkable film are applied to and about the assembled decanter body and crown member in separate stages and directions to hermetically seal the package, with both heat shrink layers being provided with conventional means for removing the film. After initial consumption of the beverage, the decanter body and its respective sections may be reused by the consumer in both assembled and disassembled forms.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A multi-purpose container package for a beverage or other consumable liquid, comprising: 
 an axial decanter body transversely sectioned and longitudinally assembled in separate coaxial body sections formed having convertible configurations and adapted to be connected together in a fluid-tight engagement to provide an extended chamber through said decanter body with an opening at the top;    a crown member axially formed in a convertible configuration and adapted to engage the opening at the top of said decanter body to close the extended chamber therein; and    heat-shrink means applied to and about said decanter body and said crown member engaged in its top opening to hermetically seal the extended chamber closed therein.    
     
     
         2 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 1 , wherein the separate body sections of said decanter body comprise: 
 an upper body section axially formed having a chamber therein open at both ends thereof, the upper body section being contoured and further formed having a narrowed neck at the top of the body section and a widened shoulder at the base thereof; and    a lower body section axially formed having a chamber therein closed at the base of the lower body section and open at the top thereof, the top of the lower body section being adapted to conform with and engage the base of the upper body section.    
     
     
         3 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 an intermediate sealing member formed to fit about the base of the upper body section and engage the open top of the lower body section in a fluid-tight connection.    
     
     
         4 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 2 , wherein the upper body section is convertible in its configuration for use as a candleholder.  
     
     
         5 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 2 , wherein the lower body section is convertible in its configuration for use as a vase.  
     
     
         6 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 5 , wherein the lower body section is separable, comprising: 
 an axial member formed having a convertible configuration with a chamber open at the top and bottom ends thereof; and    a base member formed to engage the bottom of the axial member and be releasably connected thereto.    
     
     
         7 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 6 , wherein the axial member is convertible in its configuration for use as a light cover.  
     
     
         8 . The multi-purpose container package according to  claim 1 , wherein said heat-shrink means comprises: 
 a first heat shrinkable film layer extending upwardly about the separate coaxial body sections of said decanter body from the base of said decanter body; and    a second heat shrinkable film layer extending downwardly about the coaxial body sections of said decanter body from the top of said crown member engaged therein.    
     
     
         9 . The multi-purposed container package according to  claim 8 , wherein said crown member is a hollowed axial member convertible in its configuration for use as a vessel.  
     
     
         10 . A reusable container for a beverage or consumable liquid, comprising: 
 an axial decanter body transversely sectioned and longitudinally assembled in separate coaxial body sections formed having convertible configurations and adapted to be connected together in a fluid-tight engagement to provide an extended chamber through said decanter body with an opening at the top; and    a crown member axially formed in a convertible configuration and adapted to engage the opening at the top of said decanter body to close the extended chamber therein.    
     
     
         11 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 10 , wherein the separate body sections of said decanter body comprise: 
 an upper body section axially formed having a chamber therein open at both ends thereof, the upper body section being contoured and further formed having a narrowed neck at the top of the body section and a widened shoulder at the base thereof; and    a lower body section axially formed having a chamber therein closed at the base of the lower body section and open at the top thereof, the top of the lower body section being adapted to conform with and engage the base of the upper body section.    
     
     
         12 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 heat shrink means applied to and about said decanter body and said crown member engaged in its top opening for hermetically sealing the extended chamber closed therein.    
     
     
         13 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 12 , wherein said heat-shrink means comprises: 
 a first heat shrinkable film layer extending upwardly about the separate coaxial body sections of said decanter body from the base of said decanter body; and    a second heat shrinkable film layer extending downwardly about the coaxial body sections of said decanter body from the top of said crown member engaged therein.    
     
     
         14 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 an intermediate sealing member formed to fit about the base of the upper body section and engage the open top of the lower body section in a fluid-tight connection.    
     
     
         15 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 the upper body section is convertible in its configuration for use as a candleholder;    the lower body section is convertible in its configuration for use as a vase; and    the crown member is a hollowed axial member convertible in its configuration for use as a vessel.    
     
     
         16 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 11 , wherein the lower body section comprises: 
 an axial member formed having a convertible configuration with a chamber open at the top and bottom ends thereof; and    a base member formed to engage the bottom of the axial member and be releasably connected thereto.    
     
     
         17 . The reusable liquid container according to  claim 16 , wherein the axial member is convertible in its configuration for use as a light cover.  
     
     
         18 . A system for packaging a beverage or consumable liquid, comprising: 
 a longitudinal container body formed having a plurality of transverse sections coaxially assembled to hold a predetermined volume of the liquid in an open-ended chamber formed within said longitudinal container body;    cover means removably connected to said container body to close the open-ended chamber formed therein; and    heat-shrink means applied about said container body and said cover means and compressed thereon in longitudinal and transverse directions to hermetically seal the closed chamber.    
     
     
         19 . The liquid packaging system according to  claim 18 , wherein each of said transverse sections is formed in its respective configuration for reuse as a household article when disassembled from said container body.