Bottle insert for wide mouth bottle

Abstract

The invention relates a Bottle Insert comprising an insert that (optionally, removably) resides inside the uppermost portion of a wide mouth bottle. The insert is circular in shape and has sidewalls and an integral base portion. The base portion rises in one or more locations to a flat plane located near the top of the circular shape and extending approximately one third of the diameter distance into the circular shape. The raised flat portions comprise one or more cut out areas for the purpose of drinking liquid contained within the bottle. Each such cut out area follows the inner diameter of the circular shape at one edge and following the contour of the rest of the raised portion of the flat area. The lower base portion has one or more drain holes. The insert is constructed of injection molded, food grade plastic.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Bottle Insert comprising: 
 An insert that resides inside the uppermost portion of a wide mouth bottle;    Said insert being circular in shape and having sidewalls and an integral base portion;    Said base portion rising in one or more locations to a flat plane located near the top of said circular shape and extending approximately one third of the diameter distance into said circular shape;    Said raised flat portion having a cut out area for the purpose of drinking;    Said cut out area following the inner diameter of said circular shape at one edge and following the contour of the rest of the raised portion of said flat area.    
     
     
         2  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said a pair of said flat, cut out portions oppose each other, one said cutout being sized for a child's mouth and the other being sized for an adult's mouth.  
     
     
         3  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said insert is constructed of injection molded, food grade plastic.  
     
     
         4  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said lower base portion has a plurality of drain holes.  
     
     
         5  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said insert fits closely within the neck of a bottle, such that liquid will not pass between the neck and the insert except via said cut out areas.  
     
     
         6  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said insert comprises only one cutaway portion for drinking, and further comprises a lip at the top of said insert opposite said cutaway portion.  
     
     
         7  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said insert comprises only one cutaway portion for drinking, and further comprises an enlarged drain aperture opposite said cutaway portion.  
     
     
         8  Bottle Insert as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said insert comprises a base which slopes downward toward said drain aperture.