Bottle assembly with removable container assembly

Abstract

A plastic bottle assembly includes a bottle having a bottom, a generally cylindrical body extending from the bottom, and a top opening opposite the bottom. A multi-compartment container assembly is removably secured to a lower portion of the bottle.

1 . A plastic bottle assembly comprising: 
 a bottle having a bottom, a generally cylindrical body extending from said bottom, and a top opening opposite said bottom; and    a multi-compartment container assembly removably secured to a lower portion of said bottle.    
   
   
       2 . The assembly of  claim 1  further including an upper shell secured over an upper portion of said body, said shell comprising a neck with a threaded top opening configured to surround said bottle top opening.  
   
   
       3 . The assembly of  claim 2  further including a cap threadably secured to said top opening of said shell.  
   
   
       4 . The assembly of  claim 3  further including a tether secured to said cap, the tether secured to and extending transversely from an upper perimeter of said cap.  
   
   
       5 . The assembly of  claim 1  further including a ring secured to said bottle adjacent said bottom and wherein said multi-compartment container assembly is removably secured to a lower perimeter edge of said ring.  
   
   
       6 . The assembly of  claim 5  wherein said ring is secured to a lower perimeter edge of said bottle bottom either by at least one of a chemical adhesive and sonic welding.  
   
   
       7 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said body is configured to be collapsible by axial compression when said bottle is empty of liquid.  
   
   
       8 . The assembly of  claim 7  wherein said collapsible body is provided with a plurality of transverse fluting grooves.  
   
   
       9 . The assembly of  claim 8  wherein each of said plurality of transverse fluting grooves is substantially V-shaped.  
   
   
       10 . The assembly of  claim 8  further including a plurality of outwardly projecting radiused edges formed at a bottom perimeter of each said fluting groove, said edges configured for obscuring said fluting grooves when said bottle is axially compressed.  
   
   
       11 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said container assembly further includes a cup with a bottom and a perimeter side wall extending from an upper perimeter edge of said bottom, defining an upper opening.  
   
   
       12 . The assembly of  claim 11  further including a ring secured to said bottle adjacent said bottom wherein an inner perimeter of said ring includes at least one of a complementary lug and groove attachment configured for being secured to said cup.  
   
   
       13 . The assembly of  claim 12  wherein said container assembly comprises a container including a plurality of compartments and being configured for insertion in said cup.  
   
   
       14 . The assembly of  claim 13  wherein each of said plurality of container compartments is radially displaced from a central portion of said container.  
   
   
       15 . The assembly of  claim 13  wherein said assembly further includes a container lid removably secured to cover said container, said container lid having a plurality of individually openable covers configured to correspond to the plurality of compartments in the container.  
   
   
       16 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein said pill container is provided with a hole in a center of said container configured for receiving a cylindrical protrusion extending from a bottom of said container lid.  
   
   
       17 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein an interior of each of the plurality of pill container compartments includes at least one of a complementary lug and groove attachment configured for being secured to said container lid.  
   
   
       18 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein each of said container lid covers includes at least one of a complementary lug and groove attachment configured for being secured to said container.  
   
   
       19 . A pill container assembly configured for engaging a bottle, comprising: 
 a cup with a bottom and a perimeter side wall extending from an upper perimeter edge of said bottom, defining an upper opening, said cup being configured for attachment to a bottle bottom;    a container configured for insertion into said cup, and including a plurality of compartments; and    a container lid configured to fit over said container, said container lid including a plurality of covers, each of said covers being configured to correspond with each of said compartments.    
   
   
       20 . A collapsible bottle assembly configured for receiving a multi-compartment container assembly, comprising: 
 a bottle having a bottom, a generally cylindrical collapsible body extending from said bottom, said collapsible body comprising a plurality of transverse substantially V-shaped fluting grooves and a plurality of outwardly projecting radiused edges formed at a bottom perimeter of each said fluting groove, said edges configured for obscuring said fluting grooves when said bottle is axially compressed, and a top opening opposite said bottom; and    a multi-compartment container assembly removably secured to a lower portion of said bottle.