Top for a drinks container

Abstract

A top ( 102 ) for a drinks container ( 101 ) comprising a sealing cap ( 201 ) configured to seal the open end of a container. The top also has a cover ( 202 ) removably attached to the top of the sealing cap such that a gap is provided between the sealing cap and the cover. A disc ( 331 ) is located within the gap such that the disc is accessed by removing the cover from the sealing cap.

1 . A top for a drinks container comprising: 
 a sealing cap configured to seal the open end of a container;    a cover removably attached to the top of the sealing cap such that a gap is provided between the sealing cap and the cover; and    a disc located within said gap such that said disc is accessed by removing said cover from said sealing cap.    
   
   
       2 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein the top comprises a means for attaching the disc onto the sealing cap or the cover.  
   
   
       3 . A top according to  claim 2 , wherein said disc is a sticker and said means for attaching is an adhesive layer of the sticker.  
   
   
       4 . A top according to  claim 2 , wherein said means for attaching the disc onto the sealing cap or the cover is a number of elements extending from a surface of the cap or cover and configured to mechanically retain the disc.  
   
   
       5 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said sealing cap is moulded from a plastics material.  
   
   
       6 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said sealing cap is a screw cap.  
   
   
       7 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover is removable from said sealing cap by a breaking process.  
   
   
       8 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises a main part and a second part and said main part is removable from said sealing cap by a breaking the second part away from the main part.  
   
   
       9 . A top according to  claim 8 , wherein said second part is a ring which is connected to the main part by a number of elements that are configured to break.  
   
   
       10 . A top according to  claim 9 , wherein said ring has an inner surface configured to co-operate with a surface of the sealing cap such that the ring is prevented from rotating with respect to said sealing cap.  
   
   
       11 . A top according to  claim 7 , wherein said cover has perforations defining a tear-off strip and said breaking process comprises tearing of said tear-off strip from around the cover.  
   
   
       12 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein sealing cap and said cover are fabricated from plastics material.  
   
   
       13 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover has retaining means which retains a ball bearing.  
   
   
       14 . A top according to  claim 13 , wherein a portion of said ball bearing protrudes from said cover such that after removing said cover from said sealing cap said ball bearing provides a rolling or sliding means.  
   
   
       15 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises; an upper part and a lower part defining an aperture attached to said upper part, the ball bearing being retained between said upper and lower parts while a portion of the ball bearing protrudes through said aperture.  
   
   
       16 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises a magnetic material to allow attachment to a ferrous material.  
   
   
       17 . A top according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover is opaque such that the disc is obscured from view until the cover is removed from the sealing cap.  
   
   
       18 . A bottle sealed by a top according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       19 . A playing piece for a game which is formed from the disc and the cover of the top of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       20 . A playing piece for a game which is formed from the disc and the sealing cap of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       21 . A game comprising a plurality of playing pieces in which at least one of said playing pieces comprises the disc and the cover of the top of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       22 . A game comprising a plurality of playing pieces in which at least one of said playing pieces comprises the disc and the cap of the top of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       23 . A method of manufacturing a playing piece for a game comprising the steps of: 
 removing a cover attached to the top of the sealing cap of a drinks container;    removing a disc located between the sealing cap and the cover; and    attaching the disc to the cover or to the cap.