Combination bottle and bottle cap opener

Abstract

A fully functioning bottle includes a tubular neck portion with an opening closed by a crown cap, a tubular base portion, and a tubular transition portion connecting the neck portion to the base portion. The bottle includes a seamless outer surface having a channel positioned along the length of the bottle body. The surface is also deformed to provide a lip, which projects above the channel to form the opener. The channel has sufficient depth to receive a crown cap positioned at the end of a second container body. The cap frictionally engages the lip, so that cap is removed from second container body when the body is rotated about the capped end.

1 . A container comprising:
 a frusto-conical tubular body having an upper end portion for receiving a first crown cap and a lower end portion forming a base for supporting said body,   said body having a seamless outer surface extending from said upper end portion to said lower end portion,   an integral container opener being located at a preselected position between said upper end portion and said lower end portion,   said container opener including a depression in said seamless outer surface and a lip extending therefrom,   said lip being positioned over said depression forming a recess in said seamless surface, and   said recess receiving a second crown cap so that said lip frictionally engages the second crown cap to facilitate removal of the second crown cap from another container.   
   
   
       2 . A container as set forth in  claim 1  which includes:
 a transition portion positioned between said upper end portion and said lower end portion, and   said opener being positioned between said transition portion and said lower end portion.   
   
   
       3 . A container as set forth in  claim 1  which includes:
 said depression forms a circular band in said outer surface.   
   
   
       4 . A container as set forth in  claim 3  which includes:
 said lip having a flange extending around the circumference of said body to form an annular ring with an inner surface for frictionally engaging the second crown cap and an outer surface for partially covering said depression.   
   
   
       5 . A container as set forth in  claim 1  which includes:
 said opener having preselected dimensions so that the second crown cap is identical to first crown cap.   
   
   
       6 . A container as set forth in  claim 1  which includes:
 said body being formed from metal.   
   
   
       7 . A container as set forth in  claim 6  which includes:
 said body being formed from aluminum.   
   
   
       8 . A fluid holding apparatus comprising:
 a first crown cap,   a body having a frustum shaped neck portion, a cylindrical base portion, a transition portion positioned between said neck portion and said base portion, and an inner chamber for storing fluids,   said neck portion supporting said crown cap with an opening for receiving fluids positioned thereon so that said crown cap closes said opening,   said neck portion opening communicating with said inner chamber,   said transition portion connecting said neck portion to said base portion to form a continuous frusto-conical outer surface thereon,   said base portion including an annular trough extending around a circumference of said outer surface and a lip projecting from said outer surface to cover said trough partially, and   said lip and said trough forming an opener for removing a second crown cap from another fluid holding apparatus.   
   
   
       9 . A fluid holding apparatus as set forth in  claim 8  which includes:
 said opener having preselected dimensions so that the second crown cap is identical to first crown cap.   
   
   
       10 . A fluid holding apparatus as set forth in  claim 8  which includes:
 said lip having a flange extending around the circumference of said body to form an annular ring with an inner surface for frictionally engaging the second crown cap and an outer surface for partially covering said trough.   
   
   
       11 . A container as set forth in  claim 8  which includes:
 said body being formed from metal.   
   
   
       12 . A container as set forth in  claim 11  which includes:
 said body being formed from aluminum.   
   
   
       13 . A method for opening bottles comprising the steps of:
 providing a frusto-conical tubular bottle body having a neck projecting from one end, a base positioned at the opposite end, and a seamless continuous outer surface extending from the neck to the base,   forming a channel in the body outer surface in a preselected position along the length of the bottle body with sufficient depth to receive an annular flange extending from a crown shaped bottle cap, and   deforming a portion of the outer surface adjacent to the channel to form a lip extending over the channel with an inner surface for frictionally engaging the crown shaped bottle cap.   
   
   
       14 . A method as set forth in  claim 13  which includes:
 inserting liquid into the bottle body.   
   
   
       15 . A method as set forth in  claim 14  which includes:
 closing the bottle body with another crown cap.   
   
   
       16 . A method as set forth in  claim 13  which includes:
 inserting a capped end of a second bottle into the channel,   frictionally engaging a crown cap extending from the second bottle capped end with the lip, and   rotating an opposite end of the second bottle about the capped end to remove the crown cap from the second bottle.