Bottle and bottle package

Abstract

A bottle ( 10 ) substantially spherical in shape and with a concave recess ( 20, 21 ) in three sides so that other bottles in the vicinity of the bottle can be located so close to the said bottle that at least portions ( 15 ) of the other bottles are, directly or via a spacing piece, in the said recesses. The neck portion ( 11 ) of the bottle is directed vertically upwards or obliquely to the side and upwards. A recess ( 21 ) in the bottom of the bottle is similar to the recesses ( 20 a, 21 b ) in the side walls or, in the middle of the recess in the bottom, there is an additional recess ( 21 b ) for the neck portion ( 11 ) and/or cap of a bottle.

1 . A spherical bottle ( 10 ) having, in at least one side ( 15 ), a recess ( 20 ) or a notch so that another bottle in the vicinity of the bottle can be located so close that at least portions of the other bottle are, directly or via a spacing piece, in the said recess, characterized in that there are recesses ( 20 ,  21 ) in three sides of the bottle ( 10 ) so that other bottles both beside the said bottle and on top of or below it can be located so close to the said bottle that at least portions of the other bottles are, directly or via a spacing piece, in the said recesses. 
   
   
       2 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that
 the bottle ( 10 ) is substantially spherical, and   the recesses ( 20 ,  21 ) in three sides of the bottle ( 10 ) are concave so that the spherical surface ( 15 ) of a bottle in the vicinity of the said bottle can be fitted into the said recess.   
   
   
       3 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that
 the neck portion ( 11 ) of the bottle ( 10 ) is directed obliquely to the side and upwards, and   the said recesses ( 20   a,    20   b ) in the side wall ( 15 ) of the bottle ( 10 ) are in the vicinity of the neck portion ( 11 ) of the bottle, on both sides of the neck portion.   
   
   
       4 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the curvature radii of the three recesses ( 20 ,  21 ) in the bottle ( 10 ) are equal to the curvature radius of the spherical surface ( 15 ) of the bottle. 
   
   
       5 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the concave recesses in three sides of the bottle ( 10 ) are located so that the section planes of the segments of the recesses are perpendicular to one another, i.e. their principal directions are perpendicular relative to the axes x, y and z in a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system. 
   
   
       6 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that
 the bottle ( 10 ) is substantially spherical,   in two sides of the bottle ( 10 ), there is a concave recess ( 20 ) for adjacent spherical bottles, and   a recess ( 21 ) in the bottom of the bottle ( 10 ) is so shaped that the neck portion ( 11 ) and/or cap of a bottle underneath may be fitted into the recess.   
   
   
       7 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that there is a barcode on the spherical surface of the bottle ( 10 ). 
   
   
       8 - 9 . (canceled) 
   
   
       10 . A bottle ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an alignment recess ( 22 ) is arranged in the spherical surface ( 15 ) of the bottle ( 10 ) and on the opposite side of the bottle an alignment protrusion ( 23 ) is arranged, and when the bottles ( 10 ) are placed on top of one another, the alignment protrusion ( 23 ) in the bottom of the topmost bottle goes into the alignment recess ( 22 ) on top of the lowermost bottle locking said bottles in place. 
   
   
       11 . A bottle package ( 30 ) wherein the spherical bottles ( 10 ) can be placed, characterized in that the bottle package ( 30 ) includes a stacking rack ( 30 ) or a packing box which is in an oblique position relative to the horizontal plane during the packing of bottles, and that the level of the stacking rack ( 30 ) is most preferably at an angle of 45° relative to the horizontal plane, and the bottles ( 10 ) are put in place by hanging them by the neck ( 11 ). 
   
   
       12 . A bottle package ( 30 ) according to claim  9 , characterized in that the bottles ( 10 ) are placed on the stacking rack ( 30 ) so that under the bottles and/or between bottle layers there is a packing tray ( 31 ), which has matching shapes for the alignment recesses ( 22 ) and the alignment protrusions ( 23 ).