Reusable Sealing Bottle Cap Assembly

Abstract

A reusable sealing bottle cap assembly comprises a cap for placement onto the mouth of a bottle and an annular ring. The cap comprises an enclosed upper portion for enclosing the open mouth of the bottle, a circumferential area or recess adjacent to the enclosed upper portion of the cap, an extended ledge, and a circumferential lip on the underside of the cap for placement of the cap into the inner edge of the mouth of the bottle. The annular ring is receivable around the circumferential area of the cap for securing and sealing the cap onto the open mouth of the bottle. The annular ring comprises an outer flexible material and an inner rigid material. The cap and annular ring may be separate pieces or connected by a strap. The bottle cap assembly may be made of plastic resins; metals; silicones; bio-degradable materials; and/or oxygen absorbing materials.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reusable sealing bottle cap assembly, comprising:
 a cap for placement onto the open mouth of a bottle, the cap comprising: an enclosed upper portion for enclosing the open mouth of the bottle; a circumferential area adjacent to the enclosed upper portion of the cap; and   an annular ring receivable around the circumferential area of the cap for securing and sealing the cap onto the open mouth of the bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the circumferential area comprises a circumferential recess for receiving and securing the annular ring around the cap. 
     
     
         3 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the circumferential area comprises a straight wall extending downwardly along the cap for receiving and securing the annular ring around the cap. 
     
     
         4 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a circumferential lip located on the underside of the cap for placement of the cap into an inner edge of the open mouth of the bottle; and a ledge located adjacent to the circumferential area. 
     
     
         5 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 ; wherein the cap and the annular ring are separate pieces and wherein the annular ring is constructed to receive and lock around the circumferential area of the cap for sealing the reusable sealing bottle cap assembly onto the bottle. 
     
     
         6 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the reusable sealing bottle cap assembly further comprises a strap connecting the cap to the annular ring. 
     
     
         7 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cap and the annular ring are a one-piece construction, and wherein the annular ring is constructed to receive and lock around the circumferential area of the cap for sealing the reusable sealing bottle cap assembly onto the bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the annular ring comprises a relatively flexible outer material and a relatively rigid inner material. 
     
     
         9 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible outer material comprises thermoplastic elastomer and the rigid inner material comprises polypropylene. 
     
     
         10 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cap assembly further comprises a material selected from the group consisting of plastic resins; metals; silicones; bio-degradable materials; oxygen absorbing materials; and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cap assembly further comprises a plastic resin material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, elastomer, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the annular ring comprises a relatively rigid material and a relatively flexible material. 
     
     
         13 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the annular ring further comprises at least one tab element for assisting in securing and removing the annular ring relative to the cap. 
     
     
         14 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the annular ring further comprising two opposed tab elements extending outwardly from the annular ring for easy snap on and snap off of the annular ring relative to the cap. 
     
     
         15 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least the annular ring comprises metal. 
     
     
         16 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an integral strap connecting the cap and the annular ring together. 
     
     
         17 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cap and the annular ring are fused for tamper proof purposes. 
     
     
         18 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a technology device embedded in the reusable sealing bottle cap assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The reusable sealing bottle cap assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the technology device comprises an RFID tag embedded in the cap of the reusable sealing bottle cap assembly. 
     
     
         20 . A reusable sealing bottle cap assembly, comprising:
 a cap for placement onto the open mouth of a bottle; and   an annular ring receivable around the cap for securing and sealing the cap onto the open mouth of the bottle.