Outsert for swing cap assembly

Abstract

An aluminum bottle outsert including a generally truncated cone-shaped inner surface configured to be received and supported by an upper neck portion of an aluminum bottle and an outer surface having diametrically opposed first and second indents adapted to operably receive prong end portions of a swing cap assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of making a beverage container with a swing top closure comprising:
 fixedly mounting an outsert on a neck portion of a metal bottle; and   mounting a swing cap assembly on the outsert.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said fixedly mounting an outsert on a neck portion of a metal bottle comprises:
 placing the outsert on the neck of the meal bottle and moving it downwardly on the neck portion until resistance with the bottle neck portion prevents further downward movement and a projecting length of the neck portion extends above the outsert; and 
 preventing upward movement of the outsert relative the bottle neck portion by curling the projecting length of the neck portion over a top edge portion of the outsert. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said curling comprises substantially seamlessly engaging the curled neck portion of the bottle with the top edge portion of the outsert. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  comprising mounting a bottle swing cap assembly on the outsert. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said mounting a bottle swing cap assembly comprises forming opposed indents in outer wall portions of the outsert. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said mounting a bottle swing cap assembly comprises forming a pivot assembly from first and second wires each wire terminating at opposite ends thereof in traversly projecting prong portions. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising:
 forming opposed loop portions in the first wire member and inserting the prong portions of the first wire member in the opposed indents in the outer wall portions of the outsert; and 
 extending the second wire member through a hole in a cap member and, respectively, inserting the prong portions of the second wire member in the opposed loop portions in the first wire member.