Container cover/liner

Abstract

A container cover/liner for separating clean water, other liquid, or other matter and blocking it off from the dirt, germs, and bacteria on outside surfaces of the container, while the clean water, other liquid, or other matter is being placed in the container or removed from the container. The container cover/liner can also operate as packaging to protect the bottle from such contaminants during storage or transportation, like a storage-jacket or storage-packaging, and block contaminants from air borne movement into the bottle or a container receiving liquid or other matter from the bottle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bottle cover/liner for separating clean water/liquid and blocking off contaminants on outside surfaces while transferring the clean water/liquid from within a bottle into a reservoir or dispenser and keeping the contaminants away from the ambient environment during storage or use comprising of the following:
 a bottle cover/liner formed from at least two separate sheets of flexible and/or retractably expandable material permanently bonded together for creating a tight fit to a bottle;   having a first end and a second end each with an opening to the ambient;   having at least two corresponding pleats, each of the at least two corresponding pleats being located on opposite sides of the bottle cover/liner providing an ergonomic fit between cover/liner and water/liquid bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner is made of at least one of elastic, rubber, or plastic or stretchable and retractable material(s), in part or in whole. 
     
     
         3 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner is shaped to fit to a bottle having a top narrowest portion and it is shaped to fit snugly as a tight fit to the top narrowest portion of the bottle, preventing access to contaminants on the surfaces, thus preventing the flowing liquid from carrying the contaminants, and the bottle cover/liner closely fits over the bottle including changes in dimensions from top to bottom in depth, diameter, radius, circumference, and/or perimeter of cover/liner to correspond with similar bottle changes in dimensions. 
     
     
         4 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner acts as a shield between the drinking water or other liquid that is to be stored in the reservoir portion of a water/liquid dispensing machine and the perimeter of the receiving section of the dispensing machine before/during/after the bottle is positioned or attached on or to the dispensing machine, and after the sealable cap has been removed from the bottle. 
     
     
         5 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein additionally the outside or outer portion of the water/liquid bottle that contains contaminants on top and other exposed areas of it, is also covered by the cover/liner and by doing so shields the ambient from the contaminants closing the contaminants from the ambient. 
     
     
         6 . The invention of  claim 5 , wherein the cover/liner, and more specifically and primarily the predominate larger barrel cover/liner section of the cover/liner which usually rests above dispenser, the cover/liner becomes a shield between the clean air in a room environment and the bottle, thus preventing the potential air born movement of the dust, germs, and bacteria that stems from or comes from or is attached to the exterior of the water/liquid bottle that for example gets picked up onto bottle from the bottle being transported and handled from manufacturing facility to warehouse, or to truck, or to your home or business and placed than from being placed inside for storage, the bottle picks up the dirt and bacteria and then is placed on top of water dispensing machine where air constantly is circulating. 
     
     
         7 . The invention of  claim 5 , wherein the bottle cover/liner further comprises a nozzle section for a tight fit that does not allow water flowing into the water/liquid dispensing machine from the dispensing bottle to be in contact with any outside or other surface or on an outside of the dispensing bottle that can be contaminated. 
     
     
         8 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner is shaped to fit to a bottle having a top narrowest portion and a barrel area, and each of the at least two corresponding pleats are self-unfolding, expanding in size, and taking a shape adjustably corresponding to the changes in bottle dimensions between the top narrowest portion and barrel area of the bottle. 
     
     
         9 . The invention of clam  1 , wherein the cover/liner additionally comprises handles to grip hold of which can be made from the sealing sections between the sheets that are permanently attached together to form the cover/liner whereby they have a dual purpose; the handles run on both sides of the cover/liner along the length of the sealing sections and can be grabbed at any location for end user convenience, the handles being bonded in place on both sides of the plastic liner, resulting in a wide bonding area with a stronger bond than in the absence of the handles. 
     
     
         10 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two corresponding pleats of the bottle cover/liner expand and open when the bottle cover/liner is being pulled downward from on top of the bottle and no additional effort is needed to release the at least two corresponding pleats. 
     
     
         11 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner has a shoulder section between the top narrowest portion and the barrel area, and the bottle cover/liner has a circumference whereby the combined total size and shape of each of the at least two corresponding pleats, plus size and slope of the shoulder section correspond with the circumference of the bottle cover/liner liner to produce a close fit. 
     
     
         12 . The invention of  claim 11 , wherein the number of the at least two corresponding pleats is dependent on the bottle shape and size. 
     
     
         13 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner has a bottle nasal section and the bottle has a nasal section, and the bottle cover/liner nasal section, prior to pulling down the bottle cover/liner over said bottle, has a circumference smaller than the nasal section of the bottle. 
     
     
         14 . The invention of  claim 13 , wherein when the bottle cover/liner is pulled down onto the nasal section of the bottle, the nasal area of the cover/liner expands and retracts so it holds the nasal section of the bottle tight and secure. 
     
     
         15 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner has a barrel section and the bottle has a barrel section and the barrel section of the bottle cover/liner prior to pulling down the bottle cover/liner over said bottle has a circumference larger than a circumference of the barrel section of the bottle. 
     
     
         16 . The invention of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle on each side of the bottle cover/liner which extends from top to bottom of the bottle cover/liner, the handle on each side of the bottle cover/liner being made of extended material on each of the sealed sides of the bottle cover/liner, the extended material creating a greater and stronger bond on the sealed sides on the bottle cover/liner, and the extended material forming a rim or edge with a radius and diameter to form the handle. 
     
     
         17 . The invention of  claim 16 , wherein the handles serve a dual purpose, the handles can be held by a user to place the cover/liner on and off the bottle, and the handles are part of the cover/liner and the two separate plies of the cover/liner are bonded in the wide area of the handles, thereby creating extra strong grip for the plies of cover/liner. 
     
     
         18 . The invention of  claim 16 , wherein the handle on each side of the bottle cover/liner is wide, providing an ease and comfort of handling the bottle cover/liner during placing it on top of the bottle, whereby a user can change position of his/her hands-on top of handles as many times as needed and can grab onto the handles at any location on handles. 
     
     
         19 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner has a funnel-shaped section between the first end and the second end, the funnel-shaped section having a wider opening on one end and a narrower opening on the other end, thus providing easier placement of the bottle cover/liner on the bottle. 
     
     
         20 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the pleats and handles additionally provide for an ergonomic fit between cover/liner and bottle and the expansion of the pleats provides for a transformation of the bottle cover/liner from being a flat object into a 3-dimensional shaped object with ease. 
     
     
         21 . The invention of  claim 2 , wherein expansion and retraction of the elastic-material if present provides a tight hold on the bottle cover/liner and bottle, that insures that no liquid from outside can penetrate that hold and no liquid will be contaminated with what is on the surface of that bottle. 
     
     
         22 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the pleats are assembled and bonded during a manufacturing process thus there is no need to fold, measure or do any assembly prior to using the bottle cover/liner. 
     
     
         23 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein an amount of pleats and configuration of curves and shapes are subject to changes and adjustments based on individual specifications of given liquid holding devices like bottles, or barrels. 
     
     
         24 . The invention of  claim 1 , additionally comprising that the pleats have measurements calculated in a formula as follows:
 FORMULA:   One half the length of the bottle's barrel area circumference less/minus the length of the bottle's barrel area diameter, all divided by the number of pleats on each side of the liner that will be desired or needed, with an equal length/width for each pleat.   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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         C=Circumference of a water bottle 
         D=Diameter of a water bottle 
         W=Width of each pleat (then adjustments can be made based on shoulder slope or bottle design) 
         2*=number of pleats on each side of liner. 
       
     
     
         25 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the number of pleats depends on water bottle shape, size and configuration by different makers of such devices. 
     
     
         26 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle cover/liner is also for storing the bottle as a storage jacket or storage protector to protect the bottle from dust and uncleanliness in its environment;
 the bottle cover/liner having a shape and size corresponding to the bottle's shape and size.   
     
     
         27 . A container cover/liner for protecting the container from outside dust, dirt, and other contaminants on its surface during use of the container, during bottle storage and/or during transportation of such container.