Bottle Cap

Abstract

A stylized glass bottle cap that has a pull tab extending downward from an exterior edge of its circular configuration that may be used to release or replace the cap onto a bottle. It may be sealed onto bottles utilizing existing crimping technology. This configuration supports the removal or replacement of the cap without the use of a tool. Its physical configuration when placed onto a long neck glass bottle resembles that of a nineties “mullet head” and provides additional area for product branding.

1 . A bottle cap comprising:
 a cap shell having a circular peripheral edge, a circular planar top face, a circular planar bottom face, and a circular skirt that extends from said peripheral edge forming an obtuse angle with said bottom face of said cap shell;   an arced mullet tab extending beyond a bottom perimeter edge of said skirt;   a series of uniform radial ridges formed thereon said skirt, extending onto said arced mullet tab;   a series of concentric ridges formed across said arced mullet tab lying transverse to said series of uniform radial ridges formed thereon said mullet tab; and   a polymer cap liner affixed to said bottom face.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle cap of  claim 1  wherein said skirt has a first height, and said mullet tab has a second height, and wherein said second height is between two and six times greater than said first height. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The bottle cap of  claim 1  wherein said mullet tab has a width that lies between 30 and 90 radial degrees of said skirt. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle cap of  claim 1  wherein said polymer cap liner has a top face and a bottom face, and wherein said top face has a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle cap of  claim 1  wherein said obtuse angle between said mullet tab and said bottom face of said cap shell lies between 110 and 155 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle cap of  claim 5  wherein said bottom face of said polymer cap liner has at least one raised sealing ring formed thereon. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle cap of  claim 7  wherein the number of sealing rings is two. 
     
     
         9 . A bottle cap comprising:
 a cap shell having a circular peripheral top edge, a circular planar top face, a circular planar bottom face, and a circular skirt that extends from said peripheral edge forming an obtuse angle with said bottom face of said cap shell;   a series of uniform, inwardly crimpable, radial ridges formed thereon said skirt;   an arced mullet tab extending beyond a bottom perimeter edge of said skirt, said mullet tab having radial ridges formed along a length thereof and a series of concentric ridges formed thereon, lying transverse to said radial ridges; and   a polymer cap liner with at least one raised sealing ring formed on a bottom surface thereof, and an adhesive affixed to a top surface thereof, said cap liner attached to said bottom face of said cap shell; and   wherein said skirt has a first length between said top edge of said cap shell and said bottom perimeter edge of said skirt, and said mullet tab has a second length between said bottom perimeter edge of said skirt and a bottom edge of said mullet tab, where said second length is between three and six times greater than said first length.   
     
     
         10 . The bottle cap of  claim 9  wherein said mullet tab has a width that occupies between 30 and 90 radial degrees of said skirt.