Condiment bottle device

Abstract

A condiment bottle device for dispensing precise amounts of a fluid condiment with no waste includes a bottle that has a bottom end which is open and a top end which is open. A closure is removably attachable to the top end of the bottle for opening or closing the top end. A base is removably attachable to the bottom end of the bottle for closing the bottom end and a plunger is movably attached to the base. The plunger travels upwardly within the bottle when the plunger is manipulated in a dispensing condition to urge the fluid condiment outwardly from the bottle. Conversely, the plunger travels downwardly in the bottle when the plunger is manipulated in a filling condition to facilitate the bottle to be filled with the fluid condiment.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A condiment bottle device for dispensing a fluid condiment by twisting a knob, said device comprising:
 a bottle having a bottom end being open and a top end being open;   a closure being removably attachable to said top end of said bottle for opening or closing said top end;   a base being removably attachable to said bottom end of said bottle for closing said bottom end; and   a plunger being movably attached to said base, said plunger being positioned within said bottle when said base is attached to said bottle, said plunger traveling upwardly within said bottle when said plunger is manipulated in a dispensing condition wherein said plunger is configured to urge the fluid condiment outwardly from said bottle, said plunger travelling downwardly in said bottle when said plunger is manipulated in a filling condition wherein said plunger is configured to facilitate said bottle to be filled with the fluid condiment.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said bottle has an outer wall extending between said bottom end and said top end which has a shoulder and a neck adjacent to said top end such that said top end has a lesser diameter than said bottom end;   an outer surface of said outer wall has a bottom threaded portion adjacent to said bottom end which extends around a full circumference of said outer wall;   said outer surface of said outer wall has a top threaded portion adjacent to said top end which extends around a full circumference of said outer wall; and   said bottle is comprised of a translucent material wherein said bottle is configured to facilitate a fluid condiment to be visible in said bottle.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said closure includes an annular ring which has a threaded inner surface which threadably engages said top threaded portion of said outer surface of said outer wall of said bottle;   said closure includes a closure gasket having a perimeter edge being coupled to said threaded inner surface of said annular ring;   said closure gasket has a slot extending through an upper surface and a lower surface of said closure gasket which is surrounds by a flap extending upwardly from said upper surface that is biased into a closed position such that said flap defines a closed cone wherein said closure gasket is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from passing through said aperture;   said flap is urgeable into an open position such that said flap defines an open cone thereby exposing said slot wherein said flap is configured to facilitate the fluid condiment to pass through said slot for applying the fluid condiment to a food item;   said closure includes a cap being hingedly coupled a top edge of said annular ring;   said cap is positionable in a closed position having said cap lying on said top edge of said annular ring thereby closing said annular ring;   said cap is positionable in an open position having said cap angling away from said top edge thereby opening said annular ring; and   said cap has a grip which extends into a groove in an outside surface of said annular ring when said cap is in said closed position for removably retaining said cap in said closed position.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said base has an upper lip extending upwardly from an upper surface of said base which is coextensive with a perimeter of said base;   said upper lip defines an upper space in said base; and   said upper lip has an inwardly facing surface being threaded which threadably engages said bottom threaded portion of said outer surface of said outer wall of said bottle for attaching said base to said bottle.   
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 said base has a lower lip extending downwardly from a lower surface of said base which is coextensive with said perimeter of said base;   said lower lip defines a lower space in said base;   said lower lip has a greater thickness than said upper lip;   said base has a hole extending through said base; and   said hole is centrally located on said base.   
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein said plunger comprises:
 a knob being positioned in said lower space in said base such that an exterior edge of said knob is spaced from an inwardly facing surface of said lower lip on said base;   said knob being positioned over said hole in said base;   a screw being coupled to and extending upwardly from a top surface of said knob at point being centrally located on said top surface;   said screw extends through said hole in said base such that said screw extends upwardly into an interior of said bottle when said base is attached to said screw;   said screw is threaded between a distal end of said screw and a point being spaced from said top surface of said knob;   said screw includes a stop which extends around said screw; and   said stop is spaced from said knob such that said stop is positioned in said upper space in said base thereby inhibiting said screw from being pulled through said aperture.   
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said plunger includes:
 a disk having an aperture extending through an upper side and a lower side of said disk;   said screw extends through said aperture in said disk such that a bounding edge of said aperture in said disk threadably engages said screw;   said disk travels upwardly along said screw when said screw is rotated in a first direction wherein said disk is configured to urge the fluid condiment upwardly in said bottle; and   said disk travels downwardly along said screw when said screw is rotated in a second direction wherein said disk is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from being urged upwardly in said bottle.   
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein said plunger includes:
 a disk gasket being applied to a perimeter edge of said disk having said disk gasket extending fully around said perimeter edge;   said disk gasket abuts an inside surface of said bottle; and   said disk gasket is comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby facilitating said disk gasket to form a fluid impermeable seal with said inside surface of said bottle wherein said disk gasket is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from flowing past said disk gasket.   
     
     
         9 . A condiment bottle device for dispensing a fluid condiment by twisting a knob, said device comprising:
 a bottle having a bottom end being open and a top end being open, said bottle having an outer wall extending between said bottom end and said top end which has a shoulder and a neck adjacent to said top end such that said top end has a lesser diameter than said bottom end, an outer surface of said outer wall having a bottom threaded portion adjacent to said bottom end which extends around a full circumference of said outer wall, said outer surface of said outer wall having a top threaded portion adjacent to said top end which extends around a full circumference of said outer wall, said bottle being comprised of a translucent material wherein said bottle is configured to facilitate a fluid condiment to be visible in said bottle;   a closure being removably attachable to said top end of said bottle for opening or closing said top end, said closure including:
 an annular ring which has a threaded inner surface which threadably engages said top threaded portion of said outer surface of said outer wall of said bottle; 
 a closure gasket having a perimeter edge being coupled to said threaded inner surface of said annular ring, said closure gasket having a slot extending through an upper surface and a lower surface of said closure gasket which is surrounded by a flap extending upwardly from said upper surface that is biased into a closed position such that said flap defines a closed cone wherein said closure gasket is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from passing through said slot, said flap being urgeable into an open position such that said flap defines an open cone thereby exposing said slot wherein said flap is configured to facilitate the fluid condiment to pass through said slot for applying the fluid condiment to a food item; and 
 a cap being hingedly coupled a top edge of said annular ring, said cap being positionable in a closed position having said cap lying on said top edge of said annular ring thereby closing said annular ring, said cap being positionable in an open position having said cap angling away from said top edge thereby opening said annular ring, said cap having a grip which extends into a groove in an outside surface of said annular ring when said cap is in said closed position for removably retaining said cap in said closed position; 
   a base being removably attachable to said bottom end of said bottle for closing said bottom end, said base having an upper lip extending upwardly from an upper surface of said base which is coextensive with a perimeter of said base, said upper lip defining an upper space in said base, said upper lip having an inwardly facing surface being threaded which threadably engages said bottom threaded portion of said outer surface of said outer wall of said bottle for attaching said base to said bottle, said base having a lower lip extending downwardly from a lower surface of said base which is coextensive with said perimeter of said base, said lower lip defining a lower space in said base, said lower lip having a greater thickness than said upper lip, said base having a hole extending through said base, said hole being centrally located on said base; and   a plunger being movably attached to said base, said plunger being positioned within said bottle when said base is attached to said bottle, said plunger traveling upwardly within said bottle when said plunger is manipulated in a dispensing condition wherein said plunger is configured to urge the fluid condiment outwardly from said bottle, said plunger travelling downwardly in said bottle when said plunger is manipulated in a filling condition wherein said plunger is configured to facilitate said bottle to be filled with the fluid condiment, said plunger comprising:
 a knob being positioned in said lower space in said base such that an exterior edge of said knob is spaced from an inwardly facing surface of said lower lip on said base, said knob being positioned over said hole in said base; 
 a screw being coupled to and extending upwardly from a top surface of said knob at point being centrally located on said top surface, said screw extending through said hole in said base such that said screw extends upwardly into an interior of said bottle when said base is attached to said screw, said screw being threaded between a distal end of said screw and a point being spaced from said top surface of said knob, said screw including a stop which extends around said screw, said stop being spaced from said knob such that said stop is positioned in said upper space in said base thereby inhibiting said screw from being pulled through said aperture; 
 a disk having an aperture extending through an upper side and a lower side of said disk, said screw extending through said aperture in said disk such that a bounding edge of said aperture in said disk threadably engages said screw, said disk travelling upwardly along said screw when said screw is rotated in a first direction wherein said disk is configured to urge the fluid condiment upwardly in said bottle, said disk travelling downwardly along said screw when said screw is rotated in a second direction wherein said disk is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from being urged upwardly in said bottle; and 
 a disk gasket being applied to a perimeter edge of said disk having said disk gasket extending fully around said perimeter edge, said disk gasket abutting an inside surface of said bottle, said disk gasket being comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby facilitating said disk gasket to form a fluid impermeable seal with said inside surface of said bottle wherein said disk gasket is configured to inhibit the fluid condiment from flowing past said disk gasket.