US 12,351,361 B2
Reconfigurable container system
Rick L. Fessler, Jr., Ballwin, MO (US); and Timothy M. Bausch, Ballwin, MO (US)
Filed by Summit Project, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,600.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017884 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 47/06 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0231 (2013.01) [B65D 47/065 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reconfigurable container system, comprising:
a bottle including:
a) a bottle inner wall having a bottle inner wall upper end defining a bottle opening and a bottle inner wall lower end opposite the bottle inner wall upper end;
b) a bottle bottom wall extending across the bottle inner wall lower end such that the bottle inner wall and the bottle bottom wall define a bottle hollow interior adapted to hold liquid;
c) a bottle outer wall spaced from the bottle inner wall including a bottle outer wall upper end having a circular rim adjacent to a bottle screw connector element and a bottle outer wall lower end opposite to the bottle outer wall upper end extending below the bottle inner wall lower end thereby defining a space below the bottle bottom wall;
d) a bottle outer retainer mounted in the space below the bottle bottom wall and spaced from the bottle bottom wall;
e) a bottle inner retainer mounted inside the bottle outer retainer; and
f) a bottle connector insert mounted below the bottle inner retainer, said bottle connector insert including a bottle connector insert inward-facing surface having a bottle bayonet connector element and a bottle connector insert downward-facing surface having an annular seal ring;
a closure including:
a) a closure outer wall having a closure screw connector element configured to releasably connect to the bottle screw connector element to selectively join the closure and the bottle; and
b) a seal positioned to engage the bottle outer wall upper end when the closure screw connector element connects to the bottle screw connector element to block the bottle opening so as to retain liquid in the bottle hollow interior; and
a bottom canister including:
a) a bottom canister collar having a bottom canister collar inner surface defining a bottom canister mouth and a bottom canister collar outer surface facing opposite the bottom canister collar inner surface;
b) a bottom canister hollow interior accessible through the bottom canister mouth and adapted for holding contents; and
c) a bottom canister bayonet connector element positioned on the bottom canister collar outer surface and configured to releasably connect to the bottle bayonet connector element to selectively join the bottom canister and the bottle such that the bottom canister sealingly engages the annular seal ring on the bottle to retain contents in the bottom canister hollow interior.