[0001] The present disclosure is generally related to a locking mechanism of bottles, and more particularly related to locking mechanism for bottles storing beverages.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in and of themselves may also correspond to implementations of the claimed technology.
[0003] A conventional locking mechanism 100 for bottles used to store liquor is illustrated in Figure 1A and Figure 1B. Figure 1A and Figure 1B illustrates arrangement of a cap 102 and a ring 104 of the conventional locking mechanism 100. The conventional locking mechanism 100 comprises the cap 102, the ring 104, and a sleeve 106 mounted over a neck 108 of a bottle. The ring 104 is present between the cap 102 and the sleeve 106. The ring 104 is present as separate pieces, generally two pieces, attached to the cap 102, while a bottle is present in a sealed condition. The bottle could be unsealed by twisting the cap 102. Upon twisting the cap 102, the pieces of the ring 104 detach from the cap 102. The pieces of the ring 104 are generally discarded as waste. This results into significant wastage of the material, generally plastic, of which the ring 104 is made.
[0004] Thus, a locking mechanism for bottles, having improved reusability, safety, and economic benefit is much desired.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is an objective of the invention to provide a locking mechanism for bottles.
[0006] It is also an objective of the invention to provide a locking mechanism utilizing reusable components.
[0007] It is another objective of the invention to provide a locking mechanism that is economically significant.
[0008] It is yet another objective of the invention to provide a locking mechanism that is safe to operate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The accompanying drawings illustrate various embodiments of systems, methods, and embodiments of various other aspects of the disclosure. Any person with ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that the illustrated element boundaries (e.g. boxes, groups of boxes, or other shapes) in the figures represent one example of the boundaries. It may be that in some examples one element may be designed as multiple elements or that multiple elements may be designed as one element. In some examples, an element shown as an internal component of one element may be implemented as an external component in another, and vice versa. Furthermore, elements may not be drawn to scale. Non-limiting and non-exhaustive descriptions are described with reference to the following drawings. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating principles.

[0010] Figure 1A illustrates a conventional locking mechanism 100 for bottles used to store liquor and Figure 1B illustrates arrangement of a cap and a ring of the conventional locking mechanism 100, in accordance with prior art.
[0011] Figure 2 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a locking mechanism 200 installed on a bottle, in an embodiment.
[0012] Figure 3 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a locking mechanism 300 installed on a bottle, in an embodiment.
[0013] Figure 4A illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a locking mechanism 400 installed on a bottle and Figure 4B illustrates a sectional view of the locking mechanism 400 along X-X axis, in an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words "comprising," "having," "containing," and "including," and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.
[0015] It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present disclosure, the preferred, systems and methods are now described.
[0016] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like elements throughout the several figures, and in which example embodiments are shown. Embodiments of the claims may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. The examples set forth herein are non-limiting examples and are merely examples among other possible examples.
[0017] The locking mechanism 200 is henceforth explained with reference to Figure 2 illustrating a partial cross-sectional view of the locking mechanism 200. The locking mechanism 200 comprises a cap 202 for closing an opening of a bottle that could be used for storing beverages. The cap 202 may comprise threads 204 present on an inner surface of the cap 202. The threads 204 may be designed to engage with corresponding threads 206 present around an upper portion of a neck 208, of the bottle.

[0018] In one embodiment, the locking mechanism 200 may comprise a sleeve 210 covering the neck 208, of the bottle. The sleeve 210 may be present around a lower portion of the neck 208. The sleeve 210 may comprise a first inward protrusion 212. In one case, the first inward protrusion 212 may be present around circumference of an upper end of the sleeve 210. Further, the locking mechanism 200 may comprise a ring 214. The ring 214 may comprise an outward protrusion 216. In one case, the outward protrusion 216 may be present around circumference of a lower end of the ring 214.
[0019] In one embodiment, the neck 208 of the bottle may comprise an outer protuberance 218 for holding the sleeve 210 and the ring 214. The first inward protrusion 212 of the sleeve 210 may be positioned upon the outward protrusion 216 of the ring 214; wherein the ring 214 rests upon a top edge 220 of the outer protuberance 218 of the neck 208. Thus, the first inward protrusion 212 of the sleeve 210 may be supported upon the top edge 220 of the outer protuberance 218, through the ring 214. Further, a second inward protrusion 222 of the sleeve 210 may be positioned below a bottom edge 224 of the outer protuberance 218 of the neck 208.
[0020] In one embodiment, the outward protrusion 216 of the ring 214 would engage with the inward protrusion 212 of the sleeve 210, to restrict vertical movement of the ring 214. The ring 214 may be connected with the cap 202 while present in a sealed condition. The cap 202 may be unsealed by twisting. Further, grooves 226 may be present on a lateral surface of the cap 202 for providing a better grip. Upon unsealing, the ring 214 may detach from the cap 202 and remain in an interstitial space present between the upper end of the sleeve 210 and the neck 208 of the bottle, and above the top edge 220 of the outer protuberance 218 of the neck 208.
[0021] In one embodiment, the ring 214 upon getting disassociated from the cap 202 would reside in the interstitial space i.e. a part of the locking mechanism 200 and could thus be recycled for subsequent usage. In one case, the bottle may be made of glass or a material different from

the material of the locking mechanism 200, generally plastic. In such case, the bottle could be recycled separately from the locking mechanism 200 comprising the cap 202, the ring 214, and the sleeve 210. Thus, in this manner, wasting away of the material of the ring 214 could be prevented, and thus providing economic benefits.
[0022] The locking mechanism 300 is henceforth explained with reference to Figure 3 illustrating a partial cross-sectional view of the locking mechanism 300. The locking mechanism 300 comprises a cap 302 for closing an opening of a bottle. The cap 302 may comprise first internal threads 304 present on an inner surface of the cap 302. The first internal threads may be present in a first direction, i.e. clockwise direction, in one case. The first internal threads 304 may be designed to engage with corresponding first external threads 306 present around an upper portion of neck 308 of the bottle.
[0023] In one embodiment, the locking mechanism 300 may comprise a sleeve 310 present on the bottle. The sleeve 310 may be present around a lower portion of the neck 308. An upper end of the sleeve 310 may be of lesser diameter than remaining portion of the sleeve 310. In one case, a second external thread 312 may be present around the upper end of the sleeve 310. The second external thread 312 may be present in a second direction, anti-clockwise direction in one case. The second external thread 312 refers to threads fabricated at a minimal depth on the sleeve 310. Further, the second external thread 312 could also include multiple threads, in other embodiments.
[0024] In one embodiment, the locking mechanism 300 may comprise a ring 314. The ring 314 may comprise a second internal thread 316. The second internal thread 316 may be provided for engaging with the second external thread 312 of the sleeve 310. The ring 314 may be connected with the cap 302 while present in a sealed condition.

[0025] Upon unsealing, by twisting the cap 302, the ring 314 may detach from the cap 302 and remain over the upper end of the sleeve 310, in its original position. The ring 314 could be disengaged from the sleeve 310 by rotating the ring 314 in the clockwise direction. The ring 314 could thus be separated from the locking mechanism 300 and could be recycled for subsequent usage.
[0026] The locking mechanism 400 is henceforth explained with reference to Figure 4A illustrating a partial cross-sectional view of the locking mechanism 400. Further, a sectional view of the locking mechanism 400, along X-X axis, is illustrated in Figure 4B. The locking mechanism 400 comprises a cap 402 for closing an opening of a bottle. The cap 402 may comprise threads 404 present on an inner surface of the cap 402. The threads 404 may be designed to engage with corresponding threads 406 present around an upper portion of neck 408, of the bottle.
[0027] In one embodiment, the locking mechanism 400 may comprise a sleeve 410 present on the bottle. The sleeve 410 may be present around a lower portion of the neck 408. An upper end of the sleeve 410 may have lesser diameter than remaining portion of the sleeve 410 for positioning a ring 412 around the upper end of the sleeve 410. The upper end of the sleeve 410 may have first angular teeth 414 present on an outer surface of the sleeve 410.
[0028] In one embodiment, the ring 412 may comprise second angular teeth 416 present on an inner surface of the ring 412. The second angular teeth 416 may be fabricated to engage with the first angular teeth 414. Engagement of the first angular teeth 414 with the second angular teeth 416 may restrict movement of the ring 412. The ring 412 may be connected with the cap 402 while present in a sealed condition.

[0029] In one embodiment, the sleeve 410 may rest over a top edge 418 of an outer protuberance 420 of the neck 408. Further, the sleeve 410 may comprise an inward protrusion 422 present below a bottom edge 424 of the outer protuberance 420 of the neck 408, for restricting vertical movement of the sleeve 410.
[0030] Upon unsealing, by twisting the cap 402, the ring 412 may detach from the cap 402 and remain over the upper end of the sleeve 410, in its original position. The ring 412 upon getting disassociated from the cap 402 would thus remain over the sleeve i.e. a part of the locking mechanism 400 and could thus be recycled for subsequent usage.
[0031] It has thus been seen that the locking mechanisms 200, 300, and 400 for bottles provided with a modified positioning of ring according to the present invention achieves the purposes highlighted earlier.
[0032] The locking mechanisms 200, 300, and 400 for bottles can in any case undergo numerous modifications and variants, all of which are covered by the same innovative concept; moreover, all of the details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements. In practice, the materials used, as well as the shapes and sizes, can be whatever according to the technical requirements. The scope of protection of the invention is therefore defined by the attached claims.

We Claim:

A locking mechanism (200) comprising:
a cap (202) comprising threads (204) present on an inner surface for engaging with corresponding threads (206) present around an upper portion of a neck (208) of a bottle, for closing an opening of the bottle;
a sleeve (210) present around a lower portion of the neck (208), the sleeve (210) comprising a first inward protrusion (212) around circumference of an upper end of the sleeve (210); and
a ring (214) comprising an outward protrusion (216) around circumference of a lower end for engaging with the inward protrusion (212) of the sleeve (210) to restrict vertical movement of the ring (214), the ring (214) is connected with the cap (202) while present in a sealed condition, and upon unsealing, the ring (214) detaches from the cap (202) and remains in an interstitial space present between the upper end of the sleeve (210) and the neck (208) of the bottle, and above a top edge (220) of an outer protuberance (218) of the neck (208).
2. The locking mechanism (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sleeve (210) comprises a second inward protrusion (222) near centre of the sleeve (210).
3. The locking mechanism (200) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sleeve (210) is fixed on the neck (208), using the first inward protrusion (212) of the sleeve (210) and the second inward protrusion (222) of the sleeve (210), and wherein the first inward protrusion (212) of the sleeve (210) is positioned upon the outward protrusion (216) of the ring (214) and the second inward protrusion (222) of the sleeve (210) is positioned below a bottom edge (224) of the outer protuberance (218).

A locking mechanism (300) comprising:
a cap (302) comprising first internal threads (304) present in a first direction for engaging with corresponding first external threads (306) present around an upper portion of a neck (308) of a bottle, for closing an opening of the bottle;
a sleeve (310) present around a lower portion of the neck (308), an upper end of the sleeve (310) having lesser diameter than remaining portion of the sleeve (310), the sleeve (310) comprising a second external thread (312) present in a second direction, around an upper end of the sleeve (310); and
a ring (314) comprising a second internal thread (316) engaging with the second external thread (312) of the sleeve (310), the ring (314) connected with the cap (302) while present in a sealed condition, and upon unsealing the ring (314) detaches from the cap (302) and remains over the upper end of the sleeve (310), in its original position.
5. The locking mechanism (300) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first direction is a clockwise direction and the second direction is an anti-clockwise direction.
6. The locking mechanism (300) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the ring (314) is disengaged from the sleeve (310) while the ring (314) is rotated in the clockwise direction.
7. A locking mechanism (400) comprising:
a cap (402) comprising threads (404) present on an inner surface for engaging with corresponding threads (406) present around an upper portion of neck (408) of a bottle, for closing an opening of the bottle;
a sleeve (410) present around a lower portion of the neck (408), an upper end of the sleeve (410) having lesser diameter than remaining portion of the sleeve (410) for positioning a ring (412) around the upper end of the sleeve (410), and the upper end of

the sleeve (410) having first angular teeth (414) present on an outer surface of the sleeve (410); and
the ring (412) comprising second angular teeth (416), present on an inner surface of the ring (412), for engaging with the first angular teeth (414) to restrict movement of the ring (412), the ring (412) is connected with the cap (402) while present in a sealed condition, and upon unsealing, the ring (412) detaches from the cap (402) and remains over the upper end of the sleeve (410), in its original position.
8. The locking mechanism (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the upper end of the sleeve (410) rests over a top edge (418) of an outer protuberance (420) of the neck (408).
9. The locking mechanism (400) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the sleeve (410) comprises an inward protrusion (422) present below a bottom edge (424) of the outer protuberance (420) of the neck (408), for restricting vertical movement of the sleeve (410).
10. The locking mechanism (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein at least one of the cap (402), the ring (412), and the sleeve (410) are made of plastic.