Bottle having the outer aspect of a fabric

Details Bottle having the outer aspect of a fabric Bottle having the outer aspect of a fabric

1998-06-01

2001-02-13

Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3727)

Bottles and jars

Multilayer barrier structure

C215S010000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06186348

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a bottle.
This invention more particularly relates to bottles intended to be part of luxury articles. The bottle is more particularly intended to contain a perfume or like liquid, but could also be adapted to contain liquors, spirits and other high value beverages and liquids.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
One object of this invention is to provide the bottle with a pleasant, luxurious aspect while being at the same time of an economically realistic cost.
Another object of this invention is to provide a bottle which seems to be made of a fabric or to be coated with a fabric.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, there is provided a bottle comprising:
an inner vessel,
a shell covering an outer face of said inner vessel,
wherein an outer face of said shell is provided with fibers adhered thereto, preferably in the form of a flock coating.
The flock coating is per se a well-known technology consisting in adhering fibres on a surface of an element and especially of a sheet.
The fibers adhered to the shell of the bottle according to the invention gives a strong impression that the bottle is covered with a fabric. The shell coated with fibers obviates most of the problems which would occur if the inner vessel had to be wrapped with an actual fabric. In particular, there is no problem of cutting a piece of fabric having a complicated shape, securing the piece of fabric onto the inner vessel, avoiding undesired folds. With the invention, the result can be excellent even if the shape of the bottle is complicated, irregular, with concave portions, etc.
Preferably, the shell is made of at least two shell elements.
A joint line between said shell elements can be advantageously covered by a joint cover such as a flat cord.
Preferably, the fibers-coated outer face is coloured. The colour can be uniform, or can be a composition of colours providing a design.
The colours referred to herein encompass black and white colours and more generally any colour which is used to change the natural colour of the shell and/or of the fibres which are adhered thereon. The design can consist of a message, e.g., a trademark, indication of the name of the product, etc.
Other features and advantages of this invention will emerge from the following description, which relates to non-limiting exemplary embodiments.


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