I claim:
1. A medicine bottle accessory for a medicine bottle having an open top, said medicine bottle accessory comprising
a bottle top of generally cup type configuration removably affixed to the bottle at the top thereof for selectively opening and closing the open top of the bottle, and a spoon integrally formed with the bottle top and extending therefrom whereby a consumer of medicine from the bottle having a contagious illness prevents the spread of his illness by utilizing the spoon to convey medicine from the bottle to his mouth, said spoon having an elongated stem having spaced opposite first and second ends and extending from the bottle top and forming a finger grip at its first end, and an open receptacle extending from the second end of the stem, said stem being of substantially L-shape having a first part in the area of the first end thereof substantially coplanar with a diametrical plane through the bottle top and a second part in the area of the second end thereof substantially perpendicular to the first part of the stem and in spaced substantially parallel relation with the axis of the bottle top.
2. A medicine bottle accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottle top and the spoon consist of plastic material.
3. A medicine bottle accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottle top is of substantially cylindrical configuration and has a substantially cylindrical side and the first part of the stem of the spoon extends substantially radially from the side of said bottle top.
Other info:Inventors:
Resio, George F. (212 Mary St., Old Forge, PA, 18518)
Application Number:
05/827852
Filing Date: 1977-08-26
Publication_date: 1983-02-15
Assignee:
Resio, George F.
Primary Class(es):
215/228
215/DIG.005
Other Classes:
A61J7/00;
B65D51/24; B65D51/24; B65D41/26; B65D55/00
US Patent Ref:
| 1174628 | March, 1916 | Sidmay | 215/228 | |
| 1425456 | August, 1922 | Dial | 215/228 | Medicine bottle |
| 1784880 | December, 1930 | Phillipson | 215/DIG.5 | Combined spoon and clip |
| 2995265 | August, 1961 | Soderberg | 215/DIG.5 | Spoon |
| 3730372 | May, 1973 | Komendowski | 215/DIG.5 | PLASTIC CONTAINER |
Other Refs:
FR1087491| August, 1954 | 215/DIG.5 | | |
Primary Examiner:
Ross, Herbert F.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: