Bottles

Description

Bottles are vessels, normally made of glass or plastic, and are used for storage of liquid items. Bottles are usually cylindrical in shape with a narrow neck and end with an opening mouth; they do not have handles. The bottle mouth is usually sealed by using bottle cap or a stopper.

Types

Bottles can be classified based on the material of construction and features.

Based on the material of construction, bottles can be categorized as follows: 

• Glass bottles
• Plastic bottles
• Ceramic bottles
• Aluminum bottles
• PET bottles
• HDPE bottles

Based on their features, bottles can be categorized as follows:

• Codd-neck bottles - These types of bottles are specially designed in such a way that a marble and a rubber washer is enclosed into the neck of the bottle; the bottles are filled upside down, and pressure of the gas in the bottle forces the marble against the washer, thus sealing in the carbonation; this type of mouth and neck arrangement is found in glass bottles
• Open mouth bottle - These types of bottles are the usual type of bottles found in the day to day applications; these do not have a specific design for mouth; a cork or a bottle cap is used to seal the bottle

Applications

The various applications of bottles are: 

• Bottles are used for storing liquids such as soft-drinks, water, milk, beer, wine, oils, shampoo, chemicals etc
• Aluminum bottles, also known as bottle cans, are used in beverage industry
• Bottles are used in medical field to pack or store oral medicines, glucose etc
• Used in the cosmetic industry for storing perfumes, shampoos
• Codd-neck bottles are mainly used in storing of soda