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US 12,637,252 B2Granted
Handle for a container
AssigneeNiagara Bottling, LLC
InventorsSudheer Bandla, Melissa Cronin, Mark Doherty
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Abstract
A bottle handle includes a neck engagement collar including a neck ring defining a central aperture. The bottle handle also includes a handle portion coupled to the neck engagement collar. The bottle handle further includes a plurality of tabs extending radially inward from the neck ring. Two adjacent tabs of the plurality of tabs define a slot therebetween, and wherein a reinforcement rib protrudes from the neck ring and is located adjacent the slot.
Claims8
A bottle handle comprising:
- a neck engagement collar including a neck ring defining a central aperture;
- a handle portion coupled to the neck engagement collar, the handle portion including a first arm and a second arm each extending from opposite ends of the neck ring such that a first arcuate corner is formed with the neck ring and the first arm and a second arcuate corner is formed with the neck ring and the second arm;
- a first reinforcement rib extending at least partially around the first arcuate corner on a first surface adjoining the neck ring with the first arm;
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- a second reinforcement rib extending at least partially around the second arcuate corner on a second surface, the second surface adjoining the neck ring with the second arm, and
- wherein the first reinforcement rib is positioned a first distance from the first arcuate corner and the second reinforcement rib is positioned a second offset distance from the second arcuate corner greater than the first distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.