Ring handle for bottles
OwnerKeith Nielsoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a bottle handle that is separately formed and subsequently affixed to the neck of a bottle by threading, or snap fitting the handle onto the bottle neck, or by securing thereto during a blow mold operation of the bottle. The preferred handle includes a neck portion and a finger portion that comprise two generally perpendicularly oriented, substantially circular rings that are offset from one another in an approximately tangential relationship. Protuberances and concave finger indents on the finger portion enable a user's finger to provide extra support when handling a bottle affixed with the bottle handle.
Claims17
A bottle handle, said bottle handle being formed separately from the bottle to which it will be attached and adapted to be affixed to the neck of the bottle, wherein said bottle handle comprises:
- a neck portion, said neck portion being formed as a substantially circular ring and adapted to engage the neck of a bottle;
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- a finger portion affixed to said neck portion such that said neck portion and said finger portion lie in planes that are generally perpendicularly oriented to one another, said finger portion being formed as a substantially circular ring and including at least one protuberance adapted to be engaged by a finger of a user when another finger of the user is received within the substantially circular ring of said finger portion.
A bottle handle, said bottle handle being formed separately from the bottle to which it will be attached and adapted to be affixed to the neck of the bottle, wherein said bottle handle comprises:
- a bottle region formed as a substantially circular ring and adapted to engage the neck of a bottle, said bottle region including a top opening, a bottom opening, and an internal bore extending between said top and bottom openings, said internal bore having a generally constant diameter between said top and bottom openings;
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- a handle region affixed to said bottle region such that said bottle region and said handle region lie in planes that are generally perpendicularly oriented to one another, said handle region being formed as a substantially circular ring and including at least one protuberance adapted to be engaged by a finger of a user when another finger of the user is received within the substantially circular ring of said handle region.
A bottle handle, said bottle handle being formed separately from the bottle to which it will be attached and adapted to be affixed to the neck of the bottle, wherein said bottle handle comprises:
- a neck portion, said neck portion being formed as a substantially circular ring and adapted to engage the neck of a bottle, said neck portion including a top opening, a bottom opening, and an internal bore extending between said top and bottom openings;
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- a finger portion, said finger portion being affixed to said neck portion such that said neck portion and said finger portion lie in planes that are generally perpendicularly oriented to one another;
- wherein said finger portion is formed as a substantially circular ring and includes at least one protuberance adapted to be engaged by the finger of a user, and wherein said internal bore is formed by first and second bores, wherein said first bore is of a larger diameter than said second bore such that a shoulder is formed within said internal bore, and wherein said neck portion includes a lip surrounding said top opening such that said lip, said first bore, and said shoulder form a groove within said internal bore, and wherein said neck portion includes a plurality of tabs affixed to said first bore proximate to said shoulder, said tabs extending inwardly towards the center of said internal bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.