Bottle Carrier
OwnerJames Waughinventor
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Abstract
A bottle carrier including a body defining at least two openings each for receiving the neck of a bottle to be carried, and a side wall which extends around part of the periphery of each opening. A lip associated with each of the openings is formed on the side wall. A bottle locking arm associated with each opening extends from the body to a free end so that the free end is movable radially of the opening towards and away from the lip to permit insertion of the bottle neck into the opening. A locking arrangement is connected to the body between the openings and is movable to a locking position to engage the bottle locking arms and prevent movement of same away from the lip to permit withdrawal of the neck of the bottle from the opening, thereby locking the bottle carrier to the bottle or bottles.
Claims8
A bottle carrier comprising:
- a body defining at least two openings each for receiving a portion of the neck of a bottle to be carried by means of the bottle carrier and having side wall means which extend around a part of the periphery of each of said openings;
- a lip associated with each of said openings and formed on the side wall means extending partially around the periphery thereof, each said lip projecting radially-inwardly of said opening;
- a bottle locking arm associated with each opening and extending from said body to a free end so that said free end is movable radially of the opening towards and away from the lip formed on the side wall means around the periphery of said opening to permit insertion of the neck of a bottle to be carried into the opening and the free end of the bottle locking arm and the lip formed on the side wall means cooperating to engage an abutment formed on the neck of the bottle or by the bottle cap to oppose withdrawal of the bottle from the opening;
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- locking means connected to the body between said openings, said locking means being movable in use to a locking position in which it engages the bottle locking arms so as to prevent movement of the bottle locking arms away from the lip on the side wall means to permit withdrawal of the neck of said bottle from the opening, thereby locking the bottle carrier to the bottle or bottles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.