Apparatus, system and method for holding an item
OwnerNancy J. Salmaninventor
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Abstract
An accessory holder, a system and a method holds and/or stores an accessory, such as, a doser for medicine, with a bottle. The accessory holder is attachable to a bottle, such as, for example, a medicine bottle. The accessory holder has a container segment to receive the accessory. The container segment holds and/or stores the accessory with the bottle such that the accessory is prevented from being separated, lost and/or contaminated while not in use.
Claims20
An accessory holder used in conjunction with a bottle having a neck and a sidewall, the apparatus comprising:
- a container segment having an inner volume defined by an inner wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define a container opening opposite the bottom wall and further wherein the outer wall is convex and extends outwardly from the inner volume of the container segment;
- a fastening member having an outer edge, an inner edge and a plurality of flexible tabs attached to the inner edge of the fastening member extending inwardly to form a fastener opening;
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- a bend connecting the inner wall of the container segment and the outer edge of the fastening member wherein the bend has an angle between the fastening member and the inner wall of the container segment.
An accessory holder used in conjunction with a bottle having a neck and a sidewall, the apparatus comprising:
- a container segment having an inner volume defined by an inner wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define an opening opposite the bottom wall and further wherein the outer wall is convex;
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- an adhesive member having a front adhesive surface and a back adhesive surface wherein the front adhesive surface is attached to the inner wall of the container segment and the back adhesive surface attaches to the sidewall of the bottle.
A method for storing an accessory with a bottle having a neck and a body, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container having a fastening member wherein the fastening member has an outer edge, an inner edge and a plurality of tabs extending inwardly from the inner edge of the fastening member to form a flexible opening;
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- placing the neck of the bottle through the flexible opening of the fastening member of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.