Bottle with attached handle
OwnerMortimer S. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A new and unique bottle and attachable handle and method of forming and assembling the same. The bottle includes a recess in its sidewall which provides space for finger placement and means for attaching the handle substantially therewithin. The handle is attached to the sidewall of the bottle at the upper and lower portions of the recess and essentially lies within the breadth of the bottle and preferably substantially within the recess. The handle and bottle can be attached by interlocking, welding, bonding, or adhesive means. For such attachment the handle and bottle have coacting surfaces which provide vertical and horizontal bearing surfaces therebetween for lifting and carrying the bottle and for pouring therefrom.
Claims35
A bottle having a neck finish at one end, a base at its other end and a sidewall therebetween, comprising:
- a recess in said sidewall which forms a space for finger placement in said sidewall and within said recess, and,
- attachment means on said sidewall at said recess receiving a handle having attachment means thereon which coact with said recess attachment means to secure said handle to said bottle said handle extending essentially within and bridging said recess and about which finger placement can occur within said recess for lifting, carrying and pouring from the bottle by gripping said attached handle.
A bottle having a neck finish at one end, a base at its other end and a sidewall therebetween, comprising:
- a recess in said sidewall being open at said sidewall, and having a back wall, and upper and lower walls which form a space for finger placement through said opening,
- attachment means on said upper and lower recess walls, and
- a handle positioned essentially within the breadth of the bottle having attachment means which coact with said attachment means on said upper and lower recess walls to secure said handle to said bottle, and about which finger placement can occur within said recess for gripping the handle, and
- wherein said attachment means on said recess walls and handle have contacting horizontal and vertical bearing surfaces therebetween which allow the bottle to be lifted, carried and poured from by gripping said handle.
A bottle having a neck finish at one end, a base at its other end, and a sidewall therebetween, comprising:
- a recess in said sidewall being open, and having a back wall and upper and lower walls forming a finger placement space therebetween,
- a handle adapted to be secured to said bottle at said recess opening and substantially within said recess and about which finger placement can occur within said recess for gripping said handle,
- flexible means in said bottle sidewall adjacent to said recess adapted to allow outward deflection thereof for accommodating said handle when it is secured to said bottle, and
- interlocking means on said bottle and said handle for securing the handle to said bottle which includes horizontal and vertical bearing surfaces that coact and allow the bottle to be lifted, carried and poured from by gripping said handle.
A bottle having a neck at one end, a base at its other end and a sidewall therebetween, comprising:
- a recess in said sidewall being open at said sidewall, and having a back wall, and upper and lower walls which form a space for finger placement through said opening,
- attachment means on said upper and lower recess walls,
- a handle positioned essentially within the breadth of the bottle and about which finger placement can occur within said recess for gripping the handle, said handle including attachment means which coact with said attachment means on said upper and lower recess walls to secure said handle to said bottle and being of a slightly greater length than the length of the opening at said recess attachment means, and
- wherein said attachment means on said recess walls and handle have contacting horizontal and vertical bearing surfaces therebetween which allow the bottle to be lifted, carried and poured from by gripping said handle.
A bottle having a neck at one end, a base at its other end and a sidewall therebetween, comprising:
- a recess in said sidewall being open at said sidewall, and having a back wall, and upper and lower walls which form a space for finger placement through said opening,
- a handle adapted to be secured to said bottle at said recess opening and essentially within the breadth of the bottle, and about which finger placement can occur within said recess for gripping the handle,
- said sidewall of the bottle being resilient adjacent to said recess for allowing outward deflection thereof to accommodate said handle when it is secured to the bottle, and
- attachment means on said bottle and handle for securing said handle to the bottle which includes horizontal and vertical bearing surfaces that coact and allow the bottle to be lifted, carried and poured from by gripping said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.