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US 5,664,711 AGranted
Bottle holding device
OwnerEdward T. Melloninventor
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Abstract
A bottle holding device has a clamp for gripping a bottle or other container and defining a gripping axis, and a finger gripping arm projecting from the clamp in a direction transverse to the gripping axis. The gripping arm extends at least partially around at least one of the user's fingers to hold the bottle adjacent the user's fingers in a readily accessible and stable position.
Claims6
A bottle holding device, comprising:
- a clamp for gripping a bottle, the clamp defining a bottle gripping axis;
- a finger gripping arm projecting to one side of the clamp in a direction transverse to the bottle gripping axis, the finger gripping arm being adapted to at least partially encircle at least one of the user's fingers so as to hold a bottle gripped by the clamp adjacent the user's fingers;
- said clamp comprising a flat member having an opening for clamping engagement around the neck of a bottle;
- the finger gripping arm being formed integrally with said flat member;
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- the finger gripping arm comprising a first flat portion co-planar with said flat member, and a U-shaped portion extending outwardly from said flat portion to form a seat for one of the user's fingers with the first flat portion extending over the top of a finger adjacent the seated finger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.