Releasable carrying handle for bottles
OwnerAlbert W. Gebhardinventor
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Abstract
A releaseable carrying handle for large water bottles of the type having an upper neck portion with an external shoulder at the entrance is made up of a neck-engaging cradle portion which is slidable horizontally into snug-fitting surrounding relation to the neck beneath the shoulder, and a rigid handle portion is pivotally connected to opposite sides of the cradle portion adjacent to its entrance, and ledges on opposite sides of the entrance assist in retaining the cradle portion on the neck of the bottle when carried.
Claims13
A bottle carrier for carrying bottles of the type having an entrance therein, and an upper neck and an external shoulder portion around said entrance, said carrier comprising:
- a neck-engaging cradle portion of generally U-shaped configuration comprising:
- a closed end;
- two sides extending from said closed end, wherein said closed end and said sides define a neck-receiving opening, and said sides are slidable transversely of said neck into snug-fitting, surrounding relation to said neck beneath said shoulder portion;
- and
- stop members on said sides;
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- a rigid handle portion having a hand grip and opposite side arm members extending from opposite ends of said hand grip, said arm members being pivotally connected to said cradle portion;
- wherein said side arm members are abuttable with said stop members to limit upward pivotal movement of said handle portion to an attitude less than 90.degree. with respect to said cradle portion.
A bottle carrier for carrying bottles of the type having an an entrance therein and an upper neck with an external shoulder around said entrance and an outer surrounding cap removably positioned over said shoulder, said carrier comprising:
- a neck-engaging cradle portion of generally U-shaped configuration comprising:
- a closed end;
- two sides extending from said closed end, wherein said closed end and said sides define a neck-receiving opening, and said sides are slidable transversely of said neck into snug-fitting, surrounding relation to said cap;
- and
- stop members on said sides;
- and
- a rigid handle portion having a hand grip and opposite side arm members extending from opposite ends of said hand grip, said side arm members being pivotally connected to said cradle portion;
- wherein said side arm members are abuttable with said stop members to limit upward pivotal movement of said handle portion to an attitude less than vertical with respect to said cradle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.