US 5,680,958 AGranted

Bottle/container holder for transporting the bottle/container

OwnerHoward Mann, J. Stanley Fredrickinventors

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Abstract

A bottle holder holds a bottle having a perimeter, a height, a top, and a bottom. The bottle has a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end. The bottom is attached to the first end to create an interior volume. A neck with an opening is attached to the second end of the cylindrical body to create the opening connecting the interior volume to a volume exterior to the bottle. A first material is adapted to be extended substantially around the perimeter of the bottle to form a seam. The first material also extends substantially from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the bottle. The seam extends longitudinally approximately from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the bottle. A second material is attached to the first material that covers the bottom of the bottle. An apparatus, such a zipper, snaps, buttons, and velcro, is positioned along the seam to selectably close the seam to hold said bottle in place.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A bottle holder having a bottle holder interior to hold a bottle having a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end and a perimeter, said first end of said cylindrical body is closed to create an interior volume and a neck is attached to said second end of said cylindrical body, said neck having an opening therethrough to connect said interior volume to a volume exterior to said bottle, comprising:

(a) a first material adapted to be extended substantially around said perimeter of said cylindrical body of said bottle to form a seam, said first material also extending substantially from said first end of said cylindrical body to said opening in said neck attached to said second end of said cylindrical body, so that said first material substantially covers said cylindrical body and said neck, said seam extending longitudinally approximately from said first end of said cylindrical body to said opening in said neck, said first material comprised of a polyurethane coated material and nylon and having an internal surface facing toward said bottle when said bottle is positioned inside said bottle holder;
(b) a second material attached to said first material that covers said first end of said cylindrical body of said bottle;
(c) an apparatus positioned along said seam to selectably close said seam to hold said bottle in place when said bottle is positioned inside said bottle holder;
and
(d) an insulating material affixed to said first material and positioned between said internal surface and said bottle when said bottle is positioned inside said bottle holder, said insulating material in physical contact with said bottle when said bottle is positioned inside said bottle holder, said insulating material comprised of Thermolyte, wherein said first material, said second material, said apparatus, and said insulating material combine to form said bottle holder interior, and further wherein said first material and said bottle holder interior are only separated by said insulating material.

2 more elements

A container having a container interior to hold a bottle, said bottle having a first bottle end, a second bottle end, and a perimeter surface, comprising:

(a) a polyurethane coated, nylon layer substantially covering said first bottle end of said bottle and said perimeter surface of said bottle, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer having a first layer end and a second layer end, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer extending substantially around said perimeter surface of said bottle, said first layer end and said second layer end combine to form a seam, said seam extending longitudinally along said bottle approximately from said bottom of said bottle to said top of said bottle, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer having an internal surface facing substantially toward said bottle;
(b) an insulating layer substantially covering said first bottle end of said bottle and said perimeter surface of said bottle, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer having a first insulating layer end and a second insulating layer end, said insulating layer extending substantially around said perimeter surface of said bottle, said first insulating layer end secured to said polyurethane coated, nylon layer end and said second insulating layer end secured to said second layer end which combine to form a seam, said insulating layer comprised of Thermolyte;
and
(c) an apparatus positioned along said seam to selectably close said seam to hold said bottle in place, wherein said polyurethane coated, nylon layer, said insulating layer, and said apparatus combine to form said container interior and further wherein said polyurethane coated, nylon layer is only separated from said container interior substantially by said insulating layer.

1 more element

A light-weight insulating enclosure having an interior to hold a container, said container having a container opening through which substances can flow from said container, comprising:

(a) a polyurethane coated, nylon layer and a insulating layer substantially surrounding said container, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer and said insulating layer combined to form an enclosure opening for receiving and removing said container when fully opened and for permitting access to said container opening to permit said substances to flow to and from said container, while being insulated by said light-weight, insulating enclosure, said insulating layer comprised substantially of Thermolyte, said polyurethane coated, nylon layer and said insulating layer combine to form a single layer in which said polyurethane coated, nylon layer and said interior are only separated by said insulating layer;
and
(b) an apparatus positioned substantially along said enclosure opening to selectively and substantially close enclosure opening to secure and insulate said container and to permit said substances to flow to and from said container through said container opening.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.