Single bottle carrier
AssigneeOregon Precision Industries, Inc.
InventorJames C. Borg
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A bottle carrier for a single bottle including a substantially planar web of material, the web having an annular ring which includes a neck-engaging collar for selectively engaging the neck of a beverage bottle such as a juice bottle or milk jug. The carrier has a handle portion comprising a substantially U-shaped member having handle arms and a grip portion. The handle arms are joined to the annular ring on opposite sides thereof and the handle arms are sized and shaped so as to flex when the bottle is lifted by the handle portion after the neck has been engaged by the collar.
Claims2
A bottle carrier for carrying a bottle by its neck, said bottle having a neck flange, comprising a substantially planar web of material, said web having an annular ring including a neck-engaging collar for selectively engaging the neck flange of said bottle, and a handle portion, said handle portion comprising a substantially U-shaped member having handle arms extending from opposite sides of said ring and a grip portion joining the handle arms, the handle arms being sized and shaped so as to flex when said bottle is lifted by the handle portion, the neck-engaging collar having a frustoconical shape with a flattened innermost radial flange portion for engaging the neck flange of said bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.