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US 7,988,213 B2Granted
Carrying handle for bottle
OwnerPhilip S. Muhlfelderinventor
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Abstract
A carrying device for bottle has a pair of hinged arms, one of which has a collar formed on it for receiving a beverage bottle neck, and the other of which has a pinch cam which engages the neck of the bottle, locking it within the collar, when the arms are squeezed together.
Claims17
A carrying handle for a bottle, said handle comprising
- a first arm,
- a second arm hinged to the first arm for pivoting about a pivot axis with respect to the first arm,
- a collar attached to one of said arms, said collar defining a throat for receiving the neck of a beverage bottle,
- the other of said arms having a pinch cam formed thereon adapted to engage a portion of the bottle neck, to lock the bottle neck in the collar throat when the arms are squeezed together
- said arms being hingedly connected by a hinge pin comprising two parts having complementary structures which latch together.
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A carrying handle for a bottle, said handle comprising
- a first arm,
- a second arm hinged to the first arm for pivoting about a pivot axis with respect to the first arm,
- a collar attached to one of said arms, said collar defining a throat for receiving the neck of a beverage bottle,
- the other of said arms having a pinch cam formed thereon adapted to engage a portion of the bottle neck, to lock the bottle neck in the collar throat when the arms are squeezed together, wherein
- the first and second arms are hingedly interconnected by a plurality of knuckles, at least one of which is attached to each of said arms, and a hinge pin passing through said knuckles, and wherein
- the collar is formed integrally with one of said knuckles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.