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Bottle Carrier

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-24
MYRSTEN TIMOTHY B
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Benefits of technology

"The patent is about a bottle carrier that has a base plate with bottle clearance passages and a carrying handle support structure. The carrier also has bottleneck gripping mechanisms and a bottleneck clamping mechanism. The bottleneck clamps have clamp elements and springs that automatically push open when a bottle neck is inserted through the clearance passages. The carrier also has slide plates that move towards the base plate to grip the bottlenecks or release them. The technical effects of this invention include improved grip and handling of bottles, efficient packing of bottles in carriers, and easy release of bottles from carriers."

Problems solved by technology

However, such six-pack containers still require the person carrying the assembly to remove the bottles individually from the six-pack carton for individual sales, consumption, or discard, in the case of empty bottles.

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[0027]FIGS. 1 through 3B illustrate the bottle carrier 10. The bottle carrier 10 includes a base plate 12, which is actually divided into two side portions 14 and 16. The two side portions 14 and 16 define a carton handle clearance slot 18 therebetween, with the slot 18 extending completely from the first end 20 to the opposite second end 22 of the base plate 12. The base plate 12 further includes a series of bottle clearance passages therethrough, with each side portion 14 and 16 containing three such passages. The first side portion 14 includes bottle clearance passages 24a through 24c, while the opposite second side portion contains a like number of essentially identical bottle clearance passages. While six such bottle clearance passages are provided in each of the embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that more or fewer such passages may be provided in any pattern or arrangement desired. The six bottle clearance passages of the illustrated embodiments are a...

embodiment 10

[0039]A carrying handle support structure extends upwardly from the base plate 112, with the carrying handle support structure comprising the connector plate 140 at the first end 120 of the base plate 112 and a plurality of handle connector rods 148 extending upwardly from the opposite second end 122 of the base plate 112. The connector plate 140 joins the first end 120 of the base plate 112 to a carrying handle 150, which extends over the remainder of the device from the first end 120 to the opposite second end 122 and is spaced apart therefrom for clearance of the tops of the bottles and carton handle. The handle connector rods 148 connect the second end of the handle 150, i.e., the end opposite the connector plate 140, to the second end 122 of the base plate 112. The connector plate 140 includes a carton handle clearance slot 144 therein, aligned and contiguous with the base plate slot 118. The above-described carrying handle support structure will be seen to be generally similar...

third embodiment

[0047]FIGS. 6 through 9 illustrate the bottle carrier, designated as bottle carrier 210. The bottle carrier 210 is similar to the bottle carrier 10 of FIGS. 1 through 2B, but differs primarily in its lateral symmetry and lack of a connector plate at one end, and in the different hinge and spring arrangement, which obviates the need for a different end spring configuration. The bottle carrier 210 includes a base plate 212, which is actually divided into two side portions 214 and 216. The two side portions 214 and 216 define a carton handle clearance slot 218 therebetween, with the slot 218 extending completely from the first end 220 to the opposite second end 222 of the base plate 212. The carton handle clearance slot 218 may be deleted if so desired, by forming the two side portions 214 and 216 of the base plate 212 as a single component. The base plate 212 further includes a plurality of bottle clearance passages therethrough, with each side portion 214 and 216 containing three suc...

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Abstract

The bottle carrier (10) grips and releases the necks (N) of a series of bottles (B) so that the bottles (B) can be conveniently carried and selectively released. The bottle carrier (10) includes a base plate (12) with a plurality of bottle clearance passages (24). In the first embodiment, bottle neck clamps (28a, 28b) automatically grip the necks (N) of the bottles (B) when the bottles (B) pass through the bottle clearance passages (24). The bottles (B) may be selectively released by an actuating a handle (60) that is separate from the carrying handle (50).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates generally to handheld article carriers and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bottle carrier that enables the user to simultaneously pick up a plurality of full or empty bottles (e.g., beer, soda, etc.) carry them to a destination point, and then release them in a single actuation of the handle.BACKGROUND ART[0002]The use of bottles for the containment of beverages for individual consumption is an extremely common practice, with glass and plastic bottles perhaps being more popular than cans for such individual use. Such bottles are generally supplied. in groups of six contained in the well-known “six-pack” carton, with four such six packs being provided in a twenty-four bottle case. General practice is for consumers to purchase such beverages by the six-pack, and for beverages to be handled at the retail level (consumer sales and restaurants, etc.) by the six-pack before individual bottle sales to custom...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65B21/18B65D71/00
CPCA45F5/00A45F2200/0583B65G2201/0244B65G47/90B65B21/18
Inventor MYRSTEN, TIMOTHY B.
Owner MYRSTEN TIMOTHY B