US2596533A - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

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R. COTTREL BOTTLE CARRIER May 13, 1952 Filed May 5, 1948 Il ||r|||||\,.vu III?. 6 du 1 lllll 1,/ l ll 0 :lllllllllllllll IIIIIIIIII IIIHT 9.7 w qv/7 l m7 lf fo Patented May 13, 1952 UNITED STATES ATENT F FICE lBDTJYIQIiE CARRIER Ralph CottreL Dayton, Ohio, lass'ignor lo om.h third to August L. Pachin` and ione-third Yto .Franklinh l.lfachim both rof Daytomghio Application May 1948:,v 'Serial No. 125.2395

1 .4 Claims.

My invention relates `to Icarriers vforfbottles and other articles of like nature, andparticularly for use in carrying bottles containing-soit-d-rinksand other beverages, such as beer.

My novel bottle carrier has man-y advantages, such as being very compact whenA empty,` thus requiring very little storage space 4since it may be either rolled or folded into a small lunit.

Another Very important advantage is that, `due to my novel neck-forming` feature. it securely holds the bottles so that they cannot fall `out of the carrier, regardless of the position -of the carrier while it is being transportedlby a lperson or after it has been laid downor set down.

It is extremely handy `for cooling drinks because the carrier withthe bottles therein may "ne placed in a creek or spring water vpool when on outings or picnics.

My carrier has excellent wearingvqualities because I prefer to make .it of 4a heavy canvas or ducking material.

Therefore, it is an object of Lmy invention to produce a novel bottle carrier, compact -wl'ien empty and not bulky when iilled `with bottles.

Another object is to provide a `bottle Icarrier having bottle compartments `or pockets formed so as to readily .adapt themselves .to 'the contour of the bottles, including Ithe tapered heck-s 'of the bottles.

A further object of my invention `isto :provide a bottle carrier made of 4two pieces :of pliable, limp material `sewed together .at .their ends, 4and having compartments or pockets formed between the two pieces of material by sewed seams.

A still further object is the provision of a novel bottle carrier of the type just above mentioned wherein the pockets are tapered .at one end to make them form fitting .for taper-.neck bottles to prevent them from slipping out of the carrier, whether the carrier is being carried by either end alone or by both ends together.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel bottle carrier of .the typerabove mentioned, with carrying handles, .one at each end Vof the carrier, such handles being securely sewed between the two pieces of material.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a type of bottle carrier with pockets or compartments made by sewed seams, and to also provide a blank space between the two center pockets so that when the carrier is picked up by both handles the bottles will be in two groups side by side with the bottles in each group, one above the other in vertical fashion.

With these and other incidental objects in View,

'Otsaidedr-awings: Fig. 1 isa flat side view of my novelbottle carrier, showing the end seams and -how the handles are sewed in between fthe main 4pieces of material, and tur-ther shows the seams forming the-:pockets and the neck-forming seams.

Fig. 2.shows lanfedge View of the carrier, 4empty Iand'linposition -to'be picked up by both handles.

Fig. I3 shows'an edge view of the carrier, partly broken-away, with bottles therein, and position to be picked up by one handle only.

VEig. 4 shows an edge View of the carrier with .bottles therein, and in the position it assumes when it `is .picked vupby both of the handles.

Fig. 5 showsa `fragmentary section of the bottle carrier and illustrates how the -form tting tapered `neck conforms `to the contour of Athe bottle neck.

Fig. vv6 isa fragmentary detail, shown lin sec- Ltion .on line 56%6 of Eig. 11 to show the hemmed edges otf .the two pieces of material, Ywhich 'hemmed .edges .areron' one sideonly of the lbottle carrier.

Detailed description As shown in the drawings `my "bottle carrier comprises two identical sheets I0, made of a pliable A'limp material, preferably of canvas.` or heavy ducking material.

Each o f the ends of the sheets l0 have turned in hems il, and Athe ends of the sheets l0 vare sewed together vby seams l2. Handles i3 `are placed in Ibetween thehemmed edges as shown in Figs. 1 and V2, and are stitched securely to the sheets Ill.

my `illustrated form I 'have shown eight seams 14 to form `sii; pockets or compartments t5. Aswill be noticed from Fig. 1 a blankspace |26 provided between the two center .seams 1'4 to Vallowenough material -for `the 'carrierfto assume the shape Ashown Vin Fig. '4 when said c'arrieris full of bottles and is picked up by both of the handles I3.

On one of the long sides of the sheets lil, as shown in Fig. 1 said sheets are provided with turned in hems H, see also Fig. 6, sewed by seams it. These hems l1 provide strength for the carrier and prevent stretching of the sheets I along this side of the carrier Where the bottles are inserted.

Each of the pockets I5 is provided with a neck-forming tapered section by seams 2D.

These seams 20 begin above the center of the sheets I and taper towards one another as said seams approach the outer edges of the sheets I0. It will be noticed that the main or straight seams I4 extend across the entire width of the carrier sheets I0. These seams I4 by extending across the entire width of the bottle carrier prevent that section of the carrier between the smallest ends of the pockets from stretching out of shape and thereby tends to make for better tting of the neck-forming sections of the pockets I around the bottle necks.

In Fig. 1 there are no bottles and therefore, the pockets I5 appear wider because the carrier is here shown iiattened out, but in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 the carrier is shown with bottles in the pockets I5. The bottles are designated 22 and whenV they are put in the carrier they'are put in from the side having the seams I1 and pushed into the pockets until the tapered sections formed I.by the seams 20 conform to the shapes of the bottle necks. Thus the tapered neck-forming sections of the pockets I5 grip the bottles and prevent them from slipping out of the carrier regardless of the position in which the carrier is carried. Y

When carried by one handle I3 the carrier looks like that shown in Fig. 3. When carried by both of the handles I3 the carrier'assumes the Yform shown in Fig. 4. In this gure can be seen the advantage of the blank section I6,

as it permits the bottles to stackvthemselves when the carrier is picked up by both of the handles I3.

From the above description it can be clearly seen that my bottle carrier is not only novel, but that it is a very convenient way to carry several bottles, in a small compact case, and

lthat it has a high utility v-alue.

Furthermore, and as stated at the outset of my specification, in addition to my carrier being compact. and easy to carry when loaded with bottles, due to its construction and the kind of material out of vwhich it is made, it is not necessary to remove thebottles from the carrier when placing the bottles in a creek or a spring water pool to cool the contents of the bottles, since the entire-carrier may be deposited with the bottles therein.

Asstated before I prefer to make my carrier out of a good grade of canvas or heavy ducking material, to give durability and long wear to the carrier.

However I do not wish to limit my invention to the use of the above stated materials, as other types of materials, so long as they are pliable and limp can be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

While the form of my invention herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that I do not wish to limit my invention to the one preferred form which I have illustrated for it is susceptible of other forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. A bottle carrier comprising a plurality of sheets of pliable material sewed together at their short ends, and having a handle sewed between said ends, and being provided with a plurality of pockets for the reception of bottles, said pockets being formed by seams across the sheets, two of said seams 'forming a non-pocket area and one side of each of the two center pockets, the pockets on Veither side of said non-pocket area being adjacent each other, and tapered seams securing the sheets together in said pockets to form sections in the pockets to conform to and grip the tapered necks of the bottles whenV pushed into said pockets,

2. A bottle carrier comprising a plurality of sheets of flexible, limp material sewed together at their short ends. a handle sewed between the short ends of the material at each end of the carrier, a plurality of groups of pockets formed by seams across said sheets, said groups of pockets being separated by a blank space formed by one seam of each of two of said pockets, and tapered seams securing the sheets together in said pockets at one end thereof' to form neck shaped sections in the pockets to conform with the tapered necks of the bottles whensaid bottles are inserted into the pockets.

3. A bottle carrier comprising two rectangular sheets of ilexible material forming the body of the carrier and sewed together at their short ends,. and having a handle sewed between said sheets at each of the short ends thereof, a plurality of pockets formed by the sheets by having seams sewed across the sheets, a non-pocket area between the two center pockets, and tapered seams securing said sheets together in said pockets to form neck-forming sections of said pockets to receive and grip the tapered necks of the bottles when said bottles are inserted into said pockets for carrying.

4. A bottle carrier comprising two rectangular sheets of iiexible limp material forming the body of the carrier and secured together at their short ends, said sheets being hemmed along the long edges thereof, a plurality of groups of pockets formed by sewing seams across the short widths ofsaid sheets, a tapered section in each pocket formed by sewing theA sheets together in said pockets, and a blank space formed by the seam of each of two pockets to form a bottom for the carrier between the groups of pockets when the carrier is picked up by both handles.

RALPH COTTREL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,174,486 Gallup et al. Mar.17, 1916 1,870,299 Strelitz Aug. 9, 1932 2,129,857 Metzger Sept. 13, 1938 2,259,667 Smith Oct. 21, 1941 2,405,517 Plummer Aug. 6, 1946 2,473,429 Hinman June 14,l 1949

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