US2689761A

US2689761A - Bottle carrier

Info

Publication number: US2689761A
Application number: US292859A
Authority: US
Inventors: Eberhard Alois
Original assignee: JACK A STONE
Current assignee: JACK A STONE
Priority date: 1952-06-11
Filing date: 1952-06-11
Publication date: 1954-09-21
Anticipated expiration: 1971-09-21

Description

Sept. 21, 1954 A. EBERHARD 2,689,761 BOTTLE CARRIER Filed June 11, 1952 INVENTOR Azors EBZFHAFD BY: M g W Patented Sept. 21, 1954 UNITED PATENT OFFICE 2,689,761 BOTTLE CARRIER iilois Eberhard, Evansville, lnd assignor of onehalf to Jack A. Stone, Evansville, Ind.

striated. an "11, 1952, Serial No. 292,859

.6 Claims.

1 The present inventionrelates to bottlecarriers and particularly to a carrier for use withan individual bottle. y V The primary object of my inyentionis to provide a bottle carrier comprising a bail from which is supported a bottleneck-engaging portion, such carrier being so constructed as to be readily and positively securable to a bottle. y e

A further object of the invention is provide such a carrier which while having the desired operational characteristics, will be constructed of a minimum number 'of parts and in such a manner as to render its manufacture simple and inexpensive.

Further objects will become apparent as the description proceeds. I, l r

To the accomplishment of the above and re lated objects, my invention mf'y be embodied in the forms illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that change may be made the specific constructions illustrated. and described, so long as the scope of the appended claims is not violated.

Fig. l is a perspective View showing a preferred embodiment of my invention in an intermediate state in its maufactu're;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the completed carrier showing the manner in which it is intended to be associated with a bottle; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to that of Fig. 2 but showing a modified form of my invention.

Referring moreparticularly to the drawings, it will be seen that my carrier |'0 co inpris"es basically a bottle-neck-engaging ring ll s up ported from a bail l2. Means I3 is provided whereby ring H can be readily afiiired to and removed from the bottleneck .14.,

Carrier H3 .is formed of two strands of wire 15 and i6 laid side by side and; asshown in Fig. 1, twisted together longitudinally throughout .a part only of their lengths, Thistwistingi's none preferably from a point 1 fl slightly r'emovedrfrom an end of the pair of Wires to a point i 8 relatively farther removed from the other end of said wire pair. Alternatively, the wires [5 and It could be twisted together at spaced intervals between points I? and I8 or merely at the points [1 and I8 themselves. As said, however, I presently prefer to twist the Wires throughout their lengths continuously from point I! to point IS.

The ends of wires I5 and I6 nearest point 18 are turned oppositely out of the line common to the wires and back again into such line to form a pair of substantially semicircular portions 20 and 2! which together constitute the resilient, open, neck-engaging ring H. The free endsZZ and 23 are then turned substantially radially outwardly and preferably curled back on themselves to form blunted ends or

finger pieces

24 and 25. I v

The opposite ends of wires [5 and l 6 (the ends nearest point H) are each turned outwardly and back on themselves to form books 26. and 27. Together the ends22 and 23, and the hooks 25 and '21 constitute the means l3, as will later be-- come apparent.

Strands I5 and [6 are together bent out of the plane of ring ll, substantially about their juncture with said ring at point [8, to formbail I2 spanning said ring and with the

hooks

26 and 21 in juxtaposition with the

ends

22 and 23. Bail I2 is so positioned that the plane of said bail substantially coincides with the median plane of ring II. For the purpose of this specification, the median plane of said ring? refers to that plane perpendicular to theplane of ring II and including the point 88, the center of said rin and the point midway between the

ends

22 and 23. H

While bail l2 may be shaped in anyform most convenient for the purpose for which the carrier is intended, I presently prefer to form the bail withupstanding side portions 28 and 2e, and a horizontal or handle portion 30. e

In attaching carrier I0 to a bottle neck, the ring H, being open between the

ends

22 and 23, may be spread to receive neck [4. Most bottles are formed with a bead I d surrounding the open-,- ing therein, and the ring ll isplaced about the neck immediately below this bead. The end 22 is then engaged in the hook 25 andthe end 23 is engaged in the hook 21, thereby locking ring I I about neck [4. Because of the natural resiliency of strands l5 and [6, upon disengagement of the

ends

22 and 23 from hooks 26ar1d 21, the ends will spring out, thereby greatly facilitating the removal of the carrier from the brittle;

In Fig. 3 I have shown a-modified form of my invention. Instead of twisting the strands l5 and is between points I! and IS, the wires may simply be laid side by side and fixed together between points I! and 18 as by welding at spaced intervals, or by dipping the entire carrier into a bath of molten solder While holding the two halves 3i and 32 in mating relationship. Such a construction would enable the complete fabrication of the two halves 3! and 32 prior to joining them together to form the completed carrier.

While I have specifically illustrated and de scribed my invention as a bottle carrier, it will be obvious that it is as equally adaptable and useful for carrying any type of container having an annular flange surrounding the opening therein, such a a fruit jar, flower pot, or the like, and it is not intended that the device claimed should be restricted to a use only as a bottle carrier.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bottle carrier comprising a resilient, open ring, and a bail disposed in the median plane of said ring with one end thereof fixed to said rin and the other end thereof disposed adjacent the opening in said ring, the ends of said open ring being bent substantially radially outwardly, and

the last of said end of said bail being formed with a pair of hooks in which said ring ends are engageable to lock said ring about the neck of a bottle, said hooks being open for ready insertion of said ring ends by movement of said ring ends in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of said ring. 7

2. A bottle carrier comprising a resilient, open ring and a bail supporting said ring in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of said bail, said carrier being formed of two strands of wire secured together throughout a part only of their lengths, one end of each strand being bent out of the line common to said strands to form a semi-circle, such semi-circular portions of said strands constituting said resilient ring, the re maining portions of .said strands being bent out of the plane of said ring substantially about their juncture with said ring to form said bail with the free ends of said strands in juxtaposition with the open ends of said ring, the extremity of each such free end being formed to provide an open hook for the ready reception of the extremity of the first-named end of one of said plane thereof, and means for releasably fixing the open ends of said ring to an endof said ball whereby said ring can be locked about the neck of a bottle, said carrier being formed of a pair of wire strands longitudinally twisted together from a point slightly removed from one end of said pair to a point relatively farther removed from the other end of said pair, the last said ends of said pair being bent oppositely out of a common line and back substantially into said common line to form said resilient ring with the open ends thereof being turned substantially radially outwardly, the opposite ends of said strands each being bent to form a hook, and the twisted portion of said strand pair being bent out of the plane of said ring substantially about the juncture of said strands and said ring to form said bail with said hooked ends thereof in juxtaposition with said ring ends, said ring ends being engageable with said hooks ends whereby said ring can be locked about the neck of a bottle, said hooks being open for ready insertion of said ring ends by movement of said ring ends in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of said ring.

5. A bottle carrier comprising a resilient, open ring, a bail supported on said ring in the median plane thereof, and means for releasably fixing the open ends of said ring to an end of said bail whereby said ring can be locked about the neck of a bottle, said carrier being formed of a pair of wires laid side by side and welded together from a point slightly removed from one end of said pair to a point relatively farther removed from the other end of said pair, the last said ends of said pair being bent oppositely out of a common line and back substantially into said common line to form said resilient ring with the open ends thereof being turned substantially radially outwardly, the opposite ends of said strands each being bent to form a hook, and the welded portion of said strand pair being bent out of the plane of said ring substantially about the juncture of said strands and said ring to form said bail with said hooked ends thereof in juxtaposition withsaid ring ends, said ring ends being engageable with said hooked ends whereby said ring can be locked about the neck of a bottle, said hooks being open for ready insertion of said ring ends by movement of said ring ends in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of said ring.

6. A carrier for use with a container having an annular flange surrounding the opening therein, such carrier comprising a resilient, open ring and a bail supporting said ring in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of said bail, said carrier being'formed of two strands of wire secured together throughout a part only of their lengths, one end of each strand being bent out of the line common to said strands to form a semi-circle, such semi-circular portions of said strands constituting said resilient ring, the remaining portions of said strands being bent out of the plane of said ring substantially about their juncture with said ring to form said bail with the free ends of said strands in juxtaposition with the open ends of said ring, said open ends being bent substantially radially outwardly and said free ends being bent to form laterally-open hooks in which said open ring ends can be respectively engaged to lock said ring about said container directly beneath said annular flange.

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