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US3167347A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Bottle or can carrying device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-21
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1982-05-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Winston G Hewlings

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A MOLDED BOTTLE CARRIER HANDLE AND AT LEAST ONE FULLY LOADED "SIX-PACK" BEVERAGE CONTAINER OF THE TYPE HAVING A COVER PORTION THROUGH WHICH THE NECKS OF CROWN CAPPED BOTTLES PROTRUDE, SAID CARRIER HANDLE COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE BODY OF SEMI-RIGID PLIABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AN UPRIGHT RIGID HANDLE PORTION WITH A HANDLE OPENING AND AT LEAST ONE WEB PORTION EXTENDING AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID HANDLE PORTION AND BEING HELD IN SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, SAID WEB PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF BOTTLE NECK ENGAGING OPENINGS EQUALLY SPACED APART RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF SAID HANDLE PORTION, SAID WEB PORTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HANDLE CENTER PORTION BEING IMPERFORATE, EACH OF SAID BOTTLE NECK ENGAGING OPENINGS HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BOTTLE CROWN CAPS, SAID WEB PORTION OPENINGS DEFORMABLY ENGAGING ABOUT TWO BOTTLE NECKS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CONTASINER COVER PORTION, THE WEB PORTIONS SURROUNDING SAID OPENINGS BEING DEFORMED SUFFICIENTLY TO PASS OVER SAID CROWN CAPS, SAID CONTAINER BEING READILY LIFTED BY SAID HANDLE, THE UNOBSTRUCTED CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID WEB PORTION PERMITTING FREE ACCESS AND MOVEMENT OF ONE''S FINGERS THROUGH THE HANDLE OPENING OF THE CARRIER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
A MOLDED BOTTLE CARRIER HANDLE AND AT LEAST ONE FULLY LOADED "SIX-PACK" BEVERAGE CONTAINER OF THE TYPE HAVING A COVER PORTION THROUGH WHICH THE NECKS OF CROWN CAPPED BOTTLES PROTRUDE, SAID CARRIER HANDLE COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE BODY OF SEMI-RIGID PLIABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AN UPRIGHT RIGID HANDLE PORTION WITH A HANDLE OPENING AND AT LEAST ONE WEB PORTION EXTENDING AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID HANDLE PORTION AND BEING HELD IN SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, SAID WEB PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF BOTTLE NECK ENGAGING OPENINGS EQUALLY SPACED APART RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF SAID HANDLE PORTION, SAID WEB PORTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HANDLE CENTER PORTION BEING IMPERFORATE, EACH OF SAID BOTTLE NECK ENGAGING OPENINGS HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BOTTLE CROWN CAPS, SAID WEB PORTION OPENINGS DEFORMABLY ENGAGING ABOUT TWO BOTTLE NECKS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CONTASINER COVER PORTION, THE WEB PORTIONS SURROUNDING SAID OPENINGS BEING DEFORMED SUFFICIENTLY TO PASS OVER SAID CROWN CAPS, SAID CONTAINER BEING READILY LIFTED BY SAID HANDLE, THE UNOBSTRUCTED CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID WEB PORTION PERMITTING FREE ACCESS AND MOVEMENT OF ONE''S FINGERS THROUGH THE HANDLE OPENING OF THE CARRIER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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