Bottle carrier

Claim 1

The combination of a bottle carrier with a suitcase, the latter having a generally rectangular or squared shape body portion defined by a bottom wall and pairs of substantially parallel first and second side walls, with said second side walls being substantially perpendicular to said first side walls, a cover hinged to said body portion along an edge of one of said first side walls, a carrying handle for said suitcase attached to the other of said first side walls, said bottle carrier comprising an elongated generally bottle-shaped wrapper sheath of a material having heat-insulating and shock-protecting properties and having an opening for removal and insertion of a bottle, means for closing said opening, and a shock-absorber resilient attaching means for said wrapper sheath including a helical spring attached at one end to an end of said wrapper sheath, and at the other end to said other one of said first side walls, and a cord attached to the other end of said wrapper sheath and to said one of said first side walls, said wrapper sheath, spring and cord extending along a substantially straight line within said suitcase and in a plane substantially parallel to said cover and bottom wall and extending through said handle, said cord maintained taut by said spring, whereby a bottle inserted in said wrapper sheath may be carried upright inside said suitcase when the latter is upright and said handle uppermost, and is further protected by garments and other items carried in said suitcase and filling the latter around said wrapper sheath and bottle.