US1377350A - Milk-bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

W. HOSKIN.

MILK BOTTLE CARRIER.

APPLICAT|0N FILED APR. H, 1919.

I 1206' Mar citizen of the United States, residin UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

T WILLIAM HOSKI IN, 01 DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD TO LED L. RICHARDSON, 01 DENVER, COLORADO.

Specificiatlon of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1919. Serial No. 289,418.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Hosmn, a at Denver, in the county of Denver and tate of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Milk-Bottle Carriers, of which the following is a specification. I

The present invention is directed to imrovements in milk bottle carriers, and has or-its-object to provide an article of this character so constructed that the bottle when engaged therewith will be firmly held against accidental displacement, but may be readily and quickly detached or replaced, as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier of this nature formed from a single strand of'suitable wire, and having means for firmly grip ing a bottle, and further having means or positively holding theusual disk stopper in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article ofthis character which is exceedingly simple in construction and operation, and one which can be manufactured at a minimum cost.

Still another object of the invention'is to provide a'carrier which can be conveniently carried by a person with a milk bottle engaged therewith in such amanner as to positively eliminate the likelihood of dropping the bottle as now frequently occurs when a bottle is carried without a holder or carrier.

- With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation,- combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in rier,-showmg in dotted lines the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cara milk bottle engaged therewith.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the carrier. 'Fig. v3 isa fragmentary rear elevation. The carrier is formed from a single strand of preferably resilient wire of suitable gage, and is bent intermediate its ends to provide an elongated handle loop 1. The terminals of the handle loop terminatein vertical bars 2 which are in contacting rela-v tion, said bars in turn terminate in substantially horizontal arms 3 also in contacting v relation.- The arms 3 terminate in upwardly curved seats 4, the purpose of which will appear later.

The seats 4 terminate in downwardly extending bars 5, each of which extend forwardly to provide horizontally disposed arms 6 which have their free ends flared, as at 7. lhe arms 6 are curved longitudinally so as to conform to the contour of the usual milk bottle 8, which they are adapted to embrace.

The arms 6 terminate at their rear ends in verticall disposed arms 9, which are longitudina y curved to conform to the vertical curvature of the breast of the bottle 8, which they snugly engage, and serve in conjunction with the seats 4 to positively prevent the bottle moving upwardly accidentally. The arms 9 terminate at their lower ends in convergingly arranged legs 10, which, form in effect, a pocket adapted to receive the body of the bottle therebetween, and serve to limit the movement thereof laterally and rearwardly.

The bottom 11 of the carrier consists of horizontally disposed bars 12 whichextend from the legs 10. The bars 12 are bowed slightly upwardly and are angular in formation, and contact, thereby stantially X-shaped frame the bottom of the bottle 8.

The forward ends'of the bars 12 terminate in vertical arms 13 having eyes 14 formed on their upper ends. The arms 13 and eyes for supporting 14 engage the-bottle adjacent its bottom, and

serve to prevent thesame from slipping forwardly from the bottom frame, but it is obvious that the bottle may be readily lifted when the neck thereof disengages the arms 6 and seats 4.

In operation, the bottle 8 is placed at an inclination with respect to the carrier with Patented Ma o; 1921.

forming asubits bottom resting on the bars 12, whereupon the handle loop 1 is grasped and pressure exerted thereon in an upward direction until the seats 4 are slightly elevated, which is readily accomplished since the carrier is formed from resilient wire.

neck is directly under the seats 4, and upon The bottle is then rocked inwardly until the edge of the releasing the pressure on the handle loop 1 the seats will move downwardly until they receive the upper edge of the bottle neck, thus firmly locking the bottle the carrier. Since the arms 6 are resilient and have their 1 free .ends flared the neck of the bottle can readily pass therebetween until the same have firmly embraced it, and at which time the body enters the pocket formed between the legs 10. To remove the bottle from the carrier it is only necessary to grasp the ham: dle loop 1 with one hand and with the other the body of the bottle, pressure on' the handle loop 1 until the seats 4 clear the,edge of the bottle neck the bottle maalloe easily lifted from the carrier.

- at is claimed is:

1. In abottle carrier, a bottom frame, a pair of convergingly arranged le S extended upwardly therefrom, a pair 0 yieldable neck embracing arms disposed in a plane with the frame, and overhanging the same, a handle-loop disposed above the arms, a yieldable seat between the arms and handleloop for engaging the upper edge of the bottle neck when a part of the body of the bottle is engaged between the legs.

2. In a bottle carrier, a bottomframe, a pair of spaced legs extending upwardly from the frame, a pair of yieldable neck embracing arms overhangingjhe frame, seats disposed in oflf-setrelation thereto, and disposed above said arms, said seats being adapted to engage the upper edge of the bottle neck when the-bottom thereof rests on the frame and means for engaging the bottle to hol a portion of its body in the .space between said legs.

3. A bottle carrier consisting of a sin 1e strand of resilient wire bent intermediate its and upon exerting ends to provide a handle loop, horizontally disposed arms disposed below the handle loop and terminatin in seats, said seats being adapted to ieldably engage the upper edge of the bott e neck, horizontal neck embracing arms below the first named arms which terminate in vertically disposed arms for engaging the breast of the bottle, the last named arms terminating in convergingly arranged legs for receiving a part of the bottle therebetween, the terminals of said le s providing horizontal bars which form a ottom frame, and means on the terminals of said bars for engaging the bottle adjacent its bottom.

4.-. As a new article of manufacture, a bottle carrier consisting'of a single strand of resilient wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a handle loop, said loop terminating in vertical bars which in turn terminate in substantially horizontal arms, said arms terminating in, seats, the seats terminating in vertical bars the terminals of which extend into horizontal neck embracing arms, a bottom frame, and convergingly arranged legs connecting the bottom frame and neck embracing arms.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit-' IIGSSGS.

, WILLIAM HOSKIN.

Witnesses Enwn.- L. OLDHAM, Lap L. RICHARDSON.

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