Supporting and raising device for supporting and raising plastic bottles

• US 5,897,150 A
• Filed: 03/27/1998
• Issued: 04/27/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luciano Rubini
• Original Assignee: Luciano Rubini
• Inventors: Rubini, Luciano
• Primary Examiner(s): KRAMER, DEAN J
• Application Number:
  US09/049,590
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 294/27.1, 294/30, 294/31.1, 294/31.2, 294/145, 294/137, 294/92, 215/396, 16/114 R, 220/752, 220/759
• US Class Current: 294/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/106 the gripping region of the handle extending between the neck and the base of the bottle or jar and being located in a radial plane comprising the axis of the bottle or jar

Abstract

A plastic bottle, having a supporting and raising device including a handle, provided with a contoured casing allowing the device to be pressure engaged on a collar element of a plastic bottle. The handle has a first semicircular cross-section handle portion and a second rectangular cross-section handle portion, while the contoured casing has a rectangular cross-section casing portion having an outer flat region thereon is arranged a reinforcement element contacting a rim of a semicircular recess communicating with a horse shoe shaped recess slanted with respect to the semicircular recess.

Claims

1. A plastic bottle supporting and raising device comprises a handle (2) wherein said handle is coupled to a contoured casing (5) allowing the device to be pressure engaged on a collar (14) of a plastic bottle (13), wherein said contoured casing (5) comprises a rectangular cross-section casing portion (11) having an outer flat region (12), thereon is arranged a reinforcement element (10) contacting a rim of a semicircular recess (6) communicating with a horse shoe shaped access recess (8), said access recess being slanted with respect to a plane defined by said semicircular recess (6).

2. A plastic bottle supporting and raising device according to claim 1, wherein said semicircular recess is provided on a surface thereof with a rubber protective element.

3. A plastic bottle supporting and raising device comprises a handle wherein said handle is coupled to a contoured casing allowing the device to be pressure engaged on a collar of a plastic bottle, said handle comprising a first semicircular cross-section handle portion and a second rectangular cross-section handle portion, said first and second handle portions being slanted with respect to one another, wherein said contoured casing comprises a rectangular cross-section casing portion having an outer flat region, thereon is arranged a reinforcement element contacting a rim of a semicircular recess communicating with a horse shoe shaped access recess, said access recess being slanted with respect to a plane defined by said semicircular