Abstract: A thermal coffee carafe for maintaining the thermal energy of a fluid contained within the carafe. The carafe has a heat resistant outer shell capable of resting on a conventional coffee maker appliance's heat generation surface without any deformation. The outer shell is of a shape similar to the appliance's factory supplied carafe so that the carafe of this invention may fit on the heat generation surface of the appliance in place of the factory supplied carafe. The carafe also has an interior globe which only comes in contact with the outer shell at a top opening. The interior globe is the portion of the carafe that holds warm liquids such as coffee. The cavity between the outer shell and the interior globe provides insulation to the contained liquids. The cavity is evacuated to a lower pressure than atmospheric or contains an insulator such as an aerogel or partially contains an insulator and is evacuated adjacent to the insulator.

Abstract: A one-piece plastic handle is adapted for attachment to a sidewall of a container, such as a bottle, to enable a consumer to easily lift and carry the container with one hand. The handle is formed from an elongated handle section having first and second arms which extend from opposite ends of the handle section to form generally an I-shape. When secured to a bottle, the underside of the arms are adhesively secured to the sidewall of the bottle in areas beyond the limits of a label applied to the sidewall of the bottle. A pair of opposed arcuate legs are formed along the length of the handle section between the first and second arms and define reverse bend struts. When the container is not being lifted, the handle section and the opposed arcuate legs lie flat against the sidewall of the container.

Abstract: A blow-molded plastic container having a separately formed and permanently attached handle. The container has a blow-molded body portion with an inwardly set recess. An elongate plastic handle is attached to the sidewall of the container such that it spans across the recess in spaced relation. The handle has a grip portion and opposite ends which are secured to the body portion by welding techniques. The recess has a vacuum flex panel to accommodate changes resulting from hot-fill processing.

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.

Abstract: There is provided a bottle having a handle formed by stretch blow molding comprising an improved structure which facilitates carrying even a relatively large bottle in which a bendable handle having a flat shape extending in a transverse direction is integrally formed below a threaded portion of a neck of the bottle, and a connecting portion of said handle includes a narrow portion which is transversally provided by reducing the thickness at an intermediate portion of the connecting portion, whereby making the finger engaging tab bendable at the narrow portion in upper and lower directions, and molecular orientation of the resin material is performed by the narrow portion.

Abstract: A thin-walled plastic beverage container is provided with a gripping support that eliminates many of the problems associated with pouring and drinking from such containers.

Abstract: A removable handle for use with large soft drink bottles compressibly engages the circumference of the body of the bottle. The handle has a resilient, expandable bottle surrounding sleeve to engage the bottle with a hand grip extending outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A bottle lifting device that can be used to safely pick up and carry heavy water bottles, two at a time utilizing only one hand each; which can be mass produced inexpensively, and which can easily be stored in the pocket when not in use. The lifter provides an area for advertising and incorporates proper lifting information. The lifting device utilizes a molded ring on the top of the neck of the water bottle as a pinch point surface and the neck structure of the bottle as the other pinch point surface. The pinching action occurs in void 3 when the lifter is assembled over the neck of the bottle and is then raised by inserting a human hand into void 2 and applying upward force to raise the bottle off of a surface into the lifted and carrying position. The specifications of the material of the body 1 are such that minimal bending of the body 1 will occur during its use.

Abstract: An insulated flask has a cup assembly and a handle assembly alternately mounted on the flask body, the cup assembly comprising two telescopically stacks cups releasably mounted to the flask body by an annular collar, the cups having nested handles. The handle assembly includes an annular collar mountable to the flask body in a similar manner as the cup collar, and an elongate handle fixed to and extending from the handle assembly collar.

Abstract: A carrying device removably attachable to a beverage bottle or other container. The device includes a first u-shaped base member which is slid over the neck of the bottle. A second closure member is removably fastenable with the base member to encircle the neck of the bottle therebetween. Each of the base and the closure members include a slot for accommodating a carrying strap, handle or the like, for supporting the bottle or container. In another embodiment, the device comprises a pair of symmetrical clips slid over the neck of the bottle in opposing directions to encircle the neck of the bottle therebetween. Each of the clips include a slot for receiving a carrying strap, handle or the like, which both supports the bottle or container and secures the clips together.

Abstract: An inexpensive hanger for a shampoo or other material dispensing bottle. The hanger comprises a thin web of material which preferably has one opening permitting it to be securely attached between the cap and body of the bottle with the neck received in the opening and another opening for hanging it on a hook on a wall. The web of material is selected to have sufficient rigidity or stiffness to allow the bottle to be hung with only one hand (which holds the body of the bottle) and to have sufficient flexibility to allow it to be deformed to lie alongside the bottle so that the hanger may be marketed attached to the bottle without the necessity of changing existing packaging for the bottle. The web alternatively has at one end an opening sized to receive the body of the bottle and at the other end an opening, preferably two openings of different sizes, to receive the bottle neck so that the bottle may be hung upside down.

Abstract: A bottle carrier 1 comprises a thin flexible strip 10 that is provided with a bottle-engaging portion 12, a mid-portion 14, and a carrying portion 16. The bottle-engaging portion 12 contains an aperture 18 having a special periphery configured with certain peripheral elements designed to engage the bottle carrier 1 with a bottle 2. Whether the bottle carrier 1 is designed to carry a single bottle, or to carry two bottles, each bottle-engaging portion 12 thereof will have an aperture 18 for each bottle and each aperture 18 will have the special periphery with the aforesaid peripheral elements. Aperture 18 comprises a semi-circular portion bounded by a semi-circular edge 20 that circumscribes an arc of at least 180.degree.

Abstract: An adjustable handle of feeding bottle for infants and children comprises two grips each having at least one first collar integrally formed thereon, said grips being slidingly disposed between an attachment, e.g. a cover or a securing ring, and a body of the feeding bottle, wherein said grips each further comprise a second collar formed thereon and a kink sized and spaced to receive a peripheral wall of an opposite second collar. In another embodiment, an adjustable handle of feeding bottle for infants and children comprises a first handle having an inner-collar integrally formed thereon, said collar having a circumferential track defined in an outside wall thereof, and a second handle having an outer-collar integrally formed thereon, said outer-collar slidingly received in said circumferential track of said inner-collar, whereby, said first and second handles are disposed between an attachment and a body of the feeding bottle.

Abstract: An adhesive bottle handle comprising a flat base and two grips that rise out of the base. The flat base is coated with adhesive on one side for attachment to a bottle. The two grips can be raised out of the base for usage or lowered back into the base for storage or shipping purposes.

Abstract: A holder for standard liquid filled cartons, such as those containing milk or juice. The holder includes a sleeve that surrounds the carton sides, a base closing the sleeve for supporting the bottom of a carton and a handle for lifting and carrying the holder and carton and for pouring liquid from the carton. The handle preferably is movable between a deployed position for use and a stored position folded against the holder. The holder may also be used as a measuring vessel when a carton is not housed therein. A second set of indica may be provided on the sleeve indicating the volume at different levels in the holder without a carton therein. Also, a thermometer, preferably a liquid crystal temperature indicating strip, may be provided on the inside of a transparent sleeve to show the temperature of a container therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a frame for the storage of reagent vessels (4) and to a reagent vessel. The frame has a bottom part and a substantially circular rim, and the reagent vessels can be so stored in the frame that they extend to the rim (3) of the frame. The frame is provided with substantially radial partitions (6) for holding the vessels (4) in place. According to the invention, the partitions (6) are provided with auxiliary protrusions (10) placed so that the distance of the auxiliary protrusions from the rim (3) is substantially equal to the distance between two adjacent partitions (6) at the rim and that the distance between two auxiliary protrusions (10) on adjacent partitions (6) is shorter than the distance of the auxiliary protrusions (10) from the rim (3). The side walls of the reagent vessel (4) of the invention are provided with vertical recesses.

Abstract: The disclosed sports bottle has a liquid-tight body with a top wall defining a fill opening that can be closed by a removable cap. The fill opening is angled between 20 and 40 degrees relative to its circumferential wall, allowing nearly complete bottle filling with the bottle tilted, such as when filling from a drinking fountain with low water jet. A downwardly open hook formed off of the body near the its top, in close proximity with the longitudinal axis and laterally spaced from the fill opening, can suspend the bottle in a substantially upright leak-proof orientation, and within reach of an exerciser while on and possibly even using exercise equipment. A thermal chiller pack fits into the bottle interior via a bottom wall opening, being removably sealed as a unit in the bottle. The chiller pack has a solution sealed therein that can be cooled to freezer temperatures without solidifying or leaking from the pack, suited to be sealed to the bottle to keep the bottle liquid chilled for an extended duration.

Abstract: A bottle holding device for forming a refillable dumbbell in conjunction with a bottle of the type including a main body portion which is closed at a bottom thereof and which tapers at an upper portion thereof to a reduced diameter neck having a reclosable bottle opening, the bottle holding device including an upper bottle engaging section for engaging the tapered upper portion of the bottle, a lower bottle engaging section for engaging the bottom of the bottle, and an adjustable tensioning handle assembly for pulling the upper and lower bottle engaging sections toward each other with an adjustable force when the bottle holding device is assembled with the bottle, so as to tightly grip the bottle therebetween, and for enabling a person to grasp the tensioning handle assembly to perform dumbbell exercises, the tensioning handle assembly including a lower lateral extension which extends outwardly from the lower bottle engaging section, an upper lateral extension which extends outwardly from the upper bottle eng

Abstract: A drinking mug includes a mug body having an outer wall, an inner wall and a mouth defined by an upper edge. The mug includes a lid provided integral with the inner wall and substantially covering the mouth, the lid having an outer edge, a first opening and a second opening. The first and second openings are adapted to pass liquid and other substances therethrough, with the first opening provided along the outer edge of the lid for drinking purposes. A third opening is provided along the outer edge of the lid substantially opposite the first opening. A cover is provided for covering the second opening.

Abstract: A method of making a bottle with a handle, wherein a synthetic resin parison is disposed in half-cylindrical molds with a handle body, which is blow-molded and at the same time integrated with the handle body, characterized in that the parison is disposed between the opened molds; the handle body is tacked to a face of matching faces of the half-cylindrical molds; the molds are closed; and the blow-molding is performed.

Abstract: A device for holding and positioning a specimen cup for collection of a biological specimen with a ring (18) with a handle (14) attached by a hinge (24). The ring (18) receives and securely supports a specimen cup. The hinge (24) allows the handle (14) to assume folded or extended positions relative to the ring (18). The handle (14) extends outward and upward from the ring (18) when in use, thereby, removing one's hand from the specimen cup. One can then more easily hold and position the specimen cup without soiling their hand with the specimen. The hinge (24) also allows the handle (14) to be folded and secured to the ring (18) to facilitate packaging.

Abstract: Portable containers for insulating and supporting disposable plastic 1, 2 and 3 liter bottles. A first embodiment includes a foamed plastic polystryrene type housing with molded handle. Pitcher type model with can fixably and snugly support the liter bottle therein. An alternative includes a removable refrigerant material such as Blue-Ice can be inserted within the interior bottom of the housing. A top portion is snapably or threadably detached from the housing. The housing is shaped to closely conform to a standard 1, 2 or 3 liter bottle. A second embodiment has double walls with the refrigerant material or insulative foam there-between. A third embodiment has a bottom portion of the housing detachable from the rest and can also contain a cold pack of refrigerant material which can be prefrozen by itself before using the invention. The fourth and fifth embodiments utilize wet-suit type outer housings with zippers and plastic type handles.

Abstract: A cup holder (10) which comprises a figurine (12) mounted on a base (22). The figurine (12) includes a pair of arms (14) with the hands (16) located in a downwardly extending position forming a pair of hook members. The hook members are to be located over the rim (30) of a cup (36) with an interlocking device (32) mounted on the cup (36) directly adjacent the bottom (34) of the cup (36) connecting with a lock hole (24) in the base (22). The figurine (12) is sufficiently deflectable so as to permit disengagement of the figurine (12) from the cup (36). When disengaged, the figurine (12) can be located internally or externally in a stacked position on the cup (36). The figurine (12) can also be mounted on the inverted cup (36) resembling a trophy.

Abstract: In a bottle made of synthetic resin of the present invention, a handle is combined to a bottle body so that the bottle can be easily handled for carrying it and pouring the content. When the joint of the handle to the bottle body is unstable, it is difficult to handle the bottle and it will occur an accident when the handle comes off the bottle body. Therefore, in the present invention, a reinforcing structure is provided to necessary portions not to deform the joining portion of the handle to the bottle body and further a coming off-preventing mechanism is provided so that the handle does not comes off the bottle. The coming off-preventing mechanism is accomplished by a supporting projection and/or a supplementary engaging protruding portion and a supplementary engaging recess portion. To ensure the coming off-preventing mechanism, the bottle body is formed by biaxial oriented blow molding with assembly beams of the handle as an insert.

Abstract: A rim to be placed upon a baby bottle to permit positioning and manipulation of the bottle by the baby feeding from such bottle. The outer surface of the rim has a number of flats to prevent the rim rolling along a surface. A number of flexible fingers project towards the center to receive and hold a baby bottle inserted therein.

Abstract: A preform for use in the production of a container in a blow-molding operation includes an inner parison molded in a first mold to include a finish portion including a mouth-defining opening, a threaded outer surface adapted to engage a container closure, and a lower margin including a support ring, a closed bottom portion including a gate vestige, and a barrel portion extending between the finish portion lower margin and the bottom portion, and an outer parison molded in a second mold and consisting essentially of a barrel portion having a length similar to the inner parison barrel portion and a bottom portion including an opening for receiving the inner parison gate vestige, the outer parison having an inner surface conformably matching the inner parison outer surface. The outer parison is mechanically telescopically assembled over the inner parison outside the first and second molds to form a layered preform, the preform optionally including an intermediate layer.

Abstract: A handled closure device includes a closure body, a closure cap and a handle. The closure body has spaced upper and lower portions and defines an interior cavity extending between the upper and lower portions. The interior cavity has an open bottom adapting the closure body to be fitted over and receive an upper portion of a bottle containing a liquid. The handle is attached to and extends both outwardly from and between the upper and lower portions of the closure body. The closure device also includes first interfitting elements defined on the closure cap and the upper portion of the closure body and being adapted to mount the closure cap on the upper portion of the closure body for undergoing rotational movement relative to the closure body between an opened position wherein flow of liquid is permitted from the bottle through the closure device and a closed position wherein flow of liquid is prevented from the bottle through the closure device.

Abstract: A two-handle collar for a baby bottle for helping a baby hold and support the bottle while drinking through a nipple, wherein the bottle has a neck with a mouth at one end and a bottom at the other end. An attachment on the neck is used for mounting a nipple on the mouth. The two-handle collar includes a ring removably mountable on the neck with two handles extending from the ring in first and second directions generally radially outwardly relative to a central longitudinal axis of the bottle. These handles are angularly spaced around the axis by an angular spacing B for convenient grasping by the baby's hands positioned comfortably near opposite sides of the baby's face. Oval-shaped handles provide grasping regions spaced outwardly away from the neck of the bottle for baby's hands to hold onto these grasping regions each of which is oriented at acute angle A relative to the bottle axis. In FIG.

Abstract: A method of making a blow-molded container from a strain-hardenable polymer, the container having deep recesses for secure "post mold" attachment of a handle. The container is formed in a modified blow mold having retractable blades. The blades are partially extended for blow molding partial recesses, and then further extended for mechanically forming the deep handle recesses. The mechanical forming operation overcomes the stretch limits imposed by strain-hardening of the plastic material during blow molding, and the "post-mold" attachment of the handle provides a reduced cycle time and lower level of defects compared to the known "in-mold" handle forming operations.

Abstract: A flexible handle for a container having unitary construction which has a substantially flat profile with a strap attached to flexible hinges and which can be secured flush with a surface of a container.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for supporting a container of the type having a handle projecting from one surface of its body and forming a through opening between the handle and the body includes a back wall and an integral side wall which projects from the back wall and a locating member which projects from the back wall substantially parallel to the side wall so that it may engage the handle opening of the container. The back wall and side wall present a forward surface configured complementally to the outer configuration of the container so that the container may engage it when mourned on the locating arm. The locating member has an elongate rib along its lower edge to ensure snug engagement with the container and the side wall has a retention member which projects from its forward edge toward the locating member to prevent inadvertent dislocation of the container from the arm.

Abstract: A safe and detachable band for a child's water bottle has a band with two ends each connected with a fitting pin separably engaging with two holes in two semi-circular projections of a hitching ring fitting around the bottle body under an annular projecting edge thereon. The hitching ring has a hook in each of the two opposite semi-circular projections to separably hook the annular projecting edge of the bottle body.

Abstract: A bottle handle specially adapted to lift large beverage bottles including a spout, a body and a base. The bottle handle includes a spout attachment mechanism, a base engagement mechanism and a handle operably coupled to the spout attachment mechanism and base engagement mechanism. In operation, when the handle is lifted, the action biases the spout attachment means against the bottle spout and the base engagement means against the bottle base to support and lift the bottle.