Abstract: An integrally formed injection molded bottle carrier having protective bridge bars extending between spaced-apart points of the frame and above and across the upper end of each bottle to protect and prevent removal of the caps of the bottles without concealing the caps from inspection.

Abstract: Variable rate digital control of a frequency synthesizer is afforded by periodically generating a digital signal from among a plurality of such digital signals representative of various tuning rates, converting each digital signal to a digital control word through a rate decoding means in which each control word is associated with at least one of the digital signals, applying the control words to a digital counting means having a plurality of counting rates, with each rate being determined by a different one of the control words, and applying the digital count of the digital counting means to the frequency synthesizer to control its frequency.

Abstract: A bottle separating and connecting band for maintaining a plurality of bottles in a relatively close cluster which includes a bottle-enclosing loop for encompassing the cluster of bottles, band portions integrally formed at opposite ends with the bottle-enclosing loop and bottle separators integrally connecting adjacent band portions to separate adjacent bottles.

Abstract: An integrally formed bottle carrier in which a plurality of openings is formed in a one-piece frame and each opening includes at least two pairs of diagonally extending bottle engaging and supporting ribs oppositely disposed within the opening, one pair being longer in length and adapted to be spread apart to facilitate the removal of a neck of a bottle and the other pair being shorter in length and serving as a fulcrum against which the neck of a bottle is pivoted to force the upper end between the two longer ribs.

Abstract: An integrally formed bottle carrier in which an upper frame contains a plurality of bottle supporting collars for receiving and supporting therein the necks of bottles and in which a bottle retaining bar forming a loop around the cluster of bottles is secured below the frame by a plurality of integrally formed depending supports.

Abstract: An integrally formed bottle carrier for carrying a row of bottles side by side by their necks in which the bottles are locked into and removed from a plurality of uniformly spaced split collars which are mounted within individual frames interconnected in a single row by one or more longitudinally extending rigid bridging bars.

Abstract: An integrally formed bottle carrier for carrying a single bottle by the neck including a frame having an opening therein, a split collar within the opening for receiving the neck of the bottle, bridging members connecting the split collar and the ends thereof to the frame to support the split collar within the opening and permit spreading of the split ends to facilitate the insertion and removal of the neck of the bottle and a handle connected to the frame for transporting the bottle in the carrier.