초록

The bottle handle system uses a bottle having horizontal recesses in its sidewalls. Handle structures are provided with engagement portions that extend into the recesses in the sides of the bottle and provide handle portions that enable a user to readily pick up the bottle.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A bottle-handling system comprising:a bottle having an enclosed structure defining therein an interior space of the bottle in which space a liquid is placed, said enclosed structure including first and second longitudinally extending vertical side walls spaced in a lateral directio

[ We claim:] [1.] A bottle-handling system comprising:a bottle having an enclosed structure defining therein an interior space of the bottle in which space a liquid is placed, said enclosed structure including first and second longitudinally extending vertical side walls spaced in a lateral direction of each other on either side of the interior space;said side walls each defining an outwardly disposed horizontal recess therein; anda removable handle element comprisinga support frame extending in the lateral direction adjacent the bottle,first and second laterally spaced engagement portions connected with the support frame, each engagement portion extending longitudinally and horizontally therefrom into a respective recess in a respective side wall and engaging the respective side wall of the bottle therein, andfirst and second handle portions each connected with a respective engagement portion,said first and second handle portions each extending fixedly laterally outward of the bottle from the respective side wall and engagement portion, each of said handle portions providing access for a hand of a user on opposing sides of the bottle,the handle element being configured so that the engagement portions can be slid in and out of engagement with the recesses without deforming the handle element, the engagement portions being entrained in the respective recesses against vertical movement relative to the bottle, whereby one or two users can lift the bottle by grasping and lifting said first and second handle portions.