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A bottle holder with an indented base, which has a body sized and shaped to receive a bottle. At least a portion of the body is radially expandable. A grip is attached to the exterior of the body and a securing base is located within the interior of the body. The securing base is sized and shaped to

A bottle holder with an indented base, which has a body sized and shaped to receive a bottle. At least a portion of the body is radially expandable. A grip is attached to the exterior of the body and a securing base is located within the interior of the body. The securing base is sized and shaped to receive the indented base of a bottle and, when in use, to prevent radial movement of the bottle. When a bottle is inserted into the body, it is received by the indented base and is securely held in the bottle holder by the grip.

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A bottle holder for a bottle having an indented base, said bottle holder comprising: (a) a body sized and shaped to receive said bottle, at least a portion of said body being radially

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A bottle holder for a bottle having an indented base, said bottle holder comprising: (a) a body sized and shaped to receive said bottle, at least a portion of said body being radially expandable, the body including a reinforced spine and being configured to have greater rigidity than a balance of the body; (b) a gripping means attached to an exterior of said body at two points so as to form a closed loop, said two points being spaced apart from one another and positioned at said reinforced spine such that the reinforced spine extends from one of said two points to the other; and (c) a securing base attached to an interior of said body, said securing base being sized and shaped to receive said indented base of said bottle and, when in use, to prevent rotational movement of said bottle; wherein, upon inserting said bottle into said body and receiving said indented base by said securing base, said bottle is securely held in said bottle holder and is operable by a user holding said gripping means. 2. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein said radially expandable portion of said body comprises an elastic cylindrical element having a resting and a stretched position, said element being sized and shaped to form a press fit with a portion of said bottle when in said resting position. 3. The bottle holder according to claim 2, wherein said cylindrical element includes at least one edge and an incision intersecting said at least one edge. 4. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein said body further includes a shoulder extension sized and shaped to form a press fit with said bottle when said bottle is inserted in said bottle holder. 5. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein said body and said gripping means are composed of plastic, and wherein said reinforced spine comprises denser plastic than a remainder of said body. 6. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein the body includes a window positioned and sized to permit viewing of a bottle through the window when the bottle is being held in the bottle holder. 7. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein the bottle holder comprises a one-piece bottle holder. 8. The bottle holder according to claim 7, wherein the bottle holder is composed of moulded plastic. 9. The bottle holder according to claim 3, wherein the incision has a height that is between 50 percent and 75 percent of a height of the cylindrical element. 10. The bottle holder according to claim 9, wherein the height of the incision is approximately two-thirds of the height of the cylindrical element. 11. The bottle holder according to claim 3, wherein the incision is curved. 12. The bottle holder according to claim 11, wherein the cylindrical element includes at least two incisions shaped and positioned to form interleaved fingers. 13. The bottle holder according to claim 1, wherein the indented base includes ribs, and wherein the securing base comprises a plurality of individual sections to prevent radial movement of said bottle. 14. The bottle holder according to claim 13, wherein the individual sections include at least one rib guide to guide ribs to positions beside said at least one rib guide when the bottle is inserted into the bottle holder. 15. The bottle holder as claimed in claim 14, wherein the rib guides are sized, shaped and positioned to prevent radial movement of the bottle by preventing movement of at least one rib. 16. The bottle holder according to claim 14, wherein the at least one rib guide comprises a sloping vertical wall. 17. The bottle holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing base includes at least one base support to stabilize the bottle holder. 18. The bottle holder as claimed in claim 17, wherein the at least one base support has a triangular shape. 19. The bottle holder according to claim 4, wherein said body further includes two shoulder extensions sized and shaped to form a press fit with said bottle when said bottle is inserted in said bottle holder.