Patent ID: 9591915
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A45F,A47G

Claim:
1. A bottle sleeve for a mating bottle, comprising: an outer sleeve sidewall defining an interior space, the outer sleeve sidewall having a lower central portion including a floor; a first open area formed at a juncture of the floor and the outer sleeve sidewall; a second open area formed at a juncture of the floor and the outer sleeve sidewall, the second open area being positioned diametrically opposite the first open area; the outer sleeve sidewall extending upwardly from the floor and terminating in an upper rim, the upper rim having a first side positioned above the first open area and a second side positioned above the second open area, the outer sleeve sidewall extending higher above the floor to the second side than to the first side, the second side of the rim being positioned diametrically opposite the first side, the second side of the rim further extending inward, at least partially over the interior space formed by the outer sleeve sidewall; whereby when the bottle is removably inserted into the bottle sleeve, the second side of the rim being positioned to engage an upper shoulder on the bottle to impede removal of the bottle from the bottle sleeve; a detent positioned on an inner surface of the outer sleeve sidewall, the detent being positioned adjacent the first side of the rim, diametrically opposite the second side of the rim; wherein the bottle sleeve is formed from flat sheet material, the detent comprising a detent form trapped between opposing surfaces of a portion of the flat sheet material folded inward along the first side of the rim.