Patent ID: 6283520
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B65D,B65G

Abstract:
A removable handle device for water bottles, said device being removably couplable to a neck of a water bottle, said device comprising:a pair of bars, each of said bars being elongate and having a first end and a second end, each of said bars having a generally planar side, said first ends of said bars being hingedly coupled together, said bars being positioned such that said planar side of the first of said bars is abuttable against said planar side of the second of said bars to define a closed position, each of said planar sides having a depression therein, each of said depressions being positioned generally midway between said first and second ends of said bars, each of said depressions generally having a semi-circular shape, wherein a circular bore is defined between said bars by said depressions when said bars are in said closed position;each of said depressions in said bars having a slot extending therein, each of said bars having an opening extending between said slot and an opposite side of said bars with respect to said planar sides;a gripping means for gripping the neck of the bottle, said gripping means comprising:a pair of blocks, each of said blocks having a planar back side and an arced front side, each of said blocks being slidably mounted in one of said slots such that said back sides are directed away from said depression, each of said blocks being positioned such that said arced front sides face each other when said bars are in a closed position; anda pair of biasing means for selectively biasing said blocks toward and away from said depressions.