Patent ID: 8752720

Claim:
A molded tether for coupling a cover to a bottle, the molded tether comprising: a primary ring configured to be attached to a neck of the bottle; a flexible strap configured to be coupled to the cover; and a bent portion extending from the primary ring and coupling the primary ring to the flexible strap, the bent portion having a higher level of rigidity than the flexible strap, and the bent portion including a flange and a depending tab; wherein: the flange extends radially outwardly from the primary ring, the depending tab extends from an end of the flange opposite the primary ring at a downwardly extending angle away from a plane containing the primary ring and toward the flexible strap, and when the molded tether is coupled to the bottle and the cover is removed from the bottle, the strap hangs from the primary ring with an initially non-vertical orientation due to the bent portion.