Patent ID: 7228982

Claim:
A bottle handle, said bottle handle being formed separately from the bottle to which it will be attached and adapted to be affixed to the neck of the bottle, wherein said bottle handle comprises: a neck portion, said neck portion being formed as a substantially circular ring and adapted to engage the neck of a bottle; and a finger portion affixed to said neck portion such that said neck portion and said finger portion lie in planes that are generally perpendicularly oriented to one another, said finger portion being formed as a substantially circular ring and including at least one protuberance adapted to be engaged by a finger of a user when another finger of the user is received within the substantially circular ring of said finger portion; wherein said neck portion further includes a top opening, a bottom opening, and an internal bore extending between said top and bottom openings, wherein said internal bore is formed by first and second bores, and wherein said first bore is of a larger diameter than said second bore such that a shoulder is formed within said internal bore, and wherein said neck portion includes a lip surrounding said top opening such that said lip, said first bore, and said shoulder form a groove within said internal bore, and wherein said neck portion includes at least one bottle engagement member projecting generally radically inward from said internal bore; wherein said bottle handle further includes a plurality of bottle engagement members, wherein said engagement members are affixed to said first bore; and wherein said bottle engagement members are tabs.