Patent ID: 8678214

Claim:
A bottle holder comprising a single piece of cardboard shaped to form: a generally rectangular body part having: a first slot in a first side adjacent a first end, to define a first tab extending along part of the first end, a second slot in a second side opposite the first side, adjacent a second end opposite the first end, to define a second tab extending along part of the second end in the opposite direction to the first tab, wherein, the lengths of the first and second slots are designed so that they can be engaged with each other to hold the generally rectangular part in a generally cylindrical form with the ends brought together to overlap each other; and, a second part comprising a head with a wing extending from each side, wherein: the head is connected to a side of the body part by a neck, the wings are connected to the head by respective waisted regions that facilitate folding of leading or trailing edges of the wings, or both, along longitudinal axes of the wings, and the arrangement is such that as the head is folded to close one end of the cylindrical form, the folded wings are inserted into the cylindrical form where they are compressed against the body part by the insertion of a bottle, to capture the head as a base for the bottle holder.