Patent ID: 6923327

Claim:
An injection molded, integrally-formed container for a bottle having a rounded shape comprising: (a) two shaped halves, wherein each half has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a rim, and wherein said two shaped halves define an open internal space when in a closed position; (b) first and second retainers molded on said inner surface of one of said shaped halves, each of said retainers comprising a first upstanding wall shaped to receive the bottle, a set of gripping projections extending from said first upstanding wall, and a second wall connecting the gripping projections; wherein said gripping projections curve inwardly and are shaped to cradle the bottle between them, releasably securing the bottle and preventing the bottle from falling out of the container when said shaped halves are in an open position; and wherein each of the second walls has a top at a selected height extending from said inner surface adapted to receive the bottle so that when secured in the retainers the bottle is spaced from the shaped halves of the container in the closed position.