Beverage bottle carrier

Abstract

A beverage bottle carrier apparatus for enabling an individual to carry one or more beverage bottles. The beverage bottle carrier of the invention includes an elongated generally rectangular flexible strap having a handle portion in the approximate middle thereof for easy grasping by a hand of a person carrying one or more beverage bottles, the flexible strap having two ends and a buckle assembly for connecting the two ends together, one end of the strap having a male portion of the buckle assembly connected thereto and the other end of the strap having a female portion of the buckle assembly connected thereto, and a hooking mechanism connected to said male portion and said female portion, the hooking mechanism being adapted to be force-fitted around the neck of a beverage bottle to grasp and hold a beverage bottle therein. In a second embodiment of the invention, the beverage bottle carrier of the invention includes a hook portion for receiving the neck of a beverage bottle and a belt receiving portion oriented generally perpendicular to the hook portion. In a third embodiment of the invention, the beverage bottle carrier includes an elongated handle having two hook portions thereon for engaging and holding a beverage bottle.

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         10  A beverage bottle carrier for carrying beverage bottles having a neck, said beverage bottle carrier comprising: 
 a. a handle for grasping by the user, and  
 b. a U-shaped hook portion for receiving and holding the neck of a beverage bottle connected to each end of said handle, said hook portion having a strap receiving bar for receiving a strap therearound for suspending said bottle carrier from said strap.  
 
     
     
         11  The beverage bottle carrier of  claim 10  wherein said U-shaped hook portion has a hook mechanism adapted to be force-fitted around said neck of one of said beverage bottles to grasp and hold said neck of one of said beverage bottles therein.  
     
     
         12  The beverage bottle carrier of  claim 11  wherein each of said hook mechanisms has two prongs.  
     
     
         13  The beverage bottle carrier of  claim 12  wherein said two prongs are generally parallel.  
     
     
         14  The beverage bottle carrier of  claim 13  wherein said two prongs have a semi-circular portion between said two prongs adapted to receive said neck of said beverage bottle.