Bottle carrier

Abstract

A bottle is comprised of a centerboard and pockets attached to the centerboard on opposite sides thereof wherein the pockets have an open top, a generally peripheral semi-cylindrical side wall and an air passage in the bottom of the pocket. The pockets and the centerboard are fabricated from an elastomeric material so that a bottle may be snuggly inserted within the carrier. Two or more bottles are typically provided in pockets arranged on opposite sides of the centerboard of the carrier device.

1 . A bottle carrier comprising, in combination: 
 a centerboard having a generally flat, planar configuration, a front side, a back side, a lower end, an upper end, and first and second lateral sides generally connecting the lower end and upper end;    a handle at the upper end for manual transport of the carrier;    a reinforcing element generally at the upper end to maintain the generally flat planar configuration of the centerboard generally at the upper end;    a first pocket attached to the front side of the centerboard between the first and second lateral sides, said first pocket including a bottom side, an open top, a generally arcuate lateral side extending between the first and second lateral sides; and    an air passage generally at the bottom side of the first pocket;    a second pocket attached to the backside of the centerboard, said second pocket including a bottom side, an open top, a generally arcuate lateral side extending between the first and second lateral sides, and an air passage generally at the bottom side of the second pocket,    at least one of said first and second pockets formed from a generally elastomeric material whereby a bottle inserted into said pocket is engaged by the elastomeric material and snuggly held against the centerboard.    
   
   
       2 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein the first and second pockets are generally of equal size.  
   
   
       3 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein at least a part of the centerboard is formed of the same elastomeric material as one of said pockets.  
   
   
       4 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein the first and second pockets are formed of an elastomeric material.  
   
   
       5 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein at least the front side of the centerboard includes at least two pockets in side by side array, each of said pockets comprising an elastomeric material and each of said two pockets including a bottom side with an air passage.  
   
   
       6 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein the first pocket and the second pocket are each formed from the same elastomeric material.  
   
   
       7 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein at least one of side pockets includes an upper margin which comprises a concave curve depending downwardly from the upper end of the centerboard.  
   
   
       8 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein the elastomeric material comprises styrene butadiene rubber.