Tote bag for carrying a plurality of wine bottles

Abstract

A wine bottle carrier in the form of a tote bag having a plurality of non-rigid partition members provided in the interior thereof which define six wine bottle compartments to enable wine bottles to be inserted downwardly thereinto. A drawstring is provided at the upper end of the tote bag which may tightened to draw the upper ends of the wine bottles in the bottle compartments together to restrict the movement therebetween during carrying or transport to prevent breakage thereof.

1 . A wine bottle carrier, comprising:
 a tote bag including a non-rigid bottom, opposite sides, opposite ends, and an open upper end;   a carry strap secured to said tote bag;   a first, vertically disposed, non-rigid partition member secured to said opposite ends of said tote bag and extending therebetween;   a second, vertically disposed, non-rigid partition member secured to the interior of one of said sides of said tote bag and to said first partition member and extending therebetween;   a third, vertically disposed, non-rigid partition member secured to the interior of the other side of said tote bag and to said first partition member and extending therebetween in alignment with said second partition member;   a fourth, vertically disposed, non-rigid partition member secured to said one side of said tote bag and to said first partition member and which extends therebetween and which is spaced from said second partition member;   a fifth, vertically disposed, non-rigid partition member secured to said other side of said tote bag and to said first partition member and which extends therebetween and which is spaced from said third partition member;   said partition members defining six bottle compartments having open upper ends to enable wine bottles to be inserted downwardly thereinto;   and a drawstring at the upper end of said tote bag which may be tightened to draw the upper ends of the wine bottles in the bottle compartments together to restrict the movement therebetween during carrying or transport to prevent breakage thereof.   
   
   
       2 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein said partition members have upper ends which are disposed below the upper ends of the bottles in the bottle compartments. 
   
   
       3 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein said tote bag has a generally rectangular cross-section. 
   
   
       4 . The carrier of  claim 1  wherein each of said ends of said tote bag have fold lines formed therein by the attachment of the ends of said first partition member thereto. 
   
   
       5 . The carrier of  claim 3  wherein first and second semi-rigid rectangular support members are positioned at the interior surface of said bottom of said tote bag to provide support for the bottles in the bottle compartments and to permit the bottom of the tote bag to be folded in half for storage when the bottles have been removed from the bottle compartments.