Easy grip bottle

Abstract

An easy open bottle having grooves for the fingers.

1 . An easy-open bottle comprising:
 a side wall extending upward from a closed bottom;   a neck having a distal end on the end of the bottle opposite the bottom;   an opening at the distal end of the neck having helical thread on the outside thereof; and   finger grooves extending essentially vertically up the side wall.   
   
   
       2 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein:
 the finger grooves are smoothly formed to accommodate a user's fingers.   
   
   
       3 . The bottle of  claim 2  wherein the finger grooves have dimensions sufficient to afford a user the opportunity to exert a firmer grip and to provide additional twisting force with the sides of the fingers in the groove. 
   
   
       4 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the grooves wrap around the bottom edge and extend across the bottom. 
   
   
       5 . The bottle of  claim 2  wherein the grooves wrap around the bottom edge and extend across the bottom. 
   
   
       6 . The bottle of  claim 3  wherein the grooves wrap around the bottom edge and extend across the bottom. 
   
   
       7 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       8 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the grooves are between about 0.1 and about 0.4 inches deep. 
   
   
       9 . The bottle of  claim 8  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       10 . The bottle of  claim 2  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       11 . The bottle of  claim 4  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       12 . The bottle of  claim 5  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       13 . The bottle of  claim 6  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       14 . The bottle of  claim 2  wherein the grooves are between about 0.1 and about 0.4 inches deep. 
   
   
       15 . The bottle of  claim 4  wherein the grooves are between about 0.1 and about 0.4 inches deep. 
   
   
       16 . The bottle of  claim 5  wherein the grooves are between about 0.1 and about 0.4 inches deep. 
   
   
       17 . The bottle of  claim 6  wherein the grooves are between about 0.1 and about 0.4 inches deep. 
   
   
       18 . The bottle of  claim 14  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       19 . The bottle of  claim 15  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface. 
   
   
       20 . The bottle of  claim 17  wherein the grooves are between about 0.15 to about 0.5 inches wide at the bottle surface.