Wine Bottle

Abstract

A bottle which may be placed on a shelf or suspended from a fixture comprising an open-ended hollow body, first and second opposite axial ends, where the first axial end forms a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end forms a top of the bottle. The top of the bottle includes a tapered pouring neck. Suspension means is formed with the hollow body for suspending the wine bottle in a fixture. The suspension means is integrated with at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body and disposed superjacent to the bottom of the bottle but generally proximate to the bottom of the bottle. The suspension means may include a pair of annular recesses, a recessed annular ring or a protruding annular ring.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A bottle comprising:
 an open-ended hollow body having first and second opposite axial ends, the first axial end forming a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end having a tapered pouring neck forming a top of the bottle;   suspension means formed with the hollow body for suspending the bottle in a fixture;   wherein the suspension means is integral with at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body and disposed proximate to the bottom of the bottle, and further wherein the suspension means is a protruding annular ring generally aligned in a plane which parallels the bottom of the bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the bottle is a wine bottle. 
     
     
         3 . A bottle comprising:
 an open-ended hollow body having first and second opposite axial ends, the first axial end forming a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end having a tapered pouring neck forming a top of the bottle;   suspension means integrated into at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body for suspending the bottle inverted in a fixture, wherein the suspension means is protruding annular ring generally aligned in a plane which parallels the bottom of the bottle.   
     
     
         4 . The bottle of  claim 3  wherein the suspension means is annularly disposed at least 2% of a longitudinal dimension extending from the first axial end toward the second axial end of the bottle. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle of  claim 3  wherein the suspension means is axially disposed at least 5 millimeters in a longitudinal dimension extending from the first axial toward the second axial end. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle of  claim 3  wherein the bottle is a wine bottle.