Wine band

Abstract

A wine band having an absorbent, elastic and continuous band of material suitably sized to be placed over a lip of a bottle, such as a wine bottle, and around the neck of the bottle, so that the band of material is maintained sufficiently around the neck of the bottle and is sufficiently absorbent to absorb drops of liquid that fall down the neck of the bottle. In another version, the wine band is a non-continuous strip of material that can be placed around the neck of a bottle and in which a fastening mechanism secures the strip of material to the bottle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wine band, comprising:
 an absorbent, elastic, continuous band of material suitably sized to be placed over a lip of a bottle and around a neck of the bottle,   the band of material suitably sized to be maintained around the neck of the bottle and being sufficiently absorbent to absorb drops of liquid that fall down the neck of the bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the band of material is elastic, terry-cloth cotton. 
     
     
         3 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the band of material includes a logo. 
     
     
         4 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the band of material has a thickness that is substantially one-quarter of an inch. 
     
     
         5 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the band of material has a circumference in a non-stretched state of substantially one and one-half inches. 
     
     
         6 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the band of material is washable. 
     
     
         7 . The wine band of  claim 1 , wherein the wine band has no metal components. 
     
     
         8 . A combination, comprising:
 a bottle having an open end containing a lip and a neck extending from the lip; and   an absorbent, elastic, continuous band of material disposed around the neck of the bottle, the band of material suitably sized to be placed over the lip and to remain maintained around the neck of the bottle, and being sufficiently absorbent to absorb drops of liquid that fall down the neck of the bottle.   
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein the continuous band of material is elastic, terry-cloth cotton. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein the continuous band of material has no metal parts. 
     
     
         11 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein continuous band of material has a color that matches a lightness of a color of a liquid disposed in the bottle. 
     
     
         12 . A wine band, comprising:
 an absorbent, non-continuous strip of material, the strip of material having first and second ends;   a first fastener mechanism disposed at the first end of the strip of material; and   a second fastener mechanism disposed at the second end of the strip of material, the first and second fasteners adapted to be fastened to one another when in contact with each other,   the strip of material having a length suitable to be placed around a neck of a bottle and wherein the first and second fastener mechanisms are able to be placed in contact with one another to enable the strip of material to be secured around the neck of the bottle,   the strip of material being sufficiently absorbent to absorb drops of liquid that fall down the neck of the bottle.   
     
     
         13 . The wine band of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second fastener mechanisms are loop and hook type fasteners, respectively. 
     
     
         14 . The wine band of  claim 12 , wherein the strip of material has a thickness that is substantially one-quarter of an inch. 
     
     
         15 . The wine band of  claim 12 , wherein the strip of material and the first and second fastener mechanisms are washable. 
     
     
         16 . The wine band of  claim 12 , having no metal components. 
     
     
         17 . A method of preventing a bottle with a liquid therein from dripping, comprising the steps of:
 providing a bottle having an open end containing a lip and a neck extending from the lip;   providing an absorbent, elastic, continuous band of material;   slightly stretching the band of material;   moving the stretched band of material over the lip of the bottle and around the neck of the bottle;   releasing the stretched band of material so that the band of material remains maintained around the neck of the bottle, the band of material being sufficiently absorbent to absorb drops of liquid that fall down the neck of the bottle.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the bottle is wine bottle. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the band of material has no metal components.