Combination Bottle Handle, Opener and Hanger

Abstract

A bottle holder snaps onto the neck of a bottle in order to function as a holder for the bottle. The bottle is inserted into a bottle insertion hole on a bottle attachment portion and pressed into a smaller bottle locking hole in order to position a bottle neck flange of the bottle within a bottle neck flange groove of the bottle attachment portion. A first tapered edge and a second tapered edge traversing from the bottle insertion hole to the bottle locking hole are separated by a distance smaller than the bottle locking hole, providing additional support for the bottle within the bottle locking hole. A bottle opening portion adjacent to the bottle attachment portion allows the user to open a capped glass bottle, and a handle portion provides an area for the user to easily hold, handle and manipulate the bottle while in the locked position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bottle holder comprises:
 a bottle attachment portion comprising a bottle locking hole, a locking rim, an upper rim, a first tapered edge and a second tapered edge;   the bottle locking hole being delineated by the locking rim;   the upper rim being positioned concentrically with the locking rim; and   the upper rim and the locking rim being separated from each other by a bottle neck flange groove.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the locking rim being partially circular in shape. 
 
     
     
         3 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the locking rim being dimensioned to snugly accommodate a bottle neck of a bottle. 
 
     
     
         4 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 3  comprises:
 the locking rim having a smaller diameter than a bottle neck flange of the bottle, wherein the bottle neck flange is positioned within a bottle neck flange groove when the bottle is secured within the bottle locking hole. 
 
     
     
         5 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the upper rim having a larger diameter than the locking rim. 
 
     
     
         6 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the first tapered edge and the second tapered edge each comprise a locking edge; 
 the locking edge being positioned adjacent to the locking rim; and 
 a distance between the locking edge of the first tapered edge and the locking edge of the second tapered edge being less than the diameter of the locking rim. 
 
     
     
         7 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the bottle attachment portion further comprises a lower rim; and 
 the lower rim being positioned around the locking rim. 
 
     
     
         8 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the locking rim being positioned axially between the upper rim and a lower rim of the bottle attachment portion. 
 
     
     
         9 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the bottle attachment portion further comprises an outer skirt; and 
 the outer skirt being positioned around the bottle locking hole and a lower rim of the bottle attachment portion. 
 
     
     
         10 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the locking rim, an outer skirt of the bottle attachment portion, and a lower rim of the bottle attachment portion having a tiered configuration. 
 
     
     
         11 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 a bottle opener portion; 
 a handle portion; 
 the bottle attachment portion further comprises a bottle insertion hole and a transition hole; 
 the bottle opener portion comprises a leverage surface and a prying lip; 
 the bottle opener portion being positioned adjacent to the bottle insertion hole opposite the bottle locking hole; 
 the handle portion being positioned adjacent to the bottle opener portion opposite the bottle insertion hole, wherein the handle portion is offset from the bottle attachment portion by the bottle opener portion; 
 the transition hole traversing from the bottle insertion hole to the bottle locking hole, wherein the bottle insertion hole, the transition hole and the bottle locking hole are interconnected with each other; 
 the transition hole being delineated by the first tapered edge and the second tapered edge, wherein the transition hole tapers from the bottle insertion hole to the bottle locking hole; 
 the locking edge being positioned opposite the bottle insertion hole along the first tapered edge and the second tapered edge; and 
 the prying lip and the leverage surface being spaced apart from each other. 
 
     
     
         12 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the bottle insertion hole being larger than the bottle locking hole. 
 
     
     
         13 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 12  comprises:
 the outer skirt being positioned around the lower rim and the locking rim; and 
 the outer skirt being positioned adjacent to the lower rim opposite the locking rim. 
 
     
     
         14 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the prying lip being positioned adjacent to the bottle attachment portion; and 
 the leverage surface being positioned adjacent to the handle portion. 
 
     
     
         15 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the handle portion being oriented at an angle to the bottle attachment portion. 
 
     
     
         16 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 15  comprises:
 the handle portion being oriented perpendicular to the bottle attachment portion. 
 
     
     
         17 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the handle portion comprises a handle hole. 
 
     
     
         18 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 17  comprises:
 the handle hole being positioned opposite the bottle opener portion on the handle portion. 
 
     
     
         19 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the bottle opener portion further comprises a first flange and a second flange; 
 the first flange and the second flange being positioned laterally opposite each other along the bottle opener portion; 
 a first flange hole traversing through the first flange; and 
 a second flange hole traversing through the second flange. 
 
     
     
         20 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the handle portion further comprises a first handle prying lip and a second handle prying lip; 
 the first handle prying lip and the second handle prying lip being positioned adjacent to the bottle opener portion; 
 the first handle prying lip and the second handle prying lip being positioned laterally opposite each other on the handle portion; and 
 the first handle prying lip and the second handle prying lip each being spaced apart from the leverage surface. 
 
     
     
         21 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the handle portion further comprises an overmolded insert; 
 the overmolded insert being connected to the prying lip; and 
 the overmolded insert being made of a durable material. 
 
     
     
         22 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the overmolded insert being made of metal. 
 
     
     
         23 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the handle portion comprises a soft grip. 
 
     
     
         24 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 22  comprises:
 the soft grip being made from a rubber material. 
 
     
     
         25 . The bottle holder as claimed in  claim 22  comprises:
 the soft grip being made from a silicone material.