Protective sleeve for a bottle

Abstract

A protective sleeve for a bottle described herein comprises an insulative layer fitted to a semi rigid support clip. The support clip itself has a ring shaped upper portion and a plurality of fingers that engage a bottle that is inserted into the protective sleeve. The insulative layer provides insulation and protection to the encapsulated bottle and further contains cutouts allowing the contents of the inserted bottle to be readily viewed without removing the bottle from the bottle sleeve.

1 . A protective sleeve for a bottle, comprising:
 a support clip; and   an insulative layer fitted to said support clip.   
     
     
         2 . The protective sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said support clip has an upper ring portion. 
     
     
         3 . The protective sleeve of  claim 2  wherein said upper ring portion is circular. 
     
     
         4 . The protective sleeve of  claim 2  wherein said support clip has a plurality of fingers attached to said upper ring portion. 
     
     
         5 . The protective sleeve of  claim 4  wherein said plurality of fingers is evenly spaced about a single side of said upper ring portion. 
     
     
         6 . The protective sleeve of  claim 5  having four evenly spaced fingers. 
     
     
         7 . The protective sleeve of  claim 4  wherein at least one of said fingers has an engagement feature to grip and retain the bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The protective sleeve of  claim 4  wherein at least one of said engagement features further comprises a first inwardly curved section. 
     
     
         9 . The protective sleeve of  claim 8  wherein at least one of said engagement features further comprises a second inwardly curved section. 
     
     
         10 . The protective sleeve of  claim 9  wherein said first inwardly curved section and said second inwardly curved section are interconnected by an outwardly curved section forming an “S” shape. 
     
     
         11 . A protective sleeve for a bottle, comprising:
 a support clip further having a circular upper ring portion and a plurality of fingers attached thereto; and   an insulative layer fitted to said support clip.   
     
     
         12 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein said insulative layer is overmolded to said support clip. 
     
     
         13 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein said insulative layer contains at least one viewing window located in the space between said plurality of fingers on said support clip. 
     
     
         14 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein said insulative layer contains an inwardly curved base portion. 
     
     
         15 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein said insulative layer further comprises a plurality of grip aids. 
     
     
         16 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein at least one of said plurality of fingers contains a retention nub, and wherein said insulative layer has at least one corresponding hole for receiving said retention nub. 
     
     
         17 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein said plurality of fingers is evenly spaced about one side of said upper ring. 
     
     
         18 . The protective sleeve of  claim 11  wherein at least one of said fingers has an engagement feature to grip and retain the bottle. 
     
     
         19 . The protective sleeve of  claim 18  wherein at least one of said engagement features further comprises a first inwardly curved section. 
     
     
         20 . A protective sleeve for a bottle, comprising:
 a support clip having a circular upper ring portion and four evenly spaced fingers attached to one side thereof, wherein each of said fingers is formed into an inwardly curving “S” shaped bottle engaging feature; and   an insulative layer overmolded onto said support clip forming a viewing window located in the space between each of said four evenly spaced fingers, the insulative layer further having a plurality of grip aids and an inwardly curved base portion.