Quick-Assembling Bottle Carrier

Abstract

A folding wine bottle carrier consisting of a body blank and a lid blank is disclosed. The body blank includes a plurality of body sides being hinged along a plurality of body side fold lines, aw well as an auto-locking bottom having a plurality of bottom flaps, each corresponding to one of the body sides. As disclosed, the body blank is capable of being folded into a substantially flat form, and of being erected into a body form by applying a force to opposing sides. The disclosed body blank maintains an assembled form while carrying a wine bottle, and otherwise returns to a substantially flat form. The lid blank similarly includes a plurality of lid sides. The disclosed lid blank is capable of being substantially flat, and of being erected into a lid form and enclosing the lid by folding the lid sides inward.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A folding wine bottle carrier, comprising:
 a body blank and a lid blank;   the body blank comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular body sides, the plurality of body sides being hinged along a plurality of body side fold tines;   the body blank further comprising an auto-locking bottom comprising a plurality of bottom flaps, with each one of the plurality of bottom flaps corresponding to one of the plurality of body sides,   wherein the body blank is capable of being folded into a substantially flat form, and is capable of being erected into a body form by applying a force to first and second opposing sides of the body blank; and   wherein the body blank substantially maintains the assembled form when carrying a wine bottle; and returns to a substantially flat form if the wine bottle is removed;   the lid blank comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular lid sides, each of the plurality of lid sides corresponding to the one of the plurality of body sides, each of the plurality of lid sides having a width wider than the corresponding body side wall and a height less than the height of the corresponding body side wall; the lid blank further comprising first and second side flaps hinged to first and second opposing lid sides along first and second lid flap fold lines, the lid blank further comprising a cover flap hinged to one of the plurality of lid sides and configured to substantially enclose the lid when folded inward; and   wherein the lid blank is capable of being substantially flat, and is capable of being erected into a lid by applying a force to first and second edges attic lid blank to urge the lid sides to assume a final form, folding inward the plurality of opposing lid sides along a plurality of lid side wall fold lines, and substantially enclosing the lid by folding inward the lid cover flap along the first and second lid flap fold lines. The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the wine bottle carrier is assembled into a final form by sliding the lid over the body to create a substantially snug enclosure.   
     
     
         3 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the cover has a substantially square shape, the body blank comprises four body sides and the lid blank comprises four lid sides. 
     
     
         4 . The folding wine bottle carrier of claim I. wherein the cover has a substantially hexagonal shape, the body blank comprises six body sides and the lid blank comprises six lid sides. 
     
     
         5 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the cover has a substantially octagonal shape, the body blank comprises eight body sides and the lid blank comprises eight lid sides. 
     
     
         6 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the body blank and the lid blank comprise separate substantially rigid materials. 
     
     
         7 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the body blank and the lid blank are substantially attached to each other during fabrication, and are capable of being erected into a final body form and a final lid form. 
     
     
         8 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the body blank and the lid blank are made with a plastic material. 
     
     
         9 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the body blank and the lid blank are made with a cardboard material. 
     
     
         10 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 1 , further comprising an ornament affixed to the lid blank and oriented to adorn the lid cover flap. 
     
     
         11 . The folding wine bottle carrier of  claim 10 , wherein the ornament comprises a bow connected to a ribbon, the ribbon being tied around the lid cover flap.