Product handle

Abstract

A product handle that is formed of a folded planar material such that it may be made from an environmentally friendly material is disclosed for providing a means for a user to hold one or more merchandise products in the form of bottles in one hand. The product handle includes a planar top face having a first hole, a planar bottom face having a second hole with a diameter less than a diameter of the first hole, a planar front face, and a planar rear face. A product held by the product handle can pass through the first hole and the second hole. The second hole is tapered and the planar top face, the planar bottom face, the planar front face, and the planar rear face may be made of a folded sheet of cardboard.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A product handle comprising:
 a planar top face having a first hole;   a planar bottom face having a second hole with a diameter less than a diameter of the first hole;   a planar front face; and   a planar rear face,   wherein the first hole and the second hole are aligned such that a product held by the product handle can pass through the first hole and the second hole.   
     
     
         2 . The product handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first hole and the second hole are concentrically aligned and the lesser diameter of the second hole is configured to fit between a product bottle and a product cap. 
     
     
         3 . The product handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first hole and the second hole are substantially circular. 
     
     
         4 . The product handle of  claim 1 , wherein the second hole is tapered such that a thickness of an edge of the second hole is less than a thickness of the remainder of the planar bottom face. 
     
     
         5 . The product handle of  claim 1 , wherein the planar top face, the planar bottom face, the planar front face, and the planar rear face are made of a folded sheet of cardboard. 
     
     
         6 . The product handle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the planar top face has a third hole of equal diameter as the first hole,   the planar bottom face has a fourth hole of equal diameter as the second hole, and   wherein the third hole and the fourth hole are aligned such that a second product held by the product handle can pass through the third hole and the fourth hole.   
     
     
         7 . The product handle of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the third hole and the fourth hole are concentrically aligned and the lesser diameter of the second hole is configured to fit between a product bottle and a product cap,   the third hole and the fourth hole are substantially circular, and   the fourth hole is tapered such that a thickness of an edge of the fourth hole is less than a thickness of the remainder of the planar bottom face.   
     
     
         8 . The product handle of  claim 7 , wherein the planar top face, the planar bottom face, the planar front face, and the planar rear face are made of a folded sheet of cardboard. 
     
     
         9 . A product handle comprising:
 a planar member configured to be folded into the product handle, the planar member including:
 a first hole, 
 a second hole, 
 a pair of folding front edges, each edge of the pair of folding front edges being parallel with the other edge of the pair of folding front edges, the pair of folding front edges being disposed on a first side of the first and second holes, 
 a pair of folding rear edges, each edge of the pair of folding rear edges being parallel with the other edge of the pair of folding rear edges, the pair of folding rear edges being disposed on a second side of the first and second holes, 
 a first pair of substantially semicircular cuts disposed on an opposite side of the pair of folding front edges from the first and second holes, respectively, 
 a second pair of substantially semicircular cuts disposed on an opposite side of the pair of folding rear edges from the first and second holes, respectively, and 
 a folding tab extending from between the second pair of substantially semicircular cuts, 
   wherein upon folding the planar member:
 the pair of folding front edges are configured to form a planar front face, 
 the pair of folding rear edges are configured to form a planar rear face, 
 the first and second holes are configured to be disposed on a planar top face, and 
 the first pair of substantially semicircular cuts and the second pair of substantially semicircular are configured to join to form a third and fourth hole on a planar bottom face. 
   
     
     
         10 . The product handle of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first hole and the third hole are concentrically aligned and the third hole has a lesser diameter than a diameter of the first hole, the diameter of the third hole being configured to fit between a first product bottle and a first product cap, and   the second hole and the fourth hole are concentrically aligned and the fourth hole has a lesser diameter than a diameter of the second hole, the diameter of the fourth hole being configured to fit between a second product bottle and a second product cap.   
     
     
         11 . The product handle of  claim 10 , wherein the third and fourth holes are tapered such that a thickness of an edge of the third and fourth holes is less than a thickness of the remainder of the planar bottom face. 
     
     
         12 . The product handle of  claim 11 , wherein the planar member is composed of cardboard. 
     
     
         13 . The product handle of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first hole is of equal diameter as the second hole,   the third hole is of equal diameter as the fourth hole, and   wherein:
 the first hole and the third hole are aligned such that the first product held by the product handle can pass through the first hole and the third hole, and 
 the second hole and the fourth hole are aligned such that the second product held by the product handle can pass through the second hole and the fourth hole.