Beverage accessory and method of using same

Abstract

A bottle accessory includes a thermoplastic or thermoset body including a circumferentially continuous collar configured and arranged to sit about a neck of a bottle, and a flared end configured and arranged to extend down one side of the bottle, the flared end including at least one feature forming a grip portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bottle accessory, comprising:
 a body including a collar configured and arranged to sit at least partially about a neck of a bottle, and a flared end extending down at least one side of the bottle, the body including a grip portion disposed on the flared end.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a thermoplastic or thermoset material. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises silicone. 
     
     
         4 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the collar includes a continuous cylindrical portion. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion is disposed at a distal end of the flared end. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion comprises at least one rim projecting out from the body so that a user's fingers can manipulate the bottle. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one rim comprises two rims. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one rim comprises at least one rim angled toward the collar and having a midpoint closer to the collar than distal ends thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The bottle accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion comprises at least one rib. 
     
     
         10 . The bottle accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one rib comprises a plurality of arched ribs. 
     
     
         11 . The bottle accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one rib comprises a plurality of arched ribs disposed in two rows and two columns. 
     
     
         12 . A bottle accessory, comprising:
 a thermoplastic or thermoset body including:
 a circumferentially continuous collar configured and arranged to sit about a neck of a bottle; and 
 a flared end configured and arranged to extend down one side of the bottle, the flared end including at least one feature forming a grip portion. 
   
     
     
         13 . The bottle accessory of  claim 12 , wherein the grip portion is disposed at a distal end of the flared end. 
     
     
         14 . The bottle accessory of  claim 12 , wherein the grip portion comprises at least one rim projecting out from the body so that a user's fingers can manipulate the bottle. 
     
     
         15 . The bottle accessory of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one rim comprises two rims. 
     
     
         16 . The bottle accessory of  claim 12 , wherein the grip portion comprises at least one rib. 
     
     
         17 . The bottle accessory of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one rib comprises a plurality of arched ribs. 
     
     
         18 . The bottle accessory of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one rib comprises a plurality of arched ribs disposed in two rows and two columns.