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Abstract
In an improved reusable carrier for bottles, the carrier picks up multiple bottles in a single operation, securely carries the bottles, releases multiple bottles in a single operation, and also allows for the removal of a single bottle while holding secure the remaining bottles.
The multiple-bottle pick up and release operations may be carried out by the operator with the use of only one hand.
The multiple-bottle pick up and release operations may be carried out by the operator with the use of only one hand.
Description
REUSABLE BOTTLE CARRIER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of bottle handling, and more particularly to a bottle carrying device for consumers that is reusable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The most common bottle carrier is the human hand. By placing the neck of the bottle between one's fingers, up to four bottles may be carried at a time. In order to carry six bottles, both hands must be used, making it difficult and potentially dangerous to perform other activities such as closing the refrigerator door, or opening a door to go outside.
Additionally, the metal serrated bottle caps tend to dig into one's hands when beer bottles are carried between the fingers, often causing pain, cuts, and even the breakage of bottles due to being dropped.
When using a manufactured bottle carrier, the problems associated with carrying bottles generally fall into three categories; inserting the bottles into the cannier;
securing the bottles such that they do not fall from the carrier during transport; and removing the bottles from the carrier for use or storage. One of the most common carriers is the 'six pack' for beer or soft drinks, constructed from either cardboard or plastic.
The six-pack carrier has a bottom, six individual square compartments, and a handle.
Bottles are inserted into the compartments from the top. A well-constructed six-pack carrier provides relatively secure transport as long as the carrier is not tipped onto its side or turned upside down.
Although manufacturing machinery can load and unload six-pack carriers six bottles at a time, the everyday consumer is limited to one or two bottles at time as a result of using one's hands to load and unload. The six-pack carrier also occupies a fixed amount of space in a refrigerator, even if holding less than six bottles. In order to better utilize storage space, the bottles must be removed from the carrier, one or two at a time, and placed back into the refrigerator in a more space efficient manner. To retrieve a number of bottles from the refrigerator, the bottles must be taken one or two at a time and placed into the carrier for transport.
Examples of prior art in the area of bottle carriers are U.S. Patent Nos.
5,788,302 and 5,413,395. US Patent 5,413,395 describes a bottle carrier that can pick up many bottles at once and is somewhat reusable, although removal of bottles is likely to quickly weaken the bottle locking tabs, restricting the number of times the carrier may be re-used.
Additionally, the carrier only allows the removal of bottles one at a time. US
Patent 5,788,302 is designed to be reusable, is able to pickup and release multiple bottles at once, however it has the following drawbacks. The carrier requires 2 hands to operate, it is not easily adapted to configurations of two rows of bottles, and it cannot release a single bottle without releasing the other bottles in the same row.
Although prior art offers improvements to bottle carriers in some areas, particularly attaching to bottles, and securing bottles for transport, they are still deficient in the areas of releasing multiple bottles at a time, releasing a single bottle while securely holding the remaining bottles, and performing all functions while being operated by a single hand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With the foregoing in mind, it is an object of this invention to provide a simple, reliable, inexpensive bottle carrying device that is; operable with one hand; reusable;
able to secure multiple bottles at one time; able to release multiple bottles at one time; and able to release a single bottle at a time while holding secure the remaining bottles.
The bottle carrying device of this invention is suitable for a variety of bottles, however for the purpose of this description the example of beer bottles will be used.
Beer bottles have annular necks, and an annular collar slightly larger than the neck that is crucial for handling, securing, and transport of the bottles. Beer bottles are often sold in cases of twelve or twenty-four arranged in three symmetric rows of four bottles, or six symmetric rows of four bottles. The twelve-case and twenty-four-case are convenient arrangements for a bottle carrying device capable of securing six bottles at once, although other quantities are equally possible for the bottle carrier.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is fonTned of plastic and has a central body to which are connected a carrying handle and six pairs of flexible arms arranged in two symmetric rows of three. The body consists of two pieces, an upper piece, to which is connected one of each pair of arms, and a lower piece, to which is connected the other of each pair of arms. The handle may be a separate piece that is connected to either the upper or lower body, or the handle may be formed as a part of the upper or lower body.
The upper and lower body pieces are formed in such a manner as to allow them to slide in relation to each other in a direction parallel to the two rows of three pairs of arms.
Movement of the body pieces in relation to each other is restricted is all other directions.
In the preferred embodiment, movement is restricted in the vertical direction by a pair of locking clips, while a pair of slots restricts the horizontal movement of the locking clips.
In one direction of sliding the body pieces, the closing direction, the arms are brought nearer to each other to secure the bottles just below the neck collar. The shape formed by the closed arms is matched to the shape of the bottleneck. In addition, the ends of the arms not cbnnected to the carrier body are formed in such a way as to securely retain the bottles during transport, but to permit the removal of the bottles from the arms when pulled horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the row of three pairs of arms.
Preferably the pair of arms have a space between their unattached ends, the space not large enough to allow a bottle's neck to pass through unimpeded, but large enough that the force of pulling a bottle through the space between the arms will cause the arms to flex apart, thus releasing a single bottle. The arms must be constructed in the proper shape, and with the correct material, such that they will flex in the horizontal direction in order to allow a bottle to pulled out with a modest force, however under the same force the arms will essentially not flex in the vertical direction, offering good support for the bottle collar so that bottles do not unintentionally fall from the carrier.
In the other direction of sliding the body pieces, the opening direction, the arms are moved away from each other a sufficient distance to remove support of the collars and so release all bottles. In the example of having previously secured six bottles, the carrier with bottles would be set down on a stable surface such as a table or refrigerator shelf, the arms opened by sliding apart the upper and lower body pieces, and the bottle carrier removed from the bottles, leaving the bottles to be served from the table, or chilled in the refrigerator.
To accomplish the sliding of the upper and lower body pieces, a preferred mechanism such as a slide lever is used. When pushed in one direction, the lever moves the two body pieces such that the pairs of arms are opened, while pulling the lever in the opposite direction moves the two body pieces such that the pairs of arms are closed.
Holding the lever in the closed position will keep the bottles secure during transport.
However, to prevent accidental release of the bottles, the preferred implementation has a locking mechanism to prevent the unintentional movement of the lever while bottles are secured in the closed position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a case of bottles;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a single bottle;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the locking assembly.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the open position;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the closed position; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention holding six bottles in the closed position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with references made to FIGS. 1 - 7.
The particular bottle carrier shown in the figures is designed to carry six bottles. It should be understood that bottle carriers that accommodate more or less than six bottles are included within the intended scope of the present invention. The preferred material for all components comprising the bottle carrier is a plastic such as Nylon, Polypropylene, or High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), however other materials, plastic or otherwise, may be used for some or all of the components without departing from the intended scope herein.
Referring to FIG. 1, a case of twenty-four bottles 40 is shown.
Referring to FIG. 2, a single bottle 25 with annular collar 26 and bottle cap 27 is shown.
Referring to FIG. 4, a lower body piece l, upper body piece 2, arm 41, arm 42, handle 6, locking lever 7, body clips 8, clip slots 9 and clip holes 10 are shown. When these components are assembled into the bottle carrier, no further components are required to secure and release bottles shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Referring to FIG. 5, the assembled bottle carrier 30 is shown in the open position. In the open position, arm pair 3 forms an opening 15 large enough such that bottle cap 27 and bottle collar 26 can easily pass through, thus allowing the carrier 30 to be lowered over the bottlenecks of up to six bottles for securing, or to be raised over the bottlenecks of bottles just having been released. All arm pairs are substantially identical to arm pair 3.
Locking lever 7 is shown in the open position. Body clips 8 have been inserted through the bottom of clip slots 9 in lower body piece 1 and through the bottom of clip holes 10 in upper body piece 2 such that the bottoms of clips 8 are in contact with the bottom of lower body piece 1 while the tops of clips 8 are secured on the upper surface of upper body piece 2. Clips 8 are designed to restrict movement of the upper and lower body pieces with respect to each other in the vertical direction, while allowing horizontal movement in the direction defined by the longitudinal axis passing through clip slots 9.
Movement is restricted in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing through clip slots 9.
Referring to FIG. 6, the bottle carrier 30 is shown in the closed position. In the closed position arm pair 3 form a secure support on which annular collar 26 may rest.
For increased lateral support of the bottleneck, the inner surface of the arms should be shaped to substantially match the shape of the bottleneck to be secured. The distal ends of arms 41 and 42 are unconnected, and are formed to leave an end opening 13 through which the bottleneck may be passed provided the arms are flexible in the horizontal direction, and provided sufficient force is applied when pulling on the bottle to displace the ends of the arms.
T'he support openings 14 formed by the pairs of closed arms, are arranged to closely line up with the bottlenecks to be secured when the bottles are arranged as shown in case 40 of FIG. 1. Although perfect alignment of the center of the openings 14 with the center of the annular bottlenecks is desirable, a small amount of offset is tolerable and the carrier will still function effectively.
Referring to FIG. 3, an enlarged view of the locking assembly is shown.
Locking lever 7 is shown with upper locking tab 51. Handle 6 is shown with lower locking tab 52 and release tab 53. Lower locking tab 52 is constructed to be flexible, while upper locking tab 51 and release tab 53 are relatively rigid. Starting with the locking lever 7 in the open position and sliding the lever 7 towards handle 6 will cause upper tab 51 to first meet the sloped section of lower tab 52. As the lever 7 is further drawn towards handle 6, lower tab 52 will deflect downwards until the tip of the upper tab 51 drops into the slot formed by the tip of the lower tab 52 and the release tab 53. At this point the lower tab 52 returns to its original position, locking the lever 7 in place in relation to handle 6.
Pressing down on release tab 53 while simultaneously pushing on lever 7 will unlock lever 7 from handle 6 and cause the upper and lower body pieces to slide in a direction that simultaneously opens alt pairs of arms. With the arrangement of handle and locking assembly as described herein, the locking, opening and closing operations of bottle carrier 30 may be accomplished with the use of a single hand.
Referring to FIG. 7, a practical example of use of the bottle carrier 30 is shown. Locking lever 7 is in the locked position, securing the lower body piece 1 and upper body piece 2 so that they do not slide, preventing the pairs of anus from opening and causing the bottles to be released. The six bottles are secured for transport until locking lever 7 is unlocked and the arms are opened to release the bottles. While in the locked position, a single bottle 31 may be withdrawn from the carrier 30 while holding secure the remaining bottles. This is accomplished by pulling bottle 31 horizontally away from carrier 30.
Arms 41 and 42 being constructed of a flexible material will spread apart under the force of the bottle being pulled, allowing the bottle 31 to be safely removed. The remaining bottles are unaffected by the removal of bottle 31 since the upper and lower body pieces are locked in place by locking area 7. Once bottle 31 is completely clear of the distal ends of arms 41 and 42, the flexible arms 41 and 42 will return to their starting position as shown in FIG. 6.
Although the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various modifications, additions and alterations may be made to the invention by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of bottle handling, and more particularly to a bottle carrying device for consumers that is reusable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The most common bottle carrier is the human hand. By placing the neck of the bottle between one's fingers, up to four bottles may be carried at a time. In order to carry six bottles, both hands must be used, making it difficult and potentially dangerous to perform other activities such as closing the refrigerator door, or opening a door to go outside.
Additionally, the metal serrated bottle caps tend to dig into one's hands when beer bottles are carried between the fingers, often causing pain, cuts, and even the breakage of bottles due to being dropped.
When using a manufactured bottle carrier, the problems associated with carrying bottles generally fall into three categories; inserting the bottles into the cannier;
securing the bottles such that they do not fall from the carrier during transport; and removing the bottles from the carrier for use or storage. One of the most common carriers is the 'six pack' for beer or soft drinks, constructed from either cardboard or plastic.
The six-pack carrier has a bottom, six individual square compartments, and a handle.
Bottles are inserted into the compartments from the top. A well-constructed six-pack carrier provides relatively secure transport as long as the carrier is not tipped onto its side or turned upside down.
Although manufacturing machinery can load and unload six-pack carriers six bottles at a time, the everyday consumer is limited to one or two bottles at time as a result of using one's hands to load and unload. The six-pack carrier also occupies a fixed amount of space in a refrigerator, even if holding less than six bottles. In order to better utilize storage space, the bottles must be removed from the carrier, one or two at a time, and placed back into the refrigerator in a more space efficient manner. To retrieve a number of bottles from the refrigerator, the bottles must be taken one or two at a time and placed into the carrier for transport.
Examples of prior art in the area of bottle carriers are U.S. Patent Nos.
5,788,302 and 5,413,395. US Patent 5,413,395 describes a bottle carrier that can pick up many bottles at once and is somewhat reusable, although removal of bottles is likely to quickly weaken the bottle locking tabs, restricting the number of times the carrier may be re-used.
Additionally, the carrier only allows the removal of bottles one at a time. US
Patent 5,788,302 is designed to be reusable, is able to pickup and release multiple bottles at once, however it has the following drawbacks. The carrier requires 2 hands to operate, it is not easily adapted to configurations of two rows of bottles, and it cannot release a single bottle without releasing the other bottles in the same row.
Although prior art offers improvements to bottle carriers in some areas, particularly attaching to bottles, and securing bottles for transport, they are still deficient in the areas of releasing multiple bottles at a time, releasing a single bottle while securely holding the remaining bottles, and performing all functions while being operated by a single hand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With the foregoing in mind, it is an object of this invention to provide a simple, reliable, inexpensive bottle carrying device that is; operable with one hand; reusable;
able to secure multiple bottles at one time; able to release multiple bottles at one time; and able to release a single bottle at a time while holding secure the remaining bottles.
The bottle carrying device of this invention is suitable for a variety of bottles, however for the purpose of this description the example of beer bottles will be used.
Beer bottles have annular necks, and an annular collar slightly larger than the neck that is crucial for handling, securing, and transport of the bottles. Beer bottles are often sold in cases of twelve or twenty-four arranged in three symmetric rows of four bottles, or six symmetric rows of four bottles. The twelve-case and twenty-four-case are convenient arrangements for a bottle carrying device capable of securing six bottles at once, although other quantities are equally possible for the bottle carrier.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is fonTned of plastic and has a central body to which are connected a carrying handle and six pairs of flexible arms arranged in two symmetric rows of three. The body consists of two pieces, an upper piece, to which is connected one of each pair of arms, and a lower piece, to which is connected the other of each pair of arms. The handle may be a separate piece that is connected to either the upper or lower body, or the handle may be formed as a part of the upper or lower body.
The upper and lower body pieces are formed in such a manner as to allow them to slide in relation to each other in a direction parallel to the two rows of three pairs of arms.
Movement of the body pieces in relation to each other is restricted is all other directions.
In the preferred embodiment, movement is restricted in the vertical direction by a pair of locking clips, while a pair of slots restricts the horizontal movement of the locking clips.
In one direction of sliding the body pieces, the closing direction, the arms are brought nearer to each other to secure the bottles just below the neck collar. The shape formed by the closed arms is matched to the shape of the bottleneck. In addition, the ends of the arms not cbnnected to the carrier body are formed in such a way as to securely retain the bottles during transport, but to permit the removal of the bottles from the arms when pulled horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the row of three pairs of arms.
Preferably the pair of arms have a space between their unattached ends, the space not large enough to allow a bottle's neck to pass through unimpeded, but large enough that the force of pulling a bottle through the space between the arms will cause the arms to flex apart, thus releasing a single bottle. The arms must be constructed in the proper shape, and with the correct material, such that they will flex in the horizontal direction in order to allow a bottle to pulled out with a modest force, however under the same force the arms will essentially not flex in the vertical direction, offering good support for the bottle collar so that bottles do not unintentionally fall from the carrier.
In the other direction of sliding the body pieces, the opening direction, the arms are moved away from each other a sufficient distance to remove support of the collars and so release all bottles. In the example of having previously secured six bottles, the carrier with bottles would be set down on a stable surface such as a table or refrigerator shelf, the arms opened by sliding apart the upper and lower body pieces, and the bottle carrier removed from the bottles, leaving the bottles to be served from the table, or chilled in the refrigerator.
To accomplish the sliding of the upper and lower body pieces, a preferred mechanism such as a slide lever is used. When pushed in one direction, the lever moves the two body pieces such that the pairs of arms are opened, while pulling the lever in the opposite direction moves the two body pieces such that the pairs of arms are closed.
Holding the lever in the closed position will keep the bottles secure during transport.
However, to prevent accidental release of the bottles, the preferred implementation has a locking mechanism to prevent the unintentional movement of the lever while bottles are secured in the closed position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a case of bottles;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a single bottle;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the locking assembly.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the open position;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention in the closed position; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention holding six bottles in the closed position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with references made to FIGS. 1 - 7.
The particular bottle carrier shown in the figures is designed to carry six bottles. It should be understood that bottle carriers that accommodate more or less than six bottles are included within the intended scope of the present invention. The preferred material for all components comprising the bottle carrier is a plastic such as Nylon, Polypropylene, or High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), however other materials, plastic or otherwise, may be used for some or all of the components without departing from the intended scope herein.
Referring to FIG. 1, a case of twenty-four bottles 40 is shown.
Referring to FIG. 2, a single bottle 25 with annular collar 26 and bottle cap 27 is shown.
Referring to FIG. 4, a lower body piece l, upper body piece 2, arm 41, arm 42, handle 6, locking lever 7, body clips 8, clip slots 9 and clip holes 10 are shown. When these components are assembled into the bottle carrier, no further components are required to secure and release bottles shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Referring to FIG. 5, the assembled bottle carrier 30 is shown in the open position. In the open position, arm pair 3 forms an opening 15 large enough such that bottle cap 27 and bottle collar 26 can easily pass through, thus allowing the carrier 30 to be lowered over the bottlenecks of up to six bottles for securing, or to be raised over the bottlenecks of bottles just having been released. All arm pairs are substantially identical to arm pair 3.
Locking lever 7 is shown in the open position. Body clips 8 have been inserted through the bottom of clip slots 9 in lower body piece 1 and through the bottom of clip holes 10 in upper body piece 2 such that the bottoms of clips 8 are in contact with the bottom of lower body piece 1 while the tops of clips 8 are secured on the upper surface of upper body piece 2. Clips 8 are designed to restrict movement of the upper and lower body pieces with respect to each other in the vertical direction, while allowing horizontal movement in the direction defined by the longitudinal axis passing through clip slots 9.
Movement is restricted in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing through clip slots 9.
Referring to FIG. 6, the bottle carrier 30 is shown in the closed position. In the closed position arm pair 3 form a secure support on which annular collar 26 may rest.
For increased lateral support of the bottleneck, the inner surface of the arms should be shaped to substantially match the shape of the bottleneck to be secured. The distal ends of arms 41 and 42 are unconnected, and are formed to leave an end opening 13 through which the bottleneck may be passed provided the arms are flexible in the horizontal direction, and provided sufficient force is applied when pulling on the bottle to displace the ends of the arms.
T'he support openings 14 formed by the pairs of closed arms, are arranged to closely line up with the bottlenecks to be secured when the bottles are arranged as shown in case 40 of FIG. 1. Although perfect alignment of the center of the openings 14 with the center of the annular bottlenecks is desirable, a small amount of offset is tolerable and the carrier will still function effectively.
Referring to FIG. 3, an enlarged view of the locking assembly is shown.
Locking lever 7 is shown with upper locking tab 51. Handle 6 is shown with lower locking tab 52 and release tab 53. Lower locking tab 52 is constructed to be flexible, while upper locking tab 51 and release tab 53 are relatively rigid. Starting with the locking lever 7 in the open position and sliding the lever 7 towards handle 6 will cause upper tab 51 to first meet the sloped section of lower tab 52. As the lever 7 is further drawn towards handle 6, lower tab 52 will deflect downwards until the tip of the upper tab 51 drops into the slot formed by the tip of the lower tab 52 and the release tab 53. At this point the lower tab 52 returns to its original position, locking the lever 7 in place in relation to handle 6.
Pressing down on release tab 53 while simultaneously pushing on lever 7 will unlock lever 7 from handle 6 and cause the upper and lower body pieces to slide in a direction that simultaneously opens alt pairs of arms. With the arrangement of handle and locking assembly as described herein, the locking, opening and closing operations of bottle carrier 30 may be accomplished with the use of a single hand.
Referring to FIG. 7, a practical example of use of the bottle carrier 30 is shown. Locking lever 7 is in the locked position, securing the lower body piece 1 and upper body piece 2 so that they do not slide, preventing the pairs of anus from opening and causing the bottles to be released. The six bottles are secured for transport until locking lever 7 is unlocked and the arms are opened to release the bottles. While in the locked position, a single bottle 31 may be withdrawn from the carrier 30 while holding secure the remaining bottles. This is accomplished by pulling bottle 31 horizontally away from carrier 30.
Arms 41 and 42 being constructed of a flexible material will spread apart under the force of the bottle being pulled, allowing the bottle 31 to be safely removed. The remaining bottles are unaffected by the removal of bottle 31 since the upper and lower body pieces are locked in place by locking area 7. Once bottle 31 is completely clear of the distal ends of arms 41 and 42, the flexible arms 41 and 42 will return to their starting position as shown in FIG. 6.
Although the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various modifications, additions and alterations may be made to the invention by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Claims (9)
1. A multiple bottle carrying device, comprising:
a) a central body including handle comprising first and second body pieces displaceable relative to each other;
b) a plurality of opposed pairs of laterally protruding support arms for receiving and supporting bottlenecks;
said arms being attached at a proximal end thereof to said central body and at a distal end thereof being unattached;
at least one of each pair of said arms being flexible enough to be displaced to permit the insertion or removal a bottle at the distal ends of said arms;
one of each pair of said arms being attached to said first body piece and the other of each pair of said arms being attached to said body second piece whereby relative displacement of said first and second body pieces moves said opposed pairs of arms between open and closed positions; and c) a locking mechanism attached to the central body for selectively preventing relative movement of said first and second body pieces.
a) a central body including handle comprising first and second body pieces displaceable relative to each other;
b) a plurality of opposed pairs of laterally protruding support arms for receiving and supporting bottlenecks;
said arms being attached at a proximal end thereof to said central body and at a distal end thereof being unattached;
at least one of each pair of said arms being flexible enough to be displaced to permit the insertion or removal a bottle at the distal ends of said arms;
one of each pair of said arms being attached to said first body piece and the other of each pair of said arms being attached to said body second piece whereby relative displacement of said first and second body pieces moves said opposed pairs of arms between open and closed positions; and c) a locking mechanism attached to the central body for selectively preventing relative movement of said first and second body pieces.
2. The bottle carrier of claim 1 wherein a handle is integrally formed as part of said central body.
3. The bottle carrier of claim 1 wherein a handle is reparably formed, attachable to either an upper or lower portion of said central body.
4. The bottle carrier of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein both of said arms in each pair are flexible.
5. The bottle carrier of claim 1 or 4 wherein the carrier is made of plastic.
6. The bottle carrier of claim 1, 4 or 5 comprising six pairs of said arms arranged in two rows, each row having three pairs.
7. The bottle carrier of claim 1, wherein said first and second body pieces comprise bars with opposed complementary protrusions and recesses to permit limited relative sliding movement thereof.
8. The bottle carrier of claim 7, wherein said bars are arranged in an upper and lower relationship, and said locking mechanism comprises an upstanding post mounted on the lower bar and having a detent engageable with a latch member attached to the upper bar.
9. The bottle carrier of claim 8, wherein the handle is mounted on the upper bar and the latch member is attached to the handle.
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