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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Sterling Lane Steward, Douglasville, GA (US);
Marshall J. Barrash, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lawrence B. Green, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher Clark Kjorlaug, Alpharetta, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A pour and carry device for use in conjunction with relatively large consumer beverage containers. In one embodiment, the device is integral to the container, in another embodiment, the device is separate. One embodiment includes a finger tunnel. In one embodiment, the tonguelike member extends outwardly relative to the bottle neck and downwardly towards the bottle body so as to provide a crotch therebetween to accept the web portion intermediate a human's thumb and forefinger, to allow the human to grip, lift, and pour the bottle by placing the palm on the bottle below but proximate the neck, such that the web portion fits within the crotch, and the thumb and forefinger combine to at least partially surround the neck of the bottle.