Wine Bottle

Abstract

A bottle which may be placed on a shelf or suspended from a fixture comprising an open-ended hollow body, first and second opposite axial ends, where the first axial end forms a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end forms a top of the bottle. The top of the bottle includes a tapered pouring neck. Suspension means is formed with the hollow body for suspending the wine bottle in a fixture. The suspension means is integrated with at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body and disposed superjacent to the bottom of the bottle but generally proximate to the bottom of the bottle. The suspension means may include a pair of recesses, a recessed annular ring or a protruding annular ring.

1 . A bottle comprising:
 an open-ended hollow body having first and second opposite axial ends, the first axial end forming a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end having a tapered pouring neck forming a top of the bottle;   suspension means formed with the hollow body for suspending the bottle in a fixture;   wherein the suspension means is integral with at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body and disposed superjacent to the bottom of the bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the suspension means is proximate to the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the suspension means is a pair of recesses. 
     
     
         4 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the suspension means is a recessed annular ring. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the suspension means is a protruding annular ring. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle of  claim 1  wherein the bottle is a wine bottle. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle of  claim 3  wherein each of the recesses include an ovoid shape having a long dimension aligned in a plane which generally parallels the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle of  claim 4  wherein the recessed annular ring is aligned in a plane which generally parallels the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         9 . The bottle of  claim 5  wherein the protruding annular ring is generally aligned in a plane which parallels the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         10 . A bottle comprising:
 an open-ended hollow body having first and second opposite axial ends, the first axial end forming a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end having a tapered pouring neck forming a top of the bottle;   suspension means integrated into at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body for suspending the bottle in a fixture;   wherein the suspension means is selected from the group consisting of a pair of recesses, a recessed annular ring and a protruding annular ring.   
     
     
         11 . The bottle of  claim 10  wherein the pair of recesses includes an ovoid shape. 
     
     
         12 . The bottle of  claim 11  wherein each of the recesses include a long dimension aligned in a plane which generally parallels the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         13 . The bottle of  claim 10  wherein the suspension means is proximate to the bottom of the bottle. 
     
     
         14 . The bottle of  claim 13  wherein the suspension means is axially disposed at least 5 millimeters in a longitudinal dimension extending from the first axial end of the bottle. 
     
     
         15 . A bottle comprising:
 an open-ended hollow body having first and second opposite axial ends, the first axial end forming a bottom of the bottle and the second axial end having a tapered pouring neck forming a top of the bottle;   suspension means integrated into at least contralateral sidewalls of the hollow body for suspending the bottle inverted in a fixture.   
     
     
         16 . The bottle of  claim 15  wherein the suspension means is selected from the group consisting of:
 a pair of recesses, a recessed annular ring and a protruding annular ring. 
 
     
     
         17 . The bottle of  claim 15  wherein the suspension means is annularly disposed at least 2% of a longitudinal dimension extending from the first axial end toward the second axial end of the bottle. 
     
     
         18 . The bottle of  claim 15  wherein the suspension means is axially disposed at least 5 millimeters in a longitudinal dimension extending from the first axial toward the second axial end. 
     
     
         19 . The bottle of  claim 15  wherein the bottle is a wine bottle. 
     
     
         20 . The bottle of  claim 16  wherein each of the recesses include an ovoid shape having a long dimension aligned in a plane which generally parallels the bottom of the bottle.