Wine Bag

Abstract

A bag for transporting one or more wine bottles has a detachable strap for secure attachment to a car seatbelt to prevent tipping over of the bag during transport. Further, the bag preferably has two or more elastic sides that conform to the bottle(s) shape to prevent movement within the bag, which along with other sides may provide cushioning and thermal insulation.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A wine bottle transporting bag comprising:
 a) a bottom portion,   b) a plurality of upright sides that extend upward from said bottom portion, the upright sides terminating at an upper opening of the bag,   c) at least one handle attached to one or more of said upright sides proximal to the upper opening thereof,   d) a strap member extending across one or more of said upright sides.   
     
     
         2 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 1 , wherein the strap member is detachably horizontally disposed and connected to the exterior of the wine transporting bag. 
     
     
         3 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 1 , having two or more upright sides that are formed from a rubber material. 
     
     
         4 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 1 , wherein two upright sides opposite each other are formed from a continuous expanse of the rubber material that extends there between to cover the bottom of the container. 
     
     
         5 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 1 , having a first pair of two upright sides opposite each other are not substantially stretchable. 
     
     
         6 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 5  and further comprising a dividing flap having a hinged connected to a midpoint of an interior facing surface of one of the two upright sides, the dividing flap extending upward from an interior bottom portion of the container to the opening thereof to fall against the same interior facing surface when not separating adjacent wine bottles. 
     
     
         7 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 5 , having a second pair of two upright sides opposite each other are interposed between the first pair of two upright sides, in which the second pair are substantially stretchable. 
     
     
         8 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 7 , and further comprising a dividing flap having a hinged connected to a midpoint of an interior facing surface of one of the two upright sides of the first pair, the dividing flap extending upward from a bottom portion of the container to the opening thereof to fall against the same interior facing surface. 
     
     
         9 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 1 , further comprising a thermally insulating interior lining. 
     
     
         10 ) A wine bottle transporting bag comprising:
 a) a bottom portion,   b) four upright sides that extend upward from said bottom portion to provide an upper opening to the bag, the four upright sides comprising;
 i) a first pair of two upright sides opposite each other are not substantially stretchable, and 
 ii) a second pair of two upright sides opposite each other that are interposed between the first pair of two upright sides, in which the second pair of upright sides are substantially stretchable. 
   c) at least one handle attached to one or more of said upright sides at the upper opening thereof   
     
     
         11 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 10 , and further comprising a dividing flap having a hinged connected to a midpoint of an interior facing surface of one of the upright sides, the dividing flap extending upward from a bottom portion of the container to the opening thereof to fall against the same interior facing surface. 
     
     
         12 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 10 , in which the first pair of two upright sides opposite each other are not substantially stretchable are a quilted fabric. 
     
     
         13 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 10 , in which the second pair of two upright sides opposite each other that are substantially stretchable are a rubber material. 
     
     
         14 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 10 , in which the second pair of two upright sides opposite each other that are substantially stretchable are a foamed rubber material. 
     
     
         15 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 14 , in which the second pair of two upright sides opposite each other connect at the bottom of the bag to provide a continuous expanse of the foamed rubber material. 
     
     
         16 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 10 , which further comprises a thermally insulated interior lining. 
     
     
         17 ) A wine bottle transporting bag comprising:
 a) a bottom portion,   b) a plurality of upright sides that extend upward from said bottom portion, the upright sides terminating at an upper opening of the bag,   c) at least one handle attached to one or more of said upright sides proximal to the upper opening thereof,   d) a detachable supporting means extending across one or more of said upright sides.   
     
     
         18 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 17 , in which two or more upright sides are formed of a quilted fabric. 
     
     
         19 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 17  in which the detachable supporting means is at least one of a vertical and horizontal detachable strap. 
     
     
         20 ) The wine bottle transporting bag of  claim 17 , further comprising a thermally insulating interior lining.