Detachable bottle handle

Abstract

A bottle handle may have a base member and a first strap. The base member may have a first knob, a second knob, and a bottle engagement portion with a ring shape configured to receive and grip a bottle. The strap may have a first end having a first clip attached thereon, wherein the first clip is shaped to receive the first knob, and a second end having a second clip attached thereon, wherein the second clip is shaped to receive the second knob. Each of the first and second knobs may have a head portion and a neck portion narrower than the neck portion. Each of the first and second clips may have an aperture with an enlarged portion sized to permit passage of the head portion therethrough, and a smaller portion sized to receive the neck portion without permitting passage of the head portion therethrough.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bottle handle comprising:
 a base member comprising:
 a bottle engagement portion comprising a ring shape configured to receive and grip a bottle; 
 a first knob; and 
 a second knob; and 
   a first strap comprising:
 a first end having a first clip attached thereon, wherein the first clip is shaped to receive the first knob; and 
 a second end having a second clip attached thereon, wherein the second clip is shaped to receive the second knob. 
   
     
     
         2 . The bottle handle of  claim 1 , wherein the base member is formed of an elastomer configured to stretch to enable insertion of the bottle into the bottle engagement portion. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle handle of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional straps, each of which comprises:
 a third end having a third clip attached thereon, wherein the third clip is shaped to receive the first knob; and   a fourth end having a fourth clip attached thereon, wherein the fourth clip is shaped to receive the second knob.   
     
     
         4 . The bottle handle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first knob comprises:
 a head portion; and 
 a neck portion narrower than the head portion; and 
   the first clip comprises an aperture comprising:
 an enlarged portion sized to permit passage of the head portion therethrough; and 
 a smaller portion sized to receive the neck portion without permitting passage of the head portion therethrough. 
   
     
     
         5 . The bottle handle of  claim 4 , wherein the enlarged portion is shaped such that, in order for the head portion to pass through the enlarged portion, the first knob must be oriented nonperpendicular to the aperture. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle handle of  claim 4 , wherein the enlarged portion is further sized to permit passage of the head therethrough only with interference. 
     
     
         7 . A bottle handle comprising:
 a base member comprising:
 a bottle engagement portion securable to a bottle; 
 a first base attachment feature; and 
 a second base attachment feature; and 
   a first strap comprising:
 a first end comprising a first strap attachment feature that is detachably attachable to the first base attachment feature; and 
 a second end comprising a second strap attachment feature that is detachably attachable to the second base attachment feature. 
   
     
     
         8 . The bottle handle of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the bottle engagement portion comprising a ring shape configured to receive a bottle; and   the bottle engagement portion is formed of an elastomer configured to stretch to enable insertion of the bottle into the bottle engagement portion, and then relax to grip the bottle.   
     
     
         9 . The bottle handle of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the first base attachment feature comprises a knob comprising:
 a head portion; and 
 a neck portion narrower than the head portion; and 
   the first strap attachment feature comprises a first clip comprising an aperture comprising:
 an enlarged portion sized to permit passage of the head portion therethrough; and 
 a smaller portion sized to receive the neck portion without permitting passage of the head portion therethrough. 
   
     
     
         10 . The bottle handle of  claim 9 , wherein the enlarged portion is sized and shaped such that at least one of the following is true:
 in order for the head portion to pass through the enlarged portion, the knob must be oriented nonperpendicular to the aperture; and   the enlarged portion permits passage of the head therethrough only with interference.   
     
     
         11 . The bottle handle of  claim 7 , further comprising one or more additional straps, each of which comprises:
 a third end having a third clip attached thereon, wherein the third clip is shaped to receive the first knob; and   a fourth end having a fourth clip attached thereon, wherein the fourth clip is shaped to receive the second knob.   
     
     
         12 . The bottle handle of  claim 7 , wherein the first base attachment feature and the first strap attachment feature are configured such that, with the first strap attachment feature detachably attached to the first base attachment feature, the first strap attachment feature is freely rotatable, relative to the first base attachment feature, about an axis passing through the first base attachment feature and the second base attachment feature. 
     
     
         13 . The bottle handle of  claim 7 , wherein the first base attachment feature, the second base attachment feature, the first strap attachment feature, and the second strap attachment feature are configured to resist detachment of the bottle from the first strap with the bottle hanging from the first strap. 
     
     
         14 . A method of detaching a first strap from a bottle, wherein the first strap is part of a bottle handle comprising a base member, the method comprising:
 with the base member secured to the bottle, detaching a first strap attachment feature on a first end of the first strap from a first base attachment feature of the base member; and   with the base member secured to the bottle, detaching a second strap feature on a second end of the first strap from a second base attachment feature of the base member.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising detaching the base member from the bottle. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the base member comprises a bottle engagement portion formed of an elastomer;   the bottle engagement portion comprising a ring shape; and   detaching the base member from the bottle comprises:
 stretching the bottle engagement portion; and 
 with the bottle engagement portion stretched, withdrawing the bottle from an interior of the bottle engagement portion. 
   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising, after detaching the first strap attachment feature from a first base attachment feature and detaching the second strap attachment feature from the second base attachment feature, attaching a second strap to the bottle by:
 with the base member secured to the bottle, attaching a third strap attachment feature on a third end of the second strap to the first base attachment feature of the base member; and   with the base member secured to the bottle, attaching a fourth strap feature on a fourth end of the second strap to the second base attachment feature of the base member.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the first base attachment feature comprises a knob comprising:
 a head portion; and 
 a neck portion narrower than the head portion; 
   the first strap attachment feature comprises a first clip comprising an aperture comprising:
 an enlarged portion sized to permit passage of the head portion therethrough; and 
 a smaller portion sized to receive the neck portion without permitting passage of the head portion therethrough; and 
   detaching the first strap attachment feature from the first base attachment feature comprises:
 moving the neck portion within the aperture, from the smaller portion to the enlarged portion; and 
 after moving the neck portion to the enlarged portion, passing the head portion through the enlarged portion to remove the knob from the aperture. 
   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the enlarged portion is shaped such that, in order for the head portion to pass through the enlarged portion, the first knob must be oriented nonperpendicular to the aperture; and   detaching the first strap attachment feature from the first base attachment feature further comprises, prior to passing the head portion through the enlarged portion, orienting the knob nonperpendicular to the aperture in order to enable passage of the head portion through the enlarged portion.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the enlarged portion is further sized to permit passage of the head therethrough only with interference; and   passing the head portion through the enlarged portion comprises scraping an interior-facing rim of the enlarged portion with the knob.