Handle for a container
A bottle handle includes a neck engagement collar including a neck ring defining a central aperture. The bottle handle also includes a handle portion coupled to the neck engagement collar. The bottle handle further includes a plurality of tabs extending radially inward from the neck ring. Two adjacent tabs of the plurality of tabs define a slot therebetween, and wherein a reinforcement rib protrudes from the neck ring and is located adjacent the slot.
1 . A bottle handle comprising:
a neck engagement collar including a neck ring defining a central aperture;
a handle portion coupled to the neck engagement collar, the handle portion including a first arm and a second arm each extending from opposite ends of the neck ring such that a first arcuate corner is formed with the neck ring and the first arm and a second arcuate corner is formed with the neck ring and the second arm;
a first reinforcement rib extending at least partially around the first arcuate corner on a first surface adjoining the neck ring with the first arm; and
a second reinforcement rib extending at least partially around the second arcuate corner on a second surface, the second surface adjoining the neck ring with the second arm, and
wherein the first reinforcement rib is positioned a first distance from the first arcuate corner and the second reinforcement rib is positioned a second offset distance from the second arcuate corner greater than the first distance.
2 . The bottle handle of claim 1 , further including
a plurality of tabs extending radially inward from the neck ring;
wherein two adjacent tabs of the plurality of tabs define a slot therebetween, and wherein a third reinforcement rib protrudes from the neck ring and is located adjacent the slot.
3 . The bottle handle of claim 2 , wherein the slot comprises a plurality of slots and the third reinforcement rib comprises a plurality of reinforcement ribs protruding from the neck ring, and wherein a number of the reinforcement ribs protruding from the neck ring is equal to a number of the slots.
4 . The bottle handle of claim 2 , wherein the third reinforcement rib is arcuate and extends about only a portion of a circumference of the central aperture.
5 . The bottle handle of claim 2 , further including fourth reinforcement rib protruding from the neck ring and extending continuously around all of a circumference of the central aperture.
6 . The bottle handle of claim 1 , wherein
each of the first reinforcement rib and the second reinforcement rib is semicircular in cross-section and each has a radius of curvature in cross-section, and wherein
the offset distance is greater than or equal to the radius of curvature.
7 . The bottle handle of claim 1 , wherein the handle portion further includes a gripping portion that connects distal ends of the first arm and the second arm such that a third arcuate corner is formed with the gripping portion and the first arm and a fourth arcuate corner is formed with the gripping portion and the second arm, and wherein a third reinforcement rib extends at least partially around the third arcuate corner on the surface.
8 . The bottle handle of claim 1 , wherein each of the first reinforcement rib and the second reinforcement rib is semicircular in cross-section and each has a radius of curvature in cross-section, and wherein the offset distance is less than or equal to twice the radius of curvature.