Abstract
An inherently tensile self-adjusting pincer mechanism for toting a commercially manufactured beverage bottle of a personal size to provide an end user with a hands-free toting experience while further promoting a higher level of socially responsible behavior in the disposal, recycling, and/or the convenient reuse of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle.
Claims
1. A self-adjusting pincer mechanism for toting a beverage bottle of a personal size; wherein said self-adjusting pincer mechanism is an aspect of an inherently tensile frame, wherein said tensile frame is comprised of a horizontal and a vertical component; wherein said vertical component of said tensile frame is comprised of two inherently tensile struts, wherein the lower extremity of said tensile struts are contiguous, wherein said horizontal component of said tensile frame is comprised of two independent curvilinear arms, wherein each said curvilinear arms are respectively contiguous with the upper extremity of a corresponding tensile strut of said vertical component, wherein said curvilinear arms of said horizontal component project symmetrically outward in the same direction from each respective corresponding tensile strut of said vertical component, wherein the top plane of one curvilinear arm of said horizontal component lies at the bottom plane of the other curvilinear arm of said horizontal component, wherein the outermost extremity of each said curvilinear arm of said horizontal component are symmetrically configured with a horizontal hook for the purpose of grasping the neck of a beverage bottle, wherein compressive forces externally applied to said tensile struts causes said lower curvilinear arm to pass beneath and subsequently crisscross with said upper curvilinear arm of said horizontal component, wherein said horizontal hook configurations of said crisscrossing curvilinear arms form a centrally aligned outwardly expanded symmetrical aperture of sufficient magnitude to receive the neck of a bottle, wherein said crisscrossed curvilinear arms of said outwardly expanded centrally aligned aperture subsequently retract around said received neck of said bottle when said forces, externally applied to said tensile struts of said vertical component, are abated, wherein the tensile forces inherent to said vertical struts of said vertical component act inversely through said symmetrical hook configurations of said retracted crisscrossed curvilinear arms of said horizontal component to support, clamp, and retain a beverage bottle about its neck within the confines of said centrally aligned aperture of said horizontal component of said self-adjusting pincer mechanism.
2. The self-adjusting pincer mechanism of claim 1; wherein the lower extremity of said tensile vertical struts are contiguous and coiled.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 An introductory perspective view depicting the present device as it would typically appear when temporarily affixed to an accoutrement of an end user while retaining a commercially manufactured beverage bottle.
(2) FIG. 2A perspective view of the present device as it would typically appear when retaining a commercially manufactured beverage bottle provided with a neck ring.
(3) FIG. 3A perspective side view of the present device as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(4) FIG. 4A perspective rearward view of the present device as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(5) FIG. 5A front view of the present device as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(6) FIG. 6A top view of the present device, relative to FIG. 5, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(7) FIG. 7A bottom view of the present device, relative to FIG. 5, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(8) FIG. 8A left side view of the present device, relative to FIG. 5, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(9) FIG. 9A top view of the present device, relative to FIG. 8, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(10) FIG. 10 A right side view of the present device, relative to FIG. 5, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(11) FIG. 11A top view of the present device, relative to FIG. 10, as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state.
(12) FIG. 12 The first in a series of three progressive perspective side views of the present device depicted here unencumbered and in a static state.
(13) FIG. 13 The second in a series of three progressive perspective side views of the present device; depicting here the manner in which opposing external forces applied to the vertical tensioning struts of the tensioning frame causes the crisscrossing pincer mechanism, and therefore the central aperture so formed, to expand maximally outward in preparation of receiving the neck region of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle.
(14) FIG. 14 The third in a series of three progressive perspective side views of the present device; depicting here the manner in which the opposing compressive forces inherent to the self-adjusting crisscrossing pincer mechanism serves to support, clamp, and retain the neck of a commercially manufactured bottle by gripping the bottle at a point below its neck ring when the tensioning frame is in its operational toting state.
(15) FIG. 15 The first in a series of three progressive top views of the present device; depicted here as it would appear unencumbered and in a static state relative to FIG. 12.
(16) FIG. 16 Relative to FIG. 13 this illustration is the second in a series of three progressive top views of the present device; depicting here the manner in which opposing external forces applied to the vertical tensioning struts of the tensioning frame causes the crisscrossing pincer mechanism, and therefore the central aperture so formed, to expand maximally outward in preparation of receiving the neck region of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle.
(17) FIG. 17 Relative to FIG. 14 this illustration is the third in a series of three progressive top views of the present device; depicting here the manner in which the resultant tensile forces, inherent to the tensioning frame, inversely act through the self-adjusting crisscrossing pincer mechanism to ultimately support, clamp, and retain a commercially manufactured bottle within the confines of the device when the tensioning frame is in its operational toting state.
DRAWING REFERENCE NUMERALS
(18) 1 inherently tensile tensioning frame 2 lower pincer arm 4 upper pincer arm 6 vertical tensioning strut associated with the upper pincer arm 8 vertical tensioning strut associated with the lower pincer arm 10 supplemental tensioning coil 12 typical commercially manufactured beverage bottle 14 bottle cap 16 neck ring common to a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 18 neck region of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 19 centrally aligned receiving aperture 20 user applied force acting on upper pincer arm 22 user applied force acting on lower pincer arm 24 outwardly expanding directional attribute of lower pincer arm reacting to user applied force 26 outwardly expanding directional attribute of upper pincer arm reacting to user applied force 28 inherently induced outwardly thrusting tensile force 30 inherently induced outwardly thrusting tensile force 32 reactive compressive clamping force acting on lower pincer arm 34 reactive compressive clamping force acting on upper pincer arm 36 end user accoutrement 38 end user
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(19) FIG. 1 An introductory perspective view depicting one manner in which the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 can be utilized to retain, and temporarily affix, a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12 to an accoutrement 36 of an end user 38.
(20) FIG. 2 An enlarged perspective view relative to FIG. 1 depicting an aperture 19 formed by the crisscrossing of the upper pincer arm 4 with the lower pincer arm 2 of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1, wherein the activated crisscrossing feature relative to the pincer arms 4,2 supports, clamps, and retains a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12 about its neck 18 in the region located below the bottle's neck ring 16 as a result of the opposing compressive forces 32 and 34 reacting inversely to the outwardly thrusting tensioning forces 28,30 inherent to both the vertically aligned upper and lower pincer arm struts 6,8 and the spring-like characteristics of a supplemental tensioning coil 10.
(21) FIG. 3A side view perspective of the present device depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1, the horizontally aligned upper pincer arm 4 and its associated vertically aligned tensioning strut 6, the horizontally aligned lower pincer arm 2 and its associated vertically aligned tensioning strut 8, and the supplemental tensioning coil 10, in each their respective unencumbered static state.
(22) FIG. 4A rearward perspective view relative to FIG. 3 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1, the horizontally aligned upper pincer arm 4 and its associated vertically aligned tensioning strut 6, the horizontally aligned lower pincer arm 2 and its associated vertically aligned tensioning strut 8, and the supplemental tensioning coil 10, in each their respective unencumbered static state.
(23) FIG. 5A front view of the device depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(24) FIG. 6A top view of the device relative to FIG. 5 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(25) FIG. 7A bottom view of the device relative to FIG. 5 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(26) FIG. 8A left side view of the device relative to FIG. 5 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(27) FIG. 9A top view of the device relative to FIG. 8 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(28) FIG. 10A right side view of the device relative to FIG. 5 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(29) FIG. 11A top view of the device relative to FIG. 10 depicting the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(30) FIG. 12 As the first in a series of three progressive perspective views this illustration depicts the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(31) FIG. 13 As the second in a series of three progressive perspective views; this illustration depicts the manner in which the cap 14, neck ring 16, and neck 18, of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12 is centrally aligned with the outwardly expanding 24,26 receiving aperture 19 which is inversely produced by the activated crisscrossing configuration of the upper and the lower pincer arms 4,2 reacting to the external squeezing forces 20,22 being simultaneously applied by an end user to the vertical tensioning struts 6,8 of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1.
(32) FIG. 14 As the third in a series of three progressive perspective views; this illustration depicts the manner in which the neck 18 and neck ring 16 of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12, after having passed through the activated receiving aperture 19, is subsequently supported and retained within the confines of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 by the compressive clamping forces 32,34 produced by the activated crisscross configuration of the upper and lower pincer arms 4,2 as an inverse reaction to the outwardly thrusting tensile forces 28,30 inherent to both the vertical struts 6,8 and a supplemental tensioning coil 10.
(33) FIG. 15 As the first in a series of three progressive top views of the device; this illustration depicts the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 in an unencumbered static state.
(34) FIG. 16 As the second in a series of three progressive top views, and relative to FIG. 13; this illustration depicts the manner in which the cap 14 and neck ring 16 of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12 is centrally aligned with the outwardly expanded 24,26 receiving aperture 19 produced via the crisscross configuration relative to the upper and the lower pincer arms 4,2 reacting to the external squeezing forces 20,22 being simultaneously applied by an end user to the vertical tensioning struts 6,8 of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1.
(35) FIG. 17 As the third in a series of three progressive top views, and relative to FIG. 14; this illustration depicts the manner in which the neck 18 and neck ring 16 of a commercially manufactured beverage bottle 12, after having passed through the maximally expanded receiving aperture 19, is subsequently supported and retained within the confines of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1 by the opposing compressive clamping forces 32,34 which are inversely produced via the crisscross configuration of the pincer arms 4,2 reacting to the outwardly thrusting tensile forces 28,30 inherent to the tensioned vertical struts 6,8 and the supplemental tensioning coil 10 of the inherently tensile tensioning frame 1.
CONCLUSIONS, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE
(36) The reader will see that I have provided an improved hands-free device for toting a wide range of commercially manufactured beverage bottles of a personal size that: a. is of universal application. b. is environmentally necessary. c. is easily made from a non-floatable material. d. is easily toted hands-free either when either loaded or unloaded. e. self-promotes the recycling and/or the reuse of commercially manufactured plastic bottles, most especially for the most commonly manufactured plastic bottles of the lesser neck size. f. is reusable, therefore is cost effective. g. is practical. h. is durable. i. is of a simple and compact design. j. is easy to make. k. is inexpensive. l. is easy to load and/or unload for all age groups and for those with impaired hand abilities. m. is easy to stow away when in an unloaded static condition. n. is embodied with features which allow the user to take advantage of other added conveniences such as when placing the assembled device, when loaded and inverted, on a hook or other locally convenient protuberance.
