ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,831, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TUMI INC. (Edison, N.J.).
"Foldable bottle holder" was invented by Pablo Chao (New York City, N.Y.), Peter Chang-Lin Wu (Great Neck, N.Y.) and Victor G. Sanz (Whitehouse Station, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable bottle holder (10, 100, 106, 110) includes a foldable wall (12), a sheet (14), and a closure (16). The foldable wall (12) includes a first portion (20) and a second portion (22) that are connected by a hinge (24). A first portion (32) of the sheet (14) is secured to the foldable wall (12), and a second portion (34) of the sheet (14) cooperates with the first portion (20) o...