It's an interesting invention, but I don't see a very big market for such a product.
Here's why:
If the United States continues at it's current rate of birth (10-15 per 1,000 people), then there will be 4,500,000 new parents each year. To be extremely generous, lets say 10% of ALL new parents in the United States buys the product (10 out of every 100 parents). That's only 450,000 units sold per year. You can't POSSIBLY make that much of a profit off of a pretty simple bottle strap. Subtract the costs of the marketing, advertising, and man-hours it takes to create such a product, and you're down a long ways on the revenue bar. It's a pretty big risk for a company to put their money into such a product.
The reason I say 10% sales is generous is because the difference between holding the bottle and putting it in a strap is like a wireless phone with 100 ft coverage compared to a wireless phone with 150 ft coverage. There isn't that big of a difference. People aren't THAT lazy, and the truth is they'd rather spend their money elsewhere.
Still... A VERY good idea, and you executed the idea very well with the invention. Hope all goes well!
Matt Wood
mattsbomb40@yahoo.com
by Matt Wood