That's alright, the judges weren't too hard on me, we just didn't have good chemistry.

Actually the US Patent and Trademark office says I invented one. They were dumb enough to give me Utility patent #5,873,551. If you go to the USPTO site, you can read the claims and check out the images. The great thing about the patent is that it covers a wide range of embodiments. This gives my sling designs much more flexibility to meet consumers' requirements and tastes. Unlike Mark's Sacmaster my bottle slings can be changed and improved as time goes on.

There are other types of bottle holders like the Bottle Booster right here in this gallery. I've found two on the web that are meant to be worn by the parent. Momo's Bottle Sling was basically a sock that hangs around your neck, but the bottle was not held in place securely and slides out (ironically MLboo-hoo pooh-poohed my "straps" saying a mom could wrap a sock around her neck and do the same thing). I don't think they are still selling them. The other is made by Parents of Invention and it is a hook with a clamp at the end. The large hook part goes around your neck and the bottle snaps into the clamp. I'll put mine up against any of them. Check out the Seven Essentials of a Quality Sling section on my website. I guarantee the hook and clamp "sling" doesn't match up to mine.

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