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Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita makes the handling of large PET bottles easy, especially for children, the disabled and the elderly.

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Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita, the ultimate universal bottle handle

Karlita makes the handling of large PET bottles easy, especially for children, the disabled and the elderly.

Karlita makes the handling of large PET bottles easy, especially for children, the disabled and the elderly.

Karlita makes the handling of large PET bottles easy, especially for children, the disabled and the elderly.

Karlita makes the handling of large PET bottles easy, especially for children, the disabled and the elderly.

Karl Strepkoff
Karl Strepkoff
Karl Strepkoff
Karl Strepkoff
1 Campaign |
Rouen, France
$7,907 USD 53 backers
26% of $30,000 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal
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- Karl Strepkoff: 

Inventor and initiator of Karlita. Awarded 19 times around the world for his products (including for the « universal bottle handle » launched in 2004). He has run the company SKKY innovations (www.skky-innovations.com) since 1996. 

- Nicolas Liagre:

Is the technical director for Karlita. He has his own company in Hong Kong and has a plastic injection factory in Shenzhen, China. His team is composed of European and Chinese engineers. 

- Jean-Yves Prodel:

Truly an activist in France for the universal design, he believes that all things and structures around us should be universal, meaning able to be used or visited by anybody (young, old or handicapped people). Jean-Yves is a consultant and a teacher for all matters linked to universal design. 

- Yves Gallas: 

Our Sales manager who is responsible for promoting and selling Karlita. Yves has his own business in France and he sells unique products to the distribution networks.


The objective behind the Karlita project was to develop an exceedingly effective universal accessory to handle large PET bottles. Karlita, is a universal tool, which makes handling plastic bottles so much easier for everybody, especially for children, women, the disabled and the elderly. Even a strong man would benefit from using a Karlita to help pour from a 3 liter bottle!

People of all ages can use Karlita for their daily needs! 


Karlita has been in development for over 10 years as it had to be  very simple to use and attractive to our consumers. The simplicity of use was obviously the most difficult thing to achieve. In most cases, the more a product looks simple, the more it needs hard work and creativity during development.

The older sister of Karlita which was born in 2004 and named "The universal bottle handle" was a compulsory step in the development process as it allowed actual consumer testing around the world. Karlita was developed taking into consideration all expectations from the very youngest through  to the older user.

Karlita is available in the following colors:


Key benefits of Karlita:

  • Adapts to any PET bottle (with a regular neck) from 1 liter to 3.3 liters,
  • Turns a large bottle into an easy-to-pour pitcher,
  • Slips easily on and off PET bottles and stays put,
  • Lightweight yet sturdy grip helps avoid spills and accidents,
  • Allows perfect balance whatever is the liquid level in the bottles,
  • Does not put any pressure on the bottles surface allowing it to keep its original shape,
  • Fits easily into any  fridge,
  • Has a turning base allowing easy storage in a drawer,
  • Re-usable and dishwasher safe.
  • Long-lasting and unbreakable if used correctly.

Karlita adapts to any PET bottle (with a regular neck) from 1 liter to 3.3 liters

It's easy to attach and remove Karlita

Karlita's turning base for easy storage in a drawer!

Awards received for "The universal bottle handle" launched in 2004:

  • Concours Lépine 2004 (invention show in Paris, France): silver medal,
  • British Invention Show 2004 (London, UK): silver medal,
  • INPEX 2005 (biggest American invention show, Pittsburgh, USA): gold medal,
  • Salon International des Inventions de Genève 2006 (Geneva, Switzerland): silver medal,
  • DIY Homecenter Show 2007 (Tokyo, Japan): special product award by jury,
  • DIY Homecenter Show 2007 (Tokyo, Japan): second best product of the year award by consumers (10,000 people voted).

The 'universal bottle handle', the older sister of Karlita


Please watch our 2 videos below regarding "The universal bottle handle":

  1. General presentation of the handle.


2. Program on French national tv network "France 2" on May 4th, 2004 (French language).

The Timeline of our Karlita project:

- 2002 to 2004: development of the older sister of Karlita, 'the universal bottle handle'

- 2004 to 2011: promotion and sales of the 'universal bottle handle' around the world and gathering of information and comments from consumers,

- 2011: design development of Karlita,

- March 2012: first prototype of Karlita,

- June 2012: second prototype of Karlita,

- October 2012: third prototype of Karlita,

- May 2013: fourth prototype of Karlita, the first prototype with a turning base

- September 2013: fifth prototype of Karlita with a base turning of only 90 degrees for easy handling

- November 4th, 2013: launch of the Karlita campaign on Indiegogo

- December 25th, 2013: the end of our Karlita campaign on Indiegogo

- Beginning of January 2014 through to end of February 2014: tooling/molds production,

- March 2014: mass production and packaging of Karlita

- April 2014: worldwide shipping of Karlita

- from May 2014: worldwide promotion of Karlita. 


With your support we need a total of $30,000 for the following:

- tooling/molding production knowing that double injection is needed: US$ 20,000.00

- Our first production run of Karlitas US$ 5,000.00

- packing: US$ 1,000.00

- international shipping costs: US$ 4,000.00

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                         Please direct questions to:karl@skky-innovations.com

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