Patent Application
20180170634
The present invention relates to an apparatus for containing a liquid, and more particularly, to a bottle for liquid having a cap with added tools for functions that provide security, utensils, and comfort when in dangerous and/or remote environments.
Bottle for liquid may be used as water bottles, or bottles for containing other types of liquid, such as for example, tea, coffee, juice, etc. It is to be understood that references to water bottles below shall encompass bottles for other types of liquid unless otherwise indicated.
Water bottles have become ubiquitous in many facets of daily life, such as for example, recreation, fitness, sports, hiking, any other activity in which proper hydration is important, or merely to have handy for hydration during the day regardless of the activity of the user. Water bottles provide an easy and important way to transport water in many environments and over great distances.
Oftentimes on a long hike or when a person travels a long distance with few resources including water, it may be important to minimize one's load while maybe having to take multiple water bottles to reduce the chance of running out. Multiple water bottles may also be needed when traveling in a group, or when a person desires to have different beverages on hand. The need to travel light may force a person to question whether certain tools that may be important.
In view of the above, a bottle for liquid is provided. In one aspect, a bottle for liquid comprises a liquid container portion having an opening at a top end of the liquid container. A bottle cap assembly configured to close the liquid container portion when positioned at the top end of the liquid container portion. The bottle cap assembly comprises a cap portion comprising a sealing mechanism configured to seal liquid in the liquid container portion when the cap portion is fitted on the top end of the liquid container portion. A tool includes a tool attachment mechanism to removably attach the tool to the cap portion. The tool is configured to perform one of a plurality of functions corresponding to a plurality of interchangeable tools configured for removable attachment to the cap portion.
Some examples of apparatuses for containing liquid are outlined above rather broadly in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. Additional example implementations of the devices, systems, and methods are described below and will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. In this respect, before explaining at least one example of the devices, systems, and methods in detail, it is to be understood that the devices, systems, and methods are not limited in their application to the details of construction or to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. Other example implementations of the devices, systems, and methods may be developed, practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The invention can be better understood by referring to the following figures. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. In the figures, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.
Disclosed herein are bottles for containing a liquid.
In an example implementation, a bottle includes a cap portion and a liquid container portion. The cap portion is configured to receive a removable attachments or tools. Such tools may include, for example, a rod usable for self-defense or other purposes, a double rod also usable for self-defense or other purposes, an eating utensil, a roasting prong, a spork for cooking, a saw blade, a hook, or other tools having a suitable attachment mechanism and a size that would allow the tool to fit in the liquid container portion. In use, a selected one of the removable tools may be attached to the cap portion and the bottle may be filled with a desired liquid, such as for example, water. The user may attach a different tool to other bottles and fill the other bottles with more water or different liquids. The user may thus be provided with a greater volume of water, or a variety of liquids to drink, without the need to pack the tools in their more conventional form. In this way, the user is provided with a way to more efficiently pack provisions for long trips to areas that may not be safe or have the typical resources needed for survival.
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The cap portion 8 also includes a quick-release locking thread studs 2 (
It is noted that the threaded tool hole 3 on the cap portion 8 and the threaded portion on the end of the tool provides for only one example of an attachment mechanism for interchangeable tools. Other attachment mechanisms may include a pressed fit using a nylon or plastic lining in the hole of the cap portion 8 where the tool 4 is maintained attached to the cap portion 8 by insertion into, and compression of, the plastic or nylon lined hole. Other attachment mechanisms include a magnetically charged tool end with an opposite magnetically charged hole in the cap wherein once the tool is inserted into the opposite magnetically charged hole in the cap the tool will be joined to the cap until an adequate force pulls the tool and cap apart. Other attachment mechanisms include a quick release three stud male tool end that adjoins to a female three groove hole in the cap, once the tool is rotated the three studs lock into the three groove holes in the cap.
The cap portion 8 may be made of BPA-free plastic, aluminum, a food grade stainless steel, or other suitable materials. The liquid container portion 7 may also be made of BPA-free plastic, aluminum, a food grade stainless steel, or other suitable materials. The liquid container portion may also include structure that provides for thermal insulation to keep the contents either hot or cold or either.
As noted above, the tool 4 may be any one of a variety of detachable tools that a user may find useful in harsh, scarce or unsafe environments.
Examples of the bottle 1 described above may be used according to the following steps:
First, the cap portion 8 or 24 is removed from the bottle 1. The blunt point end rod 4, or any other tool, such as any of the tools shown in
The bottle 1 in the above figures may be used to drink liquid contained therein by removing the cap portion 8 or 24 from the bottle; pulling the cap portion 8 or 24 and attached tool 4 completely out of the bottle; and drinking from the bottle 1. Once the user is finished drinking, the cap portion with attached tool 4 is re-applied to the liquid container portion and the cap portion 8 is twisted thereon until it locks into place.
Other tools may be interchangeably attached to the cap portion 8 via the tool attachment mechanism on each tool. In the examples described above, the tool attachment mechanism includes the threaded tool hole 3 and the attachment of different tools may be accomplished by the following steps:
The cap portion is removed from the bottle. The cap portion 8 or 24 and tool 4 are removed completely from the bottle 1. The liquid container portion is set aside and the cap portion is firmly gripped while the tool 4 attached to the cap portion 8 is manually turned on the thread until it detaches from the threaded tool hole 3 on the tool 4. Another tool such as one of the tools in
It will be understood that various aspects or details of the invention may be changed without departing from the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the foregoing description is for the purpose of illustration only, and not for the purpose of limitation—the invention being defined by the claims.
This is a continuation-in-part application that claims the benefit of the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/362,833, titled “Patent Specification for TAC (Tactical Aid Canteen),” filed on Nov. 29, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 15362833 | Nov 2016 | US |
| Child | 15898661 | US |
