The present invention relates generally to water bottles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water bottle that uses a unitary dual function top to enable the user to either drink from the dual function top or spray water from the nozzle in the dual function top.
Water bottles are commonly used to store and carry water. Small portable water bottles are commonly used by people engaging in sports activities to carry water with them for drinking. Traditionally, portable water bottles are manufactured from plastic materials for its low cost and light weight. These portable water bottles are generally elongated cylinders with a sealed bottom and with a threaded opening at the top that is closed by a matching threaded plastic cap. To drink water from these portable water bottles, the user must first remove the threaded cap and then pour the water out from the threaded opening. After drinking, the user must replace the threaded cap on the threaded opening to close the portable water bottle and prevent foreign matters from entering the portable water bottle and contaminate the water therein.
An improved version of the portable water bottle for drinking replaces the threaded cap with a reclosable nozzle that is operated by pulling and pushing on the reclosable nozzle to open and close the nozzle. Generally, by pulling on the reclosable nozzle, a water path is opened through the top of the reclosable nozzle to enable the water to flow out of the portable water bottle. By pushing down on the reclosable nozzle, the water path is sealed and no water will flow out of the portable water bottle and the water inside the portable water bottle is sealed from foreign contaminants.
Small portable water bottles are also used for spraying water for its cooling effects either during hot weather or during vigorous exercise. These portable water bottles are commonly equipped with a pump mechanism that forces the water out through a small nozzle that either sprays the water in a stream, spray, or a misting pattern. The pump mechanism is commonly actuated by the user by squeezing a trigger. Actuation of the pump mechanism forces the water out through the nozzle. The water spray, particularly in a misting form, has a cooling effect as it absorbs the heat energy and evaporates.
For a portable water bottle to have both the water drinking function and water spraying function, prior arts require two separate openings in the portable water bottle and two separate nozzles affixed to the portable water bottle. This increases both the complexity and the cost of the portable water bottle.
The sports water bottle with mister is a portable water bottle with a dual function top affixed to it that is capable of both a large flow of water for drinking and also spraying of water for cooling. The dual function top has a fixed nozzle that functions as a water flow opening and a spray nozzle with a pump mechanism to force the water contained therein out through the spray nozzle in the dual function top. An elongated tube is affixed under the dual function top and extends to near the bottom of the portable water bottle to enable the extraction of the water through the spray nozzle.
The sports water bottle of the present invention only has a unitary dual function top that functions both as a drinking opening and also as a pump with a spray nozzle. The dual function top may be retrofitted to most preexisting water bottles that have a threaded cap, a reclosable drinking cap, or a spray nozzle. The sports water bottle of the present invention is multifunctional and is easy to operate with a unitary dual function top.
The following description and figures are meant to be illustrative only and not limiting. Other embodiments of this invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of this description.
The sports water bottle with mister as shown in
In the preferred embodiment, the dual function top 4 has a threaded bottom that acts as a cap to removably attach to the threaded opening on the water bottle 3 thereby closing the opening of the water bottle 3. A flip top cap 2 is attached to the top of the dual function top 4 and functions as a cap to seal the opening 53 of the fixed nozzle 5 at the top of the dual function top 4. As shown in
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The sports water bottle of the present invention only has a single top that functions both as a drinking opening and also as a pump with a spray nozzle 6. The dual function top 4 may be retrofitted to most preexisting water bottles that may have a threaded cap, a reclosable drinking cap, or a spray nozzle. The sports water bottle of the present invention is multifunctional, low cost, and is easy to operate.
Although the invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments and applications, one of ordinary skill in the art, in light of this teaching, can generate additional embodiments and modifications without departing from the spirit of or exceeding the scope of the claimed invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the drawings and descriptions herein are proffered by way of example to facilitate comprehension of the invention and should not be construed to limit the scope thereof.