Patent Application
20220219879
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The disclosure relates to holder devices and more particularly pertains to a new holder device for preserving freshness of bottled water.
The prior art relates to holder devices including a variety of insulated sleeves for enclosing a beverage bottle for retaining the beverage bottle at a preferred temperature.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cylinder that can insertably receive a water bottle. The cylinder is comprised of a light impermeable material to protect the water bottle from ultraviolet radiation thereby preserving freshness of water in the water bottle. A lid is movably attached to the cylinder for closing the cylinder. The lid is comprised of a rigid material and the lid is comprised of a light impermeable material.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The cylinder 12 has a bottom wall 16 and an outer wall 18 extending upwardly therefrom. The outer wall 18 has a distal edge 20 defining an opening 22 into the cylinder 12 to receive the water bottle 14. The outer wall 18 has an inset portion 24 that is positioned between the bottom wall 16 and the distal edge 20. Moreover, the inset portion 24 is concavely arcuate such that the cylinder 12 has an hourglass shape. In this way the inset portion 24 abuts the water bottle 14 when the water bottle 14 is inserted into the cylinder 12.
A lid 26 is provided and the lid 26 is movably attached to the cylinder 12. The lid 26 is positionable in a closed position for closing the cylinder 12 and an open position for opening 22 the cylinder 12. The lid 26 is comprised of a rigid material such as steel or the like. Additionally, the lid 26 is comprised of a light impermeable material.
The lid 26 has a top wall 28 and a perimeter wall 30 extending away therefrom, and the perimeter wall 30 flares outwardly from the top wall 28. The perimeter wall 30 has a distal edge 32 with respect to the top wall 28 and the distal edge 32 of the perimeter wall 30 has a groove 34 extending inwardly therein. The groove 34 extends around a full diameter of the distal edge 20 of the perimeter wall 30. Moreover, the groove 34 insertably receives the distal edge 20 of the outer wall 18 of the cylinder 12 when the lid 26 is positioned in the closed position thereby retaining the lid 26 on the cylinder 12. The perimeter wall 30 has a series of bends 36 each incorporated into the perimeter wall 30. The bends 36 are distributed between the distal edge 20 of the perimeter wall 30 the top wall 28 for enhancing the ornamental appearance of the lid 26.
A strap 38 is coupled between the cylinder 12 and the lid 26 for movably attaching the lid 26 to the cylinder 12. The strap 38 has a first end 40 and a second end 42, and the first end 40 is coupled to the outer wall 18 of the cylinder 12 at a point located adjacent to the distal edge 20 of the outer wall 18. Additionally, the second end 42 is coupled to the perimeter wall 30 of the lid 26 at a point that is located adjacent to the distal edge 20 of the perimeter wall 30.
In use, the cylinder 12 is positioned in a cup holder 16 in the vehicle and the water bottle 14 is positioned in the cylinder 12. In this way the water bottle 14 is protected from ultraviolet radiation from the sun that causes water to lose its fresh taste. Additionally, the lid 26 can be closed onto cylinder 12 to completely enclose the water bottle 14 for the ultimate level of protection. The cylinder 12 can additionally be carried while the water bottle 14 is enclosed for transporting the water bottle 14 outside of the vehicle.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
