Pet water bottle assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10085543-B2
Application number	US-201615171115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2016
Priority date	Apr 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A pet water bottle assembly comprising an upper bottle member and a cup member. An upstanding wall and an upwardly facing bottom surface of the cup member collectively define a reservoir adapted to hold liquid. The upstanding wall has a first circumferential wall portion with a first wall portion height and a second circumferential wall portion with a second wall portion height. The first wall portion height is greater than the second wall portion height to thereby provide a pet enhanced access to liquid within the reservoir when the cup member is tilted such that a top surface of liquid in the reservoir is level with the first axial extent. The cup member is adapted such that the upper bottle member snugly nests within the cup member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pet water bottle assembly comprising:
an upper bottle member comprising a hollow body and a bottle finish, the hollow body having an upper portion and a downwardly facing bottom surface, the bottle finish extending upwardly from the upper portion of the hollow body, the hollow body defining a cavity capable of receiving and holding liquid, the bottle finish defining an opening arranged and adapted to enable passage of liquid into and out of the cavity via the opening; and
a cup member having an upstanding wall, an upwardly facing bottom surface, and a first connector, the upstanding wall and the upwardly facing bottom surface collectively defining a reservoir adapted to hold liquid, the upstanding wall having a first circumferential wall portion and a second circumferential wall portion, the first and second circumferential wall portions being diametrically opposite each other relative to a central axis, each of the first and second circumferential wall portions having an inner surface and an outer surface, the first circumferential wall portion having a first axial extent and the second circumferential wall portion having a second axial extent, the first axial extent being the maximum extent to which liquid within the reservoir can extend without spilling when a first quantity of water is within the reservoir, the cup member being configured such that the central axis is at a first angle from vertical when the first quantity of water is within the reservoir and a top surface of the first quantity of water is level with the first axial extent, the second axial extent being the maximum extent to which liquid within the reservoir can extend without spilling when the first quantity of water is within the reservoir, the cup member being configured such that the central axis is at a second angle from vertical when the first quantity of water is in the reservoir and the top surface of the first quantity of water is level with the first axial extent, the first angle being greater than the second angle, the first circumferential wall portion having a first wall portion height and the second circumferential wall portion having a second wall portion height, the first wall portion height being greater than the second wall portion height to thereby provide a pet enhanced access to liquid within the reservoir when the cup member is tilted such that a top surface of liquid in the reservoir is level with the first axial extent, the cup member being adapted such that the upper bottle member snugly nests within the cup member when the downwardly facing bottom surface of the upper bottle member is adjacent the upwardly facing surface of the cup member, the upwardly facing bottom surface being located between the upstanding wall and the first connector.

2. A pet water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cup member is an intermediate cup member and the assembly further comprises a lower storage container, the lower storage container comprising a second connector, the second connector being matable with the first connector to releasably secure the lower storage container to the intermediate cup member.

3. A pet water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first connector comprises a first thread and the second connector comprises a second thread, the second thread being threadably connectable with the first thread to releasably secure the lower storage container to the intermediate cup member.

4. A pet water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pet water bottle assembly further comprises a closure, the closure having a connector, the connector of the closure being matable with the bottle finish of the upper bottle member to releasably secure the closure to the upper bottle member.

5. A pet water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pet water bottle assembly comprises a water bottle holder, the water bottle holder having a carry loop, a water bottle finish receiving portion, and a card holder, the carry loop at least partially surrounding a finger receiving opening, the finger receiving opening being adapted to enable at least one finger of a user to pass therethrough, the water bottle finish receiving portion having an annular member and an opening, the annular member defining the opening and being adapted to snugly encircle a portion of a water bottle finish when the portion of the water bottle finish is located within the opening, the carry loop and the card holder being connected to the annular member, the card holder comprising an open-top sleeve adapted to receive at least one card having a maximum width of approximately 88 mm and a maximum length of approximately 125 mm.

6. A pet water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein at least a portion of the finish receiving portion of the water bottle holder is located between the upper portion of the upper bottle member and the closure when the closure is releasably secured to the upper bottle member.

7. A water bottle assembly comprising:
a water bottle comprising a hollow body and a bottle finish, the hollow body having an upper portion and a downwardly facing bottom surface, the bottle finish extending upwardly from the upper portion of the hollow body, the hollow body defining a cavity capable of receiving and holding liquid, the bottle finish defining an opening arranged and adapted to enable passage of liquid into and out of the cavity via the opening; and
a bottle holder comprising a carry loop, a water bottle finish receiving portion, and a card holder, the carry loop at least partially surrounding a finger receiving opening, the finger receiving opening being adapted to enable at least one finger of a user to pass therethrough, the water bottle finish receiving portion having an annular member and an opening, the annular member defining the opening and being adapted to snugly encircle a portion of the bottle finish when said portion of the bottle finish is located within the opening, the carry loop and the card holder being connected to the annular member, the card holder being dimensioned to receive at least one credit card having a maximum width of approximately 88 mm and a maximum length of approximately 125 mm.

8. A water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein the card holder comprises an open-top sleeve.

9. A water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein the sleeve comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls, the front wall being spaced from the rear wall by the first and second sidewalls.

10. A water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 9 wherein the front wall is transparent.

11. A water bottle assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein the assembly comprises a closure, the closure having a connector that is matable with the bottle finish of the water bottle to releasably secure the closure to the water bottle, at least a portion of the water bottle finish receiving portion being located between the closure and the upper portion of the water bottle.

Assignees

• O2Cool Llc

Inventors

• Breit Oliver
• Junkel Eric F
• Ksiazek Michael

Classifications

• B65D23/003

  Suspension means · CPC title

• A45F5/102

  with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried · CPC title

• B65D23/14

  of tags {, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like (B65D23/008 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A45F3/16 Primary

  Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups · CPC title

• A01K7/00

  Watering equipment for stock or game · CPC title