Bottle with mating clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10271633-B2
Application number	US-201615356317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2016
Priority date	Apr 28, 2004
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

An improved bottle having a mating clip is disclosed. The bottle includes a guide, preferably located on opposing sidewalls of the bottle, to direct attachment features of a clip toward mating attachment features of a bottle in order to facilitate attachment of the bottle to the clip in a tactile fashion. The guide further serves as a release mechanism, in which an inward force applied to the guide will cause deflection of the bottle to separate the clip from the bottle.

First claim

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A bottle and retaining clip, comprising:
a bottle having a bottom, a mouth, and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom to the mouth, the sidewalls comprising a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, and a third sidewall and an opposing fourth sidewall, the third and fourth sidewalls joining the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls each being wider than each of the third and fourth sidewalls, a first shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing second shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall, a third shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing fourth shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall;
a retaining clip comprising a base configured for removable attachment to a strap, the clip having:
(1) a first arm extending from the base from a first arm base juncture and an opposing second arm extending from the base from a second arm base juncture;
(2) a third arm extending from the base from a third arm base juncture and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base from a fourth arm base juncture;
(3) each of the first, second, third, and fourth arms having a protrusion for engaging a respective one of the first, second, third, and fourth shoulders;

whereby the bottle is configured for mating engagement with the clip and further wherein at least one of the bottle and the clip is configured and formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible to readily release the bottle from the retaining, clip;
wherein the base of the clip further comprises a first elongated slot between the first arm base juncture and the second arm base juncture and a second elongated slot between the third arm base juncture and the fourth arm base juncture.

2. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the first elongated slot is formed by a first projection formed in the base and extending from the first arm base juncture, and a second projection formed in the base and extending from the second arm base juncture, the first projection extending toward the second projection and defining an opening between the first projection and the second projection to provide access to the first slot; the second slot being formed by a third projection formed in the base and extending from the third arm base juncture, and a fourth projection formed in the base and extending from the fourth arm base juncture, the third projection extending toward the fourth projection and defining an opening between the third projection and the fourth projection to provide access to the second slot.

3. The clip of claim 2 , wherein the base of the clip further comprises a third elongated slot extending from adjacent the first arm base juncture to adjacent the third arm base juncture and a fourth elongated slot extending from adjacent the second arm base juncture to adjacent the fourth arm base juncture.

4. The clip of claim 3 , further wherein the third elongated slot is formed by a fifth projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the first arm base juncture, and a sixth projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the third arm base juncture, the fifth projection extending toward the sixth projection and defining an opening between the fifth projection and the sixth projection to provide access to the third slot; the fourth slot being formed by a seventh projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the second arm base juncture, and an eighth projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the fourth arm base juncture, the seventh projection extending toward the eighth projection and defining an opening between the seventh projection and the eighth projection to provide access to the fourth slot.

5. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the base of the clip further comprises a third elongated slot extending from adjacent the first arm base juncture to adjacent the third arm base juncture and a fourth elongated slot extending from adjacent the second arm base juncture to adjacent the fourth arm base juncture.

6. A bottle and retaining clip, comprising:
a bottle having a bottom, a mouth, and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom to the mouth, the sidewalls comprising a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, and a third sidewall and an opposing fourth sidewall, the third and fourth sidewalls joining the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls each being wider than each of the third and fourth sidewalls, a first shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing second shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall, a third shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing fourth shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall;
a retaining clip comprising a base configured for removable attachment to a strap, the clip having:
(1) a first arm extending from the base from a first arm base juncture and an opposing second arm extending from the base from a second arm base juncture;
(2) a third arm extending from the base from a third arm base juncture and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base from a fourth arm base juncture;
(3) each of the first, second, third, and fourth arms having a protrusion for engaging a respective one of the first, second, third, and fourth shoulders:

whereby the bottle is configured for mating engagement with the clip and further wherein at least one of the bottle and the clip is configured and formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible to readily release the bottle from the retaining clip;
wherein the base of the clip further comprises a first elongated slot extending from adjacent the first arm base juncture to adjacent the third arm base juncture and a second elongated slot extending from adjacent the second arm base juncture to adjacent the fourth arm base juncture.

7. The clip of claim 6 , wherein the first elongated slot is formed by a first projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the first arm base juncture, and a second projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the third arm base juncture, the first projection extending toward the second projection and defining an opening between the first projection and the second projection to provide access to the first slot; the second slot being formed by a third projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the second arm base juncture, and a fourth projection formed in the base and extending from adjacent the fourth arm base juncture, the third projection extending toward the fourth projection and defining an opening between the third projection and the fourth projection to provide access to the second slot.

8. A bottle and retaining clip, comprising:
a bottle having a bottom, a mouth, and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom to the mouth, the sidewalls comprising a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, and a third sidewall and an opposing fourth sidewall, the third and fourth sidewalls joining the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls each being wider than each of the third and fourth sidewalls, a first shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing second shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall, a third shoulder formed in the third sidewall and a opposing fourth shoulder formed in the fourth sidewall;
a retaining clip comprising a base configured for removable attachment to a strap, the clip having:
(1) a first arm extending from the base from a first arm base juncture and an opposing second arm extending from the base from a second arm base juncture;
(2) a third arm extending from the base from a third arm base juncture and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base from a fourth arm base juncture;
(3) each of the first,

Assignees

• Amphipod Inc

Inventors

• Willows Keith S
• Angus June A
• Del Rosario Antonio

Classifications

• B65D1/40

  Details of walls (other container details B65D23/00, B65D25/00) · CPC title

• B65D23/003

  Suspension means · CPC title

• A45F2200/0583

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• B65D1/0223

  characterised by shape · CPC title

• B65D2501/0081

  Bottles of non-circular cross-section · CPC title