U.S. patent application number 12/263494 was filed with the patent office on 2010-05-06 for spray bottle carrying apparatus.
Invention is credited to David Andrae.
Application Number | 20100108857 12/263494 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 42130249 |
Filed Date | 2010-05-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100108857 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Andrae; David |
May 6, 2010 |
Spray Bottle Carrying Apparatus
Abstract
A spray bottle carrying apparatus comprised of: comprised of: an
upper portion having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and
a bottom surface; a gripping member positioned on the upper surface
and having a plurality of ribs disposed thereon; a first arm and a
second arm each having opposed surfaces which face each other to
form a recess into which a spray bottle can be temporarily
positioned; an aperture which partially exposes the neck of the
bottle to facilitate assembly and a lower portion substantially
perpendicular to the upper portion and extending downward from the
second end of the upper portion to form an integral, one-piece
apparatus such that the lower portion can be affixed to an item of
clothing.
Inventors: |
Andrae; David; (Waukesha,
WI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ABSOLUTE TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP LLC
135 W. WELLS ST., SUITE 518
MILWAUKEE
WI
53203
US
|
Family ID: |
42130249 |
Appl. No.: |
12/263494 |
Filed: |
November 2, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/692 ;
24/458 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B05B 15/62 20180201;
A45F 2005/1093 20130101; A45F 5/10 20130101; Y10T 24/44026
20150115; B65D 23/003 20130101; B05B 11/3057 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/692 ;
24/458 |
International
Class: |
A47G 29/00 20060101
A47G029/00; A44B 21/00 20060101 A44B021/00 |
Claims
1. An integral, one-piece device comprised of: an upper portion,
said upper portion having a first end, a second end, a top surface,
and a bottom surface; a gripping member positioned on said upper
surface of said upper portion; a first arm and a second arm, said
first arm and said second arm each having opposed surfaces that
face each other, said first arm and said second arm forming an
opening therebetween and configured to form a recess adapted for
supporting a substantially cylindrical spray bottle; and a lower
portion, said lower portion substantially perpendicular to said
upper portion and extending downward from said upper portion at
said second end, wherein said lower portion is adapted to be
temporarily positioned between a belt and a pant.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said device is constructed of
plastic.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said spray bottle has a
circumference ranging from 2 to 6 inches
4. The device of claim 1, wherein gripping member further includes
a ribbed, frictional surface.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the opening of said spray bottle
is the opening is less than six inches in diameter.
6. A spray bottle belt clip comprised of: an upper portion, said
upper portion having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and
a bottom surface; a gripping member positioned on said upper
surface of said upper portion, said gripping member having a
plurality of ribs disposed thereon; a first arm and a second arm,
said first arm and said second arm each having opposed surfaces
that face each other, said first arm and said second arm forming an
opening therebetween and configured to form a recess adapted for
supporting a spray bottle having a neck and a trunk; and a lower
portion, said lower portion substantially perpendicular to said
upper portion and extending downward from said upper portion at
said second end, wherein said lower portion is adapted to be
temporarily inserted into a user's clothing.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein said device is constructed of
plastic.
8. The device of claim 6, wherein said spray bottle has a
circumference ranging from 2 to 6 inches
9. The device of claim 6, wherein gripping member further includes
a ribbed, frictional surface.
10. The device of claim 6, wherein the opening of said spray bottle
is the opening is less than six inches in diameter.
11. An apparatus comprised of: an upper portion, said upper portion
having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom
surface; a gripping member positioned on said upper surface of said
upper portion, said gripping member having a plurality of ribs
disposed thereon; a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and
said second arm each having opposed surfaces that face each other,
said first arm and said second arm forming an opening therebetween
and configured to form a recess adapted for supporting a
substantially cylindrical spray bottle, said opening being less
than half of a circumference of said recess; and a lower portion,
said lower portion substantially perpendicular to said upper
portion and extending downward from said upper portion at said
second end, wherein said lower portion is adapted to be temporarily
inserted into a user's clothing.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said device is constructed
of plastic.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said spray bottle has a
circumference ranging from 2 to 6 inches
14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein gripping member further
includes a ribbed, frictional surface.
15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the opening of said spray
bottle is the opening is less than six inches in diameter.
Description
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This invention claims priority to U.S. provisional
application No. 60/983,617 filed Oct. 30, 2007 for which the
anniversary date falls on a Saturday.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to the field of apparatuses
for carrying a liquid container, and in particular an apparatus for
carrying a spray bottle and that can be secured to a clothing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0003] FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of the
spray bottle carrying apparatus.
[0004] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the embodiment of the
spray bottle carrying apparatus shown in FIG. 1, secured to a spray
bottle.
[0005] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the embodiment of
the spray bottle carrying apparatus shown in FIG. 1, taken along
line 3-3.
[0006] FIG. 4 is a top view of the embodiment of the spray bottle
carrying apparatus shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 4-4.
[0007] FIG. 5 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of the
spray bottle carrying apparatus.
[0008] FIG. 6 is a rear view of the embodiment of the spray bottle
carrying apparatus shown in FIG. 5, taken along line 6.
BACKGROUND
[0009] Spray bottles are commonly used to transport liquids,
including water, cleaning solutions, cosmetics, and solvents. It is
desirable to have an apparatus which may secure a spray bottle to
clothing in order to save time in cleaning and other tasks, and to
avoid losing the spray bottle. This is a particularly desirable for
liquids which are specially blended, toxic or expensive.
[0010] It is also desirable that a device for affixing a spray
bottle to clothing be compatible with machinery for assembling
spray bottles and caps, in particular that the device be capable of
being gripped or manipulated by machinery used for assembling
machines
[0011] As used herein, the term "spray bottle" refers to any
container having a manually-operated pump that can be used to
dispense fluids.
[0012] As used herein, the term "clothing" refers to pants, belt,
sweater, band, string, drawstring or any other item of clothing.
For example, clothing may refer to a belt, belt loop, or waist band
of pants.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
[0013] For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the present
invention, references are made in the text hereof to embodiments of
a spray bottle carrying apparatus, only some of which are depicted
in the figures. It should nevertheless be understood that no
limitations on the scope of the invention are thereby intended. One
of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that
modifications such as the dimensions, size, and shape of the
components, alternate but functionally similar materials from which
the golf club monitoring system is made, and the inclusion of
additional elements are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one
of ordinary skill in the art, and all equivalent relationships to
those illustrated in the drawings and described in the written
description do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present
invention. Some of these possible modifications are mentioned in
the following description. Therefore, specific details disclosed
herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis
for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one of
ordinary skill in the art to employ the present invention in
virtually any appropriately detailed apparatus or manner.
[0014] It should be understood that the drawings are not
necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon
illustrating the principles of the invention. In addition, in the
embodiments depicted herein, like reference numerals in the various
drawings refer to identical or near identical structural
elements.
[0015] Moreover, the term "substantially" or "approximately" as
used herein may be applied to modify any quantitative
representation that could permissibly vary without resulting in a
change in the basic function to which it is related. For example,
one embodiment of the spray bottle carrying apparatus is disclosed
herein as having an upper portion and a lower portion perpendicular
to the upper portion. The lower portion might permissibly be
somewhat non-perpendicular to the upper portion and still be within
the scope of the invention if its functionality is not materially
altered.
[0016] Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a top
perspective view of one (1) embodiment of spray bottle carrying
apparatus 100. Spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 is comprised of
upper portion 110, lower portion 120, first arm 131 and second arm
132, which form recess 130, into which the neck of a spray bottle
(not shown) can be inserted and temporarily secured, and gripping
member 140.
[0017] Upper portion 110 of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 has
first end 101, second end 102, top surface 103, and a bottom
surface (not visible). Lower portion 120 is integrally molded
perpendicular to upper portion 110 at second end 102 to form a
one-piece apparatus. In the embodiment shown, lower portion 120 can
be temporarily inserted between a belt (not shown) and a pant (not
shown) or between a pant and a wearer of the pants to temporarily
support the spray bottle without the user having to use their
hands.
[0018] Extending from first end 101 of upper portion 110 are first
arm 131 and second arm 132, which form recess 130. First arm 131
and second arm 132 form a substantially U-shaped recess 130, into
which the neck of a spray bottle (not shown) can be inserted and
temporarily secured.
[0019] Also visible in the embodiment of spray bottle carrying
apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is gripping member 140. Gripping
member 140 is positioned on top surface 103 of upper portion 110 of
spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 and further includes a
plurality of ribs 141. Gripping member 140 and ribs 141 engage the
neck of the spray bottle to further secure the spray bottle to
spray bottle carrying apparatus 100.
[0020] In the embodiment of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100
shown in FIG. 1, spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 is made of
plastic, but can be made of any sufficiently light weight and
durable material that can be formed into spray bottle carrying
apparatus 100.
[0021] Also visible in FIG. 1 is logo 150. Logo 150 can be disposed
on lower portion 120 or any other location on spray bottle carrying
apparatus 100, but is not a necessary element. Logo 150 can be any
mark related to cleaning supplies or any other graphical
representation.
[0022] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the embodiment of spray
bottle carrying apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, secured to spray
bottle 50. As can be appreciated, when spray bottle 50 is free
standing, lower portion 120 of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100
extends downward, such that it can engage a user's belt, pocket,
pants, or other article of clothing. It can also be appreciated
that spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 engages spray bottle 50 at
neck 51, on which a plurality of ribs 52 are also present. Ribs 141
of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 mate with ribs 52 on spray
bottle 50.
[0023] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the embodiment of
spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, taken along
line 3-3. As can be appreciated, lower portion 120 of spray bottle
carrying apparatus 100 extends downward from upper portion 110 at a
ninety-degree (90.degree.) angle. However, as provided supra, lower
portion 120 of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100 can extend
downward from upper portion 110 at an angle other than ninety
degrees (90.degree.).
[0024] FIG. 4 is a top view of the embodiment of the spray bottle
carrying apparatus shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 4-4. As can be
seen, first arm 131 and second arm 132 are each arcuately or
otherwise shaped to form recess 130, into which the neck of the
spray bottle (not shown) can be temporarily positioned.
Furthermore, it can also be appreciated that first arm 131 and
second arm 132 form a U-shape in which opening 135 is less than one
hundred eighty degrees (180.degree.). If opening 135 was greater
than one hundred eighty degrees (180.degree.), arms 131, 132 would
not secure the spray bottle within recess 130.
[0025] Also visible in FIG. 4 are ribs 141 positioned on gripping
member. Ribs 141 correspond with the ribs on the neck of the spray
bottle (not shown) and prevent the spray bottle from spinning or
slipping when held by spray bottle carrying apparatus 100. In the
embodiment shown, ribs 141 are integrally molded to gripping member
140, but can also be added to gripping member 140 in other
embodiments of spray bottle carrying apparatus 100.
[0026] FIG. 5 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of spray
bottle carrying apparatus 200. In this embodiment, spray bottle
carrying apparatus 200 includes sprayer 210 and two (2) arms 220,
though only one (1) is visible from this perspective. Sprayer
includes trigger 211 and nozzle 212 such that when trigger 211 is
squeezed, a portion of the contents of spray bottle 50 is emitted
through nozzle 212. Arms 220 allow spray bottle 50 to be
temporarily secured to a user. For example, in one embodiment, arm
220 can be positioned between a user's pants and belt, allowing
spray bottle 50 to be temporarily suspended from the user's
clothing for ease of retrieval.
[0027] In the embodiment shown, sprayer 210 has arms 220 integrally
molded to sprayer 210. Each arm 220 is positioned substantially
rearward from nozzle 212 and trigger 211, exposing most of neck 51
of spray bottle 50. This allows spray bottle carrying apparatus 200
to be attached to spray bottle 50 during the capping process during
manufacturing and filling of spray bottle 50, as well as easy
removal of spray bottle carrying apparatus 200 by the consumer to
refill spray bottle 50.
[0028] In the embodiment shown, arms 220 are integrally molded to
sprayer 210 to form spray bottle carrying apparatus 200. Thus,
spray bottle 50 is manufactured with spray bottle carrying
apparatus 200. However, in alternate embodiments, spray bottle
carrying apparatus 200 could instead be a shroud that can be
temporarily secured over an existing sprayer 210. The shroud
embodiment of spray bottle carrying apparatus 200 can then be used
to temporarily suspend spray bottle 50 from the user's belt,
pocket, or other piece of clothing and removed from one spray
bottle 50 and used with another spray bottle 50.
[0029] FIG. 6 is a rear view of the embodiment of spray bottle
carrying apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 5, taken along line 6.
Although the rearward positioning of arms 220 cannot be
appreciated, that there are two (2) arms 220, on either side of
spray bottle carrying apparatus 200, can be seen. In addition,
space 225 between arms 220 and bottle 50 can be seen. As provided
above, arms 220 can be positioned within a pocket, over a belt, or
over the top of pants to temporarily support spray bottle 50.
[0030] While the spray bottle carrying apparatus has been shown and
described with respect to several embodiments and uses in
accordance with the present invention, it is to be understood that
the same is not limited thereto, but is susceptible to numerous
changes and modifications as known to a person of ordinary skill in
the art, and it is intended that the present invention not be
limited to the details shown and described herein, but rather cover
all such changes and modifications obvious to one of ordinary skill
in the art.
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