U.S. patent application number 16/710891 was filed with the patent office on 2021-06-17 for gym bottle attachments.
The applicant listed for this patent is Hossein KARBAKHSH. Invention is credited to Hossein KARBAKHSH.
Application Number | 20210179321 16/710891 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004540543 |
Filed Date | 2021-06-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210179321 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KARBAKHSH; Hossein |
June 17, 2021 |
GYM BOTTLE ATTACHMENTS
Abstract
A combination of gym bottle and stand-alone attachments
attachable to a gym bottle are disclosed. The attachments
comprising a magnetic attachment with card holder attachable to the
body of a gym bottle and to magnetically attach to a metallic
surface of a gym equipment, a mobile phone attachment to adjustably
hold a mobile phone thereon and a power charger attachment
attachable to the bottom of the gym bottle.
Inventors: |
KARBAKHSH; Hossein;
(Vaughan, CA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
KARBAKHSH; Hossein |
Vaughan |
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CA |
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Family ID: |
1000004540543 |
Appl. No.: |
16/710891 |
Filed: |
December 11, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 2200/0583 20130101;
A45F 2200/055 20130101; A45F 2200/0516 20130101; A45F 5/00
20130101; B65D 25/205 20130101; A45F 2005/002 20130101; A45F 3/18
20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/20 20060101
B65D025/20; A45F 3/18 20060101 A45F003/18; A45F 5/00 20060101
A45F005/00 |
Claims
1) A combination of a gym bottle and a magnetic attachment with a
card holder comprising: a) the gym bottle comprising of a
substantially cylindrical body having a front side and a rear side,
a flip cap and a bottom portion; b) the magnetic attachment
comprising: i) an elongated body having a height, a width and a
thickness to install an attachment system therein, and a flat front
portion to magnetically attach to a metallic surface and a curved
rear portion to attach to the substantially cylindrical body of the
gym bottle; a set of cavities on the rear portion configured to
receive a set of magnets; ii) the set of magnets inserted into the
set of cavities, and a set of caps to secure the set of magnets;
iii) a card holder pocket, placed on the flat front portion and
configured to receive one or more cards, iv) a flexible
double-sided adhesive tape sized and shaped to attach to the rear
portion from one side and to the body of the gym bottle from the
other side, whereby once the gym bottle is attached to a surface,
the one or more cards are hidden inside the magnetic
attachment.
2) The combination of the gym bottle and the magnetic attachment
with the card holder of claim 1, wherein a set of magnets are
disc-shaped magnets disposed substantially directly above each
other to keep the bottle in an upright position.
3) The combination of the gym bottle and the magnetic attachment
with the card holder of claim 1, wherein a set of magnets are
magnetic strips embedded in the set of cavities a set of
cavities.
4) A combination of a gym bottle and a magnetic attachment with a
card holder and a phone holder attachment comprising: a) the gym
bottle comprising of a substantially cylindrical body having a
front side and a rear side, a flip cap and a bottom portion; b) the
magnetic attachment comprising: i) an elongated body having a
height, a width and a thickness to install an attachment system
therein, and a flat front portion to magnetically attach to a
metallic surface and a curved rear portion to attach to the
substantially cylindrical body of the gym bottle; a set of cavities
on the rear portion configured to receive a set of magnets; ii) the
set of magnets inserted into the set of cavities, and a set of caps
to secure the set of magnets; iii) a card holder pocket, placed on
the flat front portion and configured to receive one or more cards,
iv) a flexible double-sided adhesive tape sized and shaped to
attach to the rear portion from one side and to the body of the gym
bottle from the other side, whereby once the gym bottle is attached
to a surface, the one or more cards are hidden inside the magnetic
attachment. c) the phone holder attachment comprising: i) an
elongated curved frame with a height, a width and a thickness
adapted to attach on the substantially cylindrical body of the gym
bottle; ii) a holding member having a connecting structure
adjustably connected to a magnetic plate configured to hold a
mobile phone thereon; iii) a flexible double-sided adhesive member
sized to attach to the rear portion of the holding member from one
side and to the body of the gym bottle from the other side.
5) The combination of gym bottle, magnetic attachment with a card
holder and phone holder attachment of claim 4, wherein the
connecting structure is selected from various rotatable and swivel
joints, being a ball and socket joints that can adjust the position
of the mobile phone thereon.
6) The combination of gym bottle, magnetic attachment with a card
holder and phone holder attachment of claim 4, wherein said
magnetic attachment with cardholder is attached to the rear side of
the cylindrical body and said phone holder attachment is attached
to the front side of the cylindrical body of the gym bottle.
7) The combination of gym bottle, magnetic attachment with a card
holder and phone holder attachment of claim 4, wherein the magnetic
attachment with the card holder and phone holder are positioned
substantially halfway between the flip cap and the bottom of the
gym bottle.
8) A combination of a gym bottle and a magnetic attachment with a
card holder, a phone holder attachment and a power charger
attachment comprising: a) the gym bottle comprising of a
substantially cylindrical body having a front side and a rear side,
a flip cap and a bottom portion; b) the magnetic attachment
comprising: i) an elongated body having a height, a width and a
thickness to install an attachment system therein, and a flat front
portion to magnetically attach to a metallic surface of a gym
equipment and a curved rear portion to attach to the cylindrical
body of the gym bottle; an upper slot and a lower slot on the rear
portion, arranged in a longitudinal plane; ii) a first magnet
inserted into the upper slot and a second magnet inserted into the
lower slot, wherein the first magnet and the second magnet being
secured by a set of magnet caps, allowing the magnets to produce a
strong magnetic field to retain and secure the gym bottle to a gym
equipment in an upright position; iii) a pocket creating a card
holder provided on the flat front portion sized to accept plurality
of personal ID cards, wherein the gym bottle is attached to a gym
equipment while the plurality of personal cards is secured hidden
inside the pocket; iv) a flexible double-sided adhesive tape sized
and shaped equal to the magnetic attachment to attach to the rear
portion from one side and to the body of the gym bottle from the
other side. c) the phone holder attachment comprising: i) an
elongated curved frame with a height, a width and a thickness
adapted to attach on the cylindrical curved body of the gym bottle;
ii) a holding member having a connecting structure adjustably
connected to a magnetic plate configured to hold a mobile phone
thereon; iii) a flexible double-sided adhesive attaching member
sized equal to the holding member to attach to the rear portion of
the holding member from one side and to the body of the gym bottle
from the other side, d) the power charger attachment comprising: i)
a circular housing sized to receive a power charger having a first
opening and a second opening for connecting the mobile phone to
recharge a phone battery from the first opening and to the charging
station from the second opening; ii) a flexible double-sided
adhesive attachment sized and shaped equal to the housing to attach
the power charger attachment to the bottom portion of the gym
bottle.
9) The combination of gym bottle, magnetic attachment with a card
holder, phone holder attachment and power charger attachment of
claim 8, wherein said magnetic attachment with cardholder is
attached to the rear side of the cylindrical body and said phone
holder attachment is attached to the front side of the cylindrical
body and said power charger attachment is attached to the bottom of
the cylindrical body of the gym bottle.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates in general to multipurpose
bottles and in particular to gym bottle attachments that come with
multiple features and functions and can attach to any gym
bottle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] People aspiring to stay fit and healthy, regularly visit
fitness centers and gyms. Physical activities require hydration,
therefore, it is common to bring a water (liquid) bottle, or a
similar fluid container, to the fitness center or gym. Carrying a
liquid bottle in a public gym is an issue for most gym users. Most
often the bottle is placed on the floor adjacent to the station the
user is exercising. Considering that the gym floor is not usually a
clean space, the bottle may become contaminated with various
bacteria or viruses, transmitting the same to the bottle user. In
addition, the bottle located on the floor, may fall over, spilling
the fluid contents.
[0003] There are other items that are also commonly kept next to
the person doing exercise, such as: mobile phones, credit cards,
identification cards, public transit cards, gym cards and money.
Most people do not wish to leave these items in the locker away
from themselves. One may use a backpack or other bags to keep such
items, however, they are relatively large to bring inside the gym
environment. Some of the smaller items may be carried in one's gym
clothes, if possible. But most of the time, the users just leave
these items on the floor next to themselves. Again, increasing the
chances for the contamination of the item.
[0004] The present invention is aimed at addressing the above
problem but providing a bottle that securely attaches to various
exercise stations. This provides a better method of organizing
one's personal belongings in a gym environment in a safe way and
prevents contamination of the times.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention discloses gym bottle attachments
attachable to the body of any liquid bottle specifically to any gym
bottle to be carried to the gym to provide a multipurpose gym
bottle. The attachments provide the following key components: a
liquid (water) bottle, a cell phone holder portion, a card holder
portion and a battery charger to allow a user to better organize
personal items. A rigid magnetic attachment system is provided to
attach the gym bottle to various parts of the gym equipment in the
vision sight of the user.
[0006] The gym bottle attachments comprising: [0007] A cell phone
holder attachment: to be attached on the body of the gym bottle for
selectively holding and releasing a user's phone and selectively
hold the phone in various angles. [0008] A card holder attachment:
to be attached on the body of the gym bottle adjacent to the cell
phone holder portion. [0009] A magnetic attachment mechanism:
comprising of strong magnet assembly affixed inside the card holder
portion to attach the gym bottle to various gym equipment inside
the gym environment. [0010] A power charger attachment: to recharge
the phone battery and provide an emergency supply of power.
[0011] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a multipurpose solution for people going to gym to keep all
of the personal belongings in a single multifunctional bottle
system and to better organize their personal belongings.
[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide
stand-alone attachments attachable to any fluid bottle to provide a
multipurpose bottle.
[0013] It is further another object of the present invention to
prevent of contamination of the belongings of the users.
[0014] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
solution to increase the safety of the user's belongings in the gym
environment and keep them in their field of vision.
[0015] Additionally, some workouts may include the use of a phone
for tracking time or viewing instructional videos. Therefore, it is
another object of the present invention to prop up and angle a
phone in a desirable direction for working out without carrying a
separate phone stand or similar support.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Embodiments herein will hereinafter be described in
conjunction with the appended drawings provided to illustrate and
not to limit the scope of the claims, wherein like designations
denote like elements, and in which:
[0017] FIG. 1A is a perspective front view of the mobile holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 1B is a perspective rear view of the mobile holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 2A is a perspective front view of the card holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 2B is a perspective rear view of the card holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a rear side view of a gym bottle showing the
cardholder attachment of the present invention attached
thereon;
[0022] FIG. 4 is a front side view of a gym bottle showing the
mobile phone holder attachment of the present invention attached
thereon;
[0023] FIG. 5A is a perspective side view of a gym bottle showing
the card holder attachment and the phone holder attachment attached
thereon;
[0024] FIG. 5B is a perspective side view of a gym bottle showing
the card holder attachment and the phone holder attachment attached
thereon;
[0025] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a gym bottle magnetically
attached to a gym equipment according to the main aspects of the
present invention;
[0026] FIG. 7A is an exploded front view of the mobile phone holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0027] FIG. 7B is an exploded rear view of the mobile phone holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0028] FIG. 8A is an exploded front view of the card holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0029] FIG. 8B is an exploded rear view of the card holder
attachment of the present invention;
[0030] FIG. 9A is a cross sectional view of a gym bottle and the
attachments attached thereon;
[0031] FIG. 9B is a cross sectional view of the gym bottle and the
attachments attached thereon;
[0032] FIG. 10A is a front view of the card holder attachment of
the present invention;
[0033] FIG. 10B is a front view of the card holder attachment of
the present invention;
[0034] FIG. 10C is a front view of the card holder attachment of
the present invention,
[0035] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the
attaching system of the present invention, and
[0036] FIG. 12A is a perspective view of the power charger
attachment of the present invention,
[0037] FIG. 12B is an exploded side view of a gym bottle with the
power charger attachment thereon, and
[0038] FIG. 12C is a perspective view of the power charger
attachment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0039] FIGS. 1A to 2B show the phone holder attachment 30 and the
card holder attachment 20 of the present invention attachable to a
fluid bottle specifically to a gym bottle to provide a multipurpose
gym bottle. According to FIGS. 3 to 6 and FIGS. 9A and 9B the gym
bottle 100 comprises a body portion 10 and a flip cap 11 mounted to
the bottle 100. The body in its simplest form, is substantially
cylindrical and flat that is provided for use in attaching the
attachments to secure and hold the gym bottle in an upright
position to a surface. The attachments are disposed approximately
midway between the flip cap 11 and the bottom of the bottle.
[0040] The card holder 20 attachment includes a rigid magnetic
attachment system therein which enables to temporarily attach the
gym bottle 100 to a metallic structure such as a gym equipment. The
card holder attachment 20 is attached to the rear portion 12 of the
body 10 and the phone holder 30 is attached to the front portion 14
of the body 10. It is to be understood that the description herein
refers to different sides or directions with respect to the
cylindrical gym bottle 100.
[0041] According to FIGS. 7A and 7B the phone holder attachment 30
has an elongated curved body with a height, a width and a thickness
adapted to attach on the curved body of a gym bottle. The phone
holder attachment 30 includes a holding member 31, an attaching
member 32, and a connecting structure 33. The holding member 31 is
configured to hold the mobile phone thereon. The attaching member
32 is selected from flexible double-sided adhesive tape, sized
equal to the holding member 31 to strongly attach to the rear
portion 36 of the holding member 31 from one side and to the body
10 of the gym bottle 100 from its other side. The holding member 31
has a connecting structure 33 adjustably connected to a magnetic
plate 35.
[0042] The connecting structure 33 can be selected from various
rotatable and swivel joints such as ball and socket joints that can
adjust the position of the mobile phone thereon. Additionally, some
workouts may include the use of a phone for tracking time or
viewing instructional videos. So, the user can angle the phone in a
desirable direction for working out. The connecting structure 33 is
rotatably coupled to a magnetic plate 35 to attach to a mobile
phone and hold the mobile phone thereon. Various mechanism can be
used to secure the phone to the mobile holder 30. A phone magnet
may be connected or mounted to a phone with a magnet phone
adapter.
[0043] The magnet adapter has double-sided glue on its surface so
that the phone can be strongly attached to the adapter. The magnet
interaction ensures the phone to secure to the magnet plate 35.
Alternatively, a separate phone cover may be provided that is
modified to include a magnet or a magnetic surface to interact with
the magnet plate 35 and secure the phone to the phone plate 35. As
still yet another alternative, multiple magnets and magnet covers
may be mounted to both the phone holder 30 and the phone to more
firmly retain the phone to the phone holder 30.
[0044] It should be noted that many phones are composed of aluminum
or plastic and therefore require that a ferrous metal or
magnet-containing plate be attached to the phone in order to take
advantage of the phone holder attachment 30. In one embodiment a
steel plate or other ferrous metal is provided, having an adhesive
on one side that can be used to adhere to a user's phone and
thereby allow for interaction with the magnet plate 35.
Alternately, a phone case containing the steel plate can be
attached to the phone to allow of interaction with the magnet plate
35.
[0045] In addition to the magnet plate 35 other retention
mechanisms can be used. For example, the magnet plate 35 may
include a Velcro strap that can be tightened over the phone. In
another example, the magnet plate 35 may have a depression in the
shape of the phone and which the phone may fit into. In another
example, the magnet plate 35 may include raised ridges that engage
the edges of the phone. In yet another example, the magnet plate 35
may include a clear silicone pocket that the phone 10 can be easily
placed into and pulled out of.
[0046] According to FIGS. 8A and 8B the card holder attachment 20
has an elongated body with a height, a width adapted to receive a
plurality of personal ID cards and a thickness to install an
attachment system therein. The card holder attachment 20 has a
front portion 21 and a rear portion 22. The front portion 21 has a
slot 23 thereon to receive a plurality of personal ID cards 24. An
attachment system is embedded into the card holder 20 to enable the
gym bottle 100 to be attached to the gym equipment 200. The card
holder attachment 20 provides a unique elongated body which has a
flat surface on the front portion 21 to be able to magnetically
attach to a metallic surface of a gym equipment and a curved rear
portion 22 to be able to completely sit and attach on the body 10
of the gym bottle.
[0047] The attachment system comprises of strong neodymium magnets
45 and 46 inserted into a set of cavities 26 and 27 on the rear
portion 22 of the card holder 20. The cavities 26 and 27 create a
housing for the magnets 45 and 46, thereby allowing the magnets to
produce a strong magnetic field to retain and secure the gym bottle
100 to a gym equipment 200. The magnets 45 and 46 are inserted into
an upper cavity 26 and a lower cavity 27 and secured therein by a
set of accompanying magnet caps 47 and 48. In the embodiment shown
cavities 26 and 27 are substantially circular recesses made in the
thickness of the card holder 20 and substantially sized and shaped
to receive disc-shaped magnets 46 and 47. The magnets 45 and 46 are
selected from strong magnets being neodymium magnets to secure the
bottle to the gym equipment.
[0048] One or more magnets can be used to attach the gym bottle 100
to a piece of exercise equipment. In a preferred embodiment, in
order to securely affix a gym bottle 100 to a metallic surface, and
to minimize side-to-side movement two magnets arranged in a
longitudinal plane are utilized. In such arrangement there are at
least two contact points at which magnetic pulling is applied. In
other embodiments of the invention more than two magnets may be
used, for example three or more magnets may be provided
substantially in a straight line.
[0049] The card holder attachment 20 further provides a flexible
attaching portion 25 which provides a double-sided adhesive tape to
strongly attach to the rear portion 22 of the card holder 20 which
covers the magnets and attachable to the body 10 of the gym bottle
100. The adhesive part 25 is selected from flexible material sized
and shaped equal to the card holder 20 to be attachable to the body
10 of a gym bottle 100.
[0050] The card holder attachment 20 can be seen best in FIGS. 10A
to 10C which may comprise a pocket, sized to accept credit cards,
money, and similarly sized items. The pocket can be composed of a
flexible material, such as silicone, or can be composed of a rigid
polymer material. The gym bottle 100 will be attached to a gym
equipment 200 as shown in FIG. 6 by the card holder attachment 20
while the personal cards of the user are secured inside the card
holder 20 and in visible. The user may leave the gym bottle 100
hands free without worry of falling and when desired, the gym
bottle 100 may then be removed from the one gym equipment and
reattached at a different location.
[0051] In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 11 at least a
magnetic strip 40 is embedded in a corresponded cavity 41 in the
rear portion of the card holder 22 instead of disc-shaped magnets
to permit attachment of the gym bottle 100 to a gym equipment.
Alternatively, a single elongated magnet having a longitudinal
aspect may be used. Still, in other embodiments of the invention,
two parallel strips or groups of magnets where each of the strips
or groups have a longitudinal aspect may be used in embodiments of
the invention. Since the magnetic strip 40 is longitudinally
oriented, the gym bottle 100 will be held most effectively against
a vertical or substantially vertical surface. The magnetic strip
may be any size and shape providing an attractive force great
enough to hold the gym bottle 100.
[0052] In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 12 a power charger
attachment 50 is included. The power charger attachment 50
comprises a circular housing 51 sized to receive a charger 52 to be
connected to the mobile phone to recharge the phone battery and
provide an emergency supply of power. The housing 51 has a first
opening 54 and a second opening 55 for the connections to connect
the charger 52 to a mobile phone and the charging station. The
battery charger attachment 50 further provides a double-sided
adhesive attachment 53 to strongly attach to the bottom portion 13
of the gym bottle. The adhesive part 53 is selected from flexible
material sized and shaped equal to the housing 51.
[0053] The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications
and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is
not desired to limit the invention 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 invention.
[0054] With respect to the above description, it is to be realized
that the optimum relationships for the parts of the invention in
regard to size, shape, form, materials, function and manner of
operation, assembly and use are deemed readily apparent and obvious
to those 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 the present
invention.
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