US20210179321A1

US20210179321A1 - Gym bottle attachments

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Publication number: US20210179321A1
Application number: US16/710,891
Authority: US
Inventors: Hossein KARBAKHSH
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-12-11
Filing date: 2019-12-11
Publication date: 2021-06-17

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.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

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

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.
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.
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

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.
The gym bottle attachments comprising:

- 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.
- A card holder attachment: to be attached on the body of the gym bottle adjacent to the cell phone holder portion.
- 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.
- A power charger attachment: to recharge the phone battery and provide an emergency supply of power.

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.
It is another object of the present invention to provide stand-alone attachments attachable to any fluid bottle to provide a multipurpose bottle.
It is further another object of the present invention to prevent of contamination of the belongings of the users.
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.
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

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:

FIG. 1A is a perspective front view of the mobile holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is a perspective rear view of the mobile holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a perspective front view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a perspective rear view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a rear side view of a gym bottle showing the cardholder attachment of the present invention attached thereon;

FIG. 4 is a front side view of a gym bottle showing the mobile phone holder attachment of the present invention attached thereon;

FIG. 5A is a perspective side view of a gym bottle showing the card holder attachment and the phone holder attachment attached thereon;

FIG. 5B is a perspective side view of a gym bottle showing the card holder attachment and the phone holder attachment attached thereon;

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;

FIG. 7A is an exploded front view of the mobile phone holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 7B is an exploded rear view of the mobile phone holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 8A is an exploded front view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 8B is an exploded rear view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 9A is a cross sectional view of a gym bottle and the attachments attached thereon;

FIG. 9B is a cross sectional view of the gym bottle and the attachments attached thereon;

FIG. 10A is a front view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 10B is a front view of the card holder attachment of the present invention;

FIG. 10C is a front view of the card holder attachment of the present invention,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the attaching system of the present invention, and

FIG. 12A is a perspective view of the power charger attachment of the present invention,

FIG. 12B is an exploded side view of a gym bottle with the power charger attachment thereon, and

FIG. 12C is a perspective view of the power charger attachment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Claims

What is claimed is:

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:

b) the magnetic attachment comprising:

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:

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;

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.