Patent ID: 9456679
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A45F

Claim Text:
1. A bottle carrier, comprising: a main body having a back panel, the main body having a first end and a second end; a waist belt for securing the main body to the waist of a user, the waist belt having a first belt portion attached to the first end of the main body and a second belt portion attached to the second end of the main body, the first belt portion being configured to releasably fasten to the second belt portion; a bottle holster carried on the main body, the bottle holster being configured to receive and retain a bottle; an intermediate panel, the intermediate panel having a first section lying between the back panel and the bottle holster and a second section extending beyond the bottle holster toward the second end of the main body, whereby the first section is relatively closer to the first belt portion and the second section is relatively closer to the second belt portion; the bottle holster further having an upper opening bounded by a first side and a second side; a first fastener joining the first side of the bottle holster, the intermediate panel, and the back panel; a second fastener joining the second side of the bottle holster to the intermediate panel without joining the second side of the bottle holster to the back panel; and a spacer secured along and between the second section of the intermediate panel and the back panel, the spacer providing a greater relative amount of separation between the back panel and the second section of the intermediate panel than the amount of separation between the back panel and the first section of the intermediate panel.