Patent ID: 7520412
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A waist pack, comprising: a bottle having a base, an upper end with a cap, a central axis, and a diameter about the central axis, the bottle further being sufficiently rigid that it substantially retains its shape when full or empty; a first waist panel formed from at least one layer of material, the first waist panel having a front side, a back side, a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end; a second waist panel having a front side, a back side, a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end, the second waist panel being attached to the first waist panel to form a first opening at the first end of the second waist panel and a second opening at the second end of the second waist panel, each of the first and second openings being sized to allow the bottle to fully pass through, whereby the bottle is retained between the first waist panel and the second waist panel with the central axis of the bottle extending in a direction from the first opening to the second opening; the attachment of the first waist panel to the second waist panel further forming a bottom attachment border along the bottom of the second waist panel, the bottom attachment border following a path that is relatively closer to the central axis of the bottle adjacent the first end of the first waist panel and becoming relatively more distant from the central axis for an initial distance from the first end toward the second end of the first waist panel, the bottom attachment border further following a path that is relatively closer to the central axis of the bottle adjacent the second end of the first waist panel and becoming relatively more distant from the central axis for an initial distance from the second end toward the first end of the first waist panel; the second waist panel further being shaped and attached to the first waist panel such that the first end of the second waist panel forms an arcuate path from the bottom attachment border toward the top of the second waist panel; the second waist panel further being shaped and attached to the first waist panel such that the second end of the second waist panel forms an arcuate path from the bottom attachment border toward the top of the second waist panel; a first belt section extending from the first waist panel, the first belt section having a distal end; a second belt section extending from the first waist panel, the second belt section having a distal end; and the first and second belt sections each having a mating fastener, wherein the waist pack may be secured about the waist of a user by joining the mating fasteners.