Patent Publication Number: US-2021179321-A1

Title: Gym bottle attachments

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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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.