Patent Publication Number: US-2022219879-A1

Title: Water Bottle Holder Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to holder devices and more particularly pertains to a new holder device for preserving freshness of bottled water. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to holder devices including a variety of insulated sleeves for enclosing a beverage bottle for retaining the beverage bottle at a preferred temperature. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cylinder that can insertably receive a water bottle. The cylinder is comprised of a light impermeable material to protect the water bottle from ultraviolet radiation thereby preserving freshness of water in the water bottle. A lid is movably attached to the cylinder for closing the cylinder. The lid is comprised of a rigid material and the lid is comprised of a light impermeable material. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a water bottle holder assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new holder device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the water bottle holder assembly  10  generally comprises a cylinder  12  that can insertably receive a water bottle  14 . The water bottle  14  may be a plastic water bottle that can be purchased at retail stores. The cylinder  12  is comprised of a light impermeable material to protect the water bottle  14  from ultraviolet radiation. In this way the cylinder  12  preserving freshness of water in the water bottle  14  when the water bottle  14  is kept in a vehicle or other location that is exposed to sunlight. The cylinder  12  is comprised of a deformable material such as rubber or the like. Additionally, the cylinder  12  may have a height of at least 8.0 inches and a diameter of at least 3.0 inches. In this way the cylinder  12  can fit into a cup holder  16  in a vehicle. 
     The cylinder  12  has a bottom wall  16  and an outer wall  18  extending upwardly therefrom. The outer wall  18  has a distal edge  20  defining an opening  22  into the cylinder  12  to receive the water bottle  14 . The outer wall  18  has an inset portion  24  that is positioned between the bottom wall  16  and the distal edge  20 . Moreover, the inset portion  24  is concavely arcuate such that the cylinder  12  has an hourglass shape. In this way the inset portion  24  abuts the water bottle  14  when the water bottle  14  is inserted into the cylinder  12 . 
     A lid  26  is provided and the lid  26  is movably attached to the cylinder  12 . The lid  26  is positionable in a closed position for closing the cylinder  12  and an open position for opening  22  the cylinder  12 . The lid  26  is comprised of a rigid material such as steel or the like. Additionally, the lid  26  is comprised of a light impermeable material. 
     The lid  26  has a top wall  28  and a perimeter wall  30  extending away therefrom, and the perimeter wall  30  flares outwardly from the top wall  28 . The perimeter wall  30  has a distal edge  32  with respect to the top wall  28  and the distal edge  32  of the perimeter wall  30  has a groove  34  extending inwardly therein. The groove  34  extends around a full diameter of the distal edge  20  of the perimeter wall  30 . Moreover, the groove  34  insertably receives the distal edge  20  of the outer wall  18  of the cylinder  12  when the lid  26  is positioned in the closed position thereby retaining the lid  26  on the cylinder  12 . The perimeter wall  30  has a series of bends  36  each incorporated into the perimeter wall  30 . The bends  36  are distributed between the distal edge  20  of the perimeter wall  30  the top wall  28  for enhancing the ornamental appearance of the lid  26 . 
     A strap  38  is coupled between the cylinder  12  and the lid  26  for movably attaching the lid  26  to the cylinder  12 . The strap  38  has a first end  40  and a second end  42 , and the first end  40  is coupled to the outer wall  18  of the cylinder  12  at a point located adjacent to the distal edge  20  of the outer wall  18 . Additionally, the second end  42  is coupled to the perimeter wall  30  of the lid  26  at a point that is located adjacent to the distal edge  20  of the perimeter wall  30 . 
     In use, the cylinder  12  is positioned in a cup holder  16  in the vehicle and the water bottle  14  is positioned in the cylinder  12 . In this way the water bottle  14  is protected from ultraviolet radiation from the sun that causes water to lose its fresh taste. Additionally, the lid  26  can be closed onto cylinder  12  to completely enclose the water bottle  14  for the ultimate level of protection. The cylinder  12  can additionally be carried while the water bottle  14  is enclosed for transporting the water bottle  14  outside of the vehicle. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one 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 an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure 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 disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.