Patent ID: 8622262

Claim:
A hydration system carried on an athlete's arm while exercising, comprising: a flexible sleeve made of a flexible material and formable into a conical structure; a bladder, made of a pliable material, having a plurality of expandable ribs, the bladder having a generally tapering cylindrical shape; a frame attached to said flexible sleeve, with windows defined in said frame and with ribs between said windows, said ribs spaced to contact bands between said expandable ribs of said bladder when said frame is secured to said flexible sheet; a cap detachably connected to an opening of said bladder, for adding water to said bladder; a water extraction point in an elbow end of said bladder, for extracting water from said elbow end of said bladder, with said water extraction point in communication with said expandable ribs so that water from each of the expanding ribs can flow to said water extraction point; and a drinking straw extending from a hand end of said bladder to said water extraction point, so that a user can raise his hand with said hydration system attached, and draw water from said drinking straw at the hand end of said bladder, with the water being taken from the water extraction point at the elbow end of said bladder.