Patent ID: 8002157

Claim:
A waist pack, comprising: a bottle having a base, an upper end with a mouth, 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 formed from at least one swatch of material 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 generally 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 top of the first waist panel adjacent the first end of the second waist panel and becoming relatively more distant from the top of the first waist panel for an initial distance from the first end toward the second end of the second waist panel, the bottom attachment border further following a path that is relatively closer to the top of the first waist panel adjacent the second end of the second waist panel and becoming relatively more distant from the top of the first waist panel for an initial distance from the second end toward the first end of the second waist panel; a first belt section extending from the first waist panel at a first connection point, the first belt section having a distal end; a second belt section extending from the first waist panel at a second connection point, the second belt section having a distal end; whereby the bottle is retained between the first waist panel and the second waist panel with the central axis of the bottle being parallel to a line extending from the first connection point to the second connection point; 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.