US20060261019A1 - Bottle carrier device for cycles - Google Patents

Abstract

A bottle carrier device includes a supporting member having an arm extended from a bottom portion for engaging with and for supporting a bottle on the supporting member, and having a number of openings. A clamping member includes a belt member for engaging around the container, and for engaging through the openings of the supporting member, and for clamping and securing the container to the supporting member. The belt member includes an end folded to secure to the belt member with such as a hook-and-loop fastener member or a buckle. A flexible receptacle may receive the container and may be disposed between the supporting member and the clamping member.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• 1. Field of the Invention
• The present invention relates to a bottle carrier device, and more particularly to a bottle carrier device for selectively attaching water bottles of various outer diameters to bicycles or cycles, or to the users.
• 2. Description of the Prior Art
• Typical bottle holder devices or bottle cages or bottle carriers comprise a tubular container slidably mounted in a sleeve member which includes a connecting member to link a bar of a bicycle frame to a cylindrical supporting component that holds the tubular container.
• For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,809,890 to Tsigadas discloses one of the typical bar mounted carriers for bicycles including a sleeve member having a connecting member for securing to the bar of the bicycle frame. However, the sleeve member includes a predetermined size or inner diameter that may be used for receiving the tubular container having the corresponding sizes or outer diameters only.
• U.S. Pat. No. 5,040,709 to Neugent discloses another typical water bottle cage for bicycles including a movable clamp section adjustably attached to a fixed clamp section, for adjustably receiving and supporting the tubular containers having different sizes or outer diameters. However, the movable clamp section and the fixed clamp section include a rigid semicircular structure that may not be easily deformed, such that only the tubular containers of limited sizes or outer diameters may be clamped between the movable clamp section and the fixed clamp section.
• U.S. Pat. No. 5,060,832 to Link discloses a further typical water bottle cage assembly including a pair of parallel outboard struts jointed by an arcuate transverse strut, and thus including a predetermined size or inner diameter that may be used for receiving the tubular container having the corresponding sizes or outer diameters only.
• The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional bottle holder devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
• The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bottle carrier device for selectively attaching water bottles of various sizes or outer diameters to bicycles or cycles, or to the users.
• In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a bottle carrier device comprising a supporting member including an arm extended from a bottom portion thereof, for engaging with and for supporting a bottle on the supporting member, and including a plurality of openings formed therein, and a clamping member including a belt member for engaging around the container, and for engaging through the openings of the supporting member, and for clamping and securing the container to the supporting member.
• The belt member includes an end engaged around the supporting member, and folded to engage with and to secure to the belt member with a fastener member. The fastener member may be a hook-and-loop fastener member or a buckle, or the like.
• A flexible receptacle may further be provided and may include a cylindrical shape and having a bore formed therein for receiving the container therein, and the flexible receptacle being disposed between the supporting member and the clamping member. The flexible receptacle includes at least one sleeve provided thereon for receiving the belt member, and for coupling the clamping member to the flexible receptacle.
• The flexible receptacle includes a band attached to bottom thereof, and at least one ring engaged onto the band, for engaging with the arm of the supporting member, and for securing the flexible receptacle to the supporting member. The flexible receptacle includes a strap attached to an upper portion thereof, for carrying the flexible receptacle.
• Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
• FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle carrier device;
• FIGS. 3, 4,5,6,7 are perspective views similar toFIG. 2, illustrating the operation of the bottle carrier device;
• FIGS. 8, 9 are perspective views illustrating the other arrangement of the bottle carrier device;
• FIGS. 10, 11 are partial perspective views illustrating the clamping members for the bottle carrier device as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9;
• FIGS. 12, 13 are perspective views similar toFIGS. 8, 9, illustrating the operation of the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating the further arrangement of the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating the further arrangement of the receptacle for the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of the receptacle to the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 17 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the bottle carrier device as shown inFIG. 16;
• FIG. 18 is a perspective view illustrating the further application of the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 19 is a perspective view illustrating the still further application of the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 20 is a perspective view illustrating the still further application of the bottle carrier device;
• FIG. 21 is a perspective view illustrating the still further application of the bottle carrier device; and
• FIG. 22 is a perspective view illustrating the still further application of the bottle carrier device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
• Referring to the drawings, and initially toFIGS. 1-7, a bottle carrier device in accordance with the present invention comprises a bracket or supportingmember10 including anarm11 extended forwardly from a bottom portion thereof, for engaging with and for stably supporting water bottles orcontainers80 on the supporting member10 (FIGS. 3-4,6-7 and12-13). The supportingmember10 further includes a number ofopenings12 formed therein.
• Aholder device20 includes aflexible receptacle21 having a substantially cylindrical shape and having abore22 formed therein for the water bottles orcontainers80 therein, and includes one or more, such as twoclamping members23 engaged around theflexible receptacle21, and threaded or engaged through theopenings12 of the supportingmember10, for attaching or clamping or securing and theflexible receptacle21 to the supportingmember10, and for allowing theflexible receptacle21 to be disposed or secured between the supportingmember10 and theclamping members23.
• For example, each of theclamping members23 includes abelt member24 for engaging around theflexible receptacle21 or directly engaging around thecontainer80, and for threading or engaging through theopenings12 of the supportingmember10, and thus for clamping or securing theflexible receptacle21 to the supportingmember10. Theflexible receptacle21 may include one ormore sleeves25 provided thereon for receiving thebelt members24, and for solidly attaching or coupling theclamping members23 to theflexible receptacle21.
• Thebelt members24 of theclamping members23 each may include one or twoends26 engaged over or engaged around the supportingmember10, and folded to engage with or to secure to thebelt members24 of theclamping members23 with afastener member27, such as a hook-and-loop fastener member27, for solidly and adjustably securing theflexible receptacle21 to the supportingmember10, and thus for adjustably securing thewater bottles80 of different sizes or outer diameters to the supporting member10 (FIGS. 3, 4).
• Alternatively, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 5-7, theclamping members23 each may include one ormore buckles28 attached onto thebelt members24 thereof, for engaging with theends26 of thebelt members24, and thus for adjustably securing thewater bottles80 of different sizes or outer diameters to the supportingmember10.
• Further alternatively, as shown inFIGS. 8-13, without theflexible receptacle21, theclamping members23 each may include one or more innerflexible members30 each having one ormore sleeves25 provided thereon for receiving thebelt members24, and for solidly attaching or coupling theclamping members23 to the innerflexible members30, and thus for adjustably securing thewater bottles80 of different sizes or outer diameters to the supportingmember10.
• As shown inFIGS. 15-17, theflexible receptacle21 may include aband40 attached to the bottom portion thereof, and one or more, such as tworings41,42 engaged or attached onto theband40, for engaging with thearm11 of the supportingmember10, best shown inFIGS. 16, 17, and for solidly attaching or securing theflexible receptacle21 to the supportingmember10, and thus for preventing theflexible receptacle21 from being disengaged from the supportingmember10.
• As shown inFIGS. 18-19, theflexible receptacle21 may further include astrap50 selectively attached to the upper portion thereof, for carrying theflexible receptacle21. In addition, thestrap50 may also be disengaged from theflexible receptacle21, and may have two ends attached or secured to thehead tube61 and aseat post62 of abicycle60, for selectively carrying thebicycle60 with thestrap50.
• As shown inFIG. 20, theflexible receptacle21 may also include theclamping members23 solidly secured thereto and formed integral with theclamping members23. As shown inFIGS. 21-22, thewaist belt70 of a user may include atie71 attached thereto, for threading or engaging through theopenings12 of the supportingmember10, and thus for clamping or securing theflexible receptacle21 and the supportingmember10 to thewaist belt70 of the user.
• It is to be noted that theflexible receptacle21 and/or thebelt members24 and/or the innerflexible members30 include a flexible structure for allowing thewater bottles80 of different sizes or outer diameters to be adjustably secured to the supportingmember10.
• Accordingly, the bottle carrier device may be provided for selectively attaching water bottles of various sizes or outer diameters to bicycles or cycles, or to the users.
• Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims (7)

1. A bottle carrier device comprising:

a supporting member including an arm extended from a bottom portion thereof, for engaging with and for supporting a bottle on said supporting member, and including a plurality of openings formed therein, and

a clamping member including a belt member for engaging around the container, and for engaging through said openings of said supporting member, and for clamping and securing the container to said supporting member.

2. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said belt member includes an end engaged around said supporting member, and folded to engage with and to secure to said belt member with a fastener member.

3. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 2, wherein said fastener member is a hook-and-loop fastener member.

4. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 1 further comprising a flexible receptacle having a cylindrical shape and having a bore formed therein for receiving the container therein, and said flexible receptacle being disposed between said supporting member and said clamping member.

5. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 4, wherein said flexible receptacle includes at least one sleeve provided thereon for receiving said belt member, and for coupling said clamping member to said flexible receptacle.

6. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 4, wherein said flexible receptacle includes a band attached to bottom thereof, and at least one ring engaged onto said band, for engaging with said arm of said supporting member, and for securing said flexible receptacle to said supporting member.

7. The bottle carrier device as claimed inclaim 4, wherein said flexible receptacle includes a strap attached to an upper portion thereof, for carrying said flexible receptacle.

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