Aerodynamic water bottle mounting system
OwnerDavid VanZanteninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a water bottle to the aero bars of a bicycle in an aerodynamic position is provided. The aero bars include a first extending bar portion and a second extending bar portion. The apparatus includes a front mechanism and a rear mechanism. The front mechanism has a front base portion and first and second front tethering portions. The front base portion receives a top portion of the water bottle. The first and second front tethering portions are removably coupled to the first and second extending bar portions, respectively. The rear mechanism has a rear base portion and first and second rear tethering portions. The rear base portion receives a bottom end of the water bottle. The rear tethering portion is removably coupled to the first and second extending bar portions.
Claims19
An apparatus for mounting an item to a bicycle in an aerodynamic position, comprising:
- a front mechanism having a front base portion and a front tethering portion, the front base portion being formed to receive a first end of the item, the front tethering portion being removably coupled to a mounting portion of the bicycle;
- and,
- a rear mechanism having a rear base portion and a rear tethering portion, the rear base portion being formed to receive a second end of the item, the rear tethering portion being removably coupled to a mounting portion of the bicycle, wherein at least one of the front and rear tethering portions are elastic.
An apparatus for mounting a water bottle to the aero bars of a bicycle in an aerodynamic position, the aero bars include a first extending bar portion and a second extending bar portion, comprising:
- a front mechanism having a front base portion and first and second front tethering portions, the front base portion being formed to receive a top portion of the water bottle, the first and second front tethering portions being removably coupled to the first and second extending bar portions, respectively;
- and,
- a rear mechanism having a rear base portion and first and second rear tethering portions, the rear base portion being formed to receive a bottom end of the water bottle, the rear tethering portion being removably coupled to the first and second extending bar portions, wherein at least one of (1) the first and second front tethering portions and (2) the first and second rear tethering portions are elastic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.