Fluid container
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTimothy A. Clark
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Abstract
A fluid container may include a body, a grip element, a cap, and a nozzle. The fluid container may be capable of containing and dispensing fluid, such as water. The body may contain the fluid and the grip element may be shaped for a user's hand. The cap may be attachable to the body and may be tapered as it extends away from the body. The grip element may provide a user with traction and gripping ability. The cap may be attachable to the body and may be detached to expose an opening through which the body may be filled with fluid. The nozzle may be capable of selectively dispensing fluid. The fluid container may be a sports water bottle shaped to fittingly engage a user's hand. The sports water bottle may be portable and may be used during such activities as athletics and travel.
Claims17
A fluid container, comprising:
- a body defining a space for storing fluid, the body having a first end, a second end at least one side wall extending between the first end and the second end, a neck region forming a bend in the side wall such that the first end of the body extends in a first axial direction and the second end of the body extends in a second axial direction, a lip on the body, a knob on the body, and a cavity formed in the neck region only and defined by the lip and the knob, the remainder of the body proximate the neck region being free of cavities, the lip and the cavity extend only partially around the bottle, wherein the first axial direction is angled with respect to the second axial direction;
- a traction element in the neck region;
- a grip element attached to the body, having a texture different than a texture of the body, extending around at least a portion of the side wall of the body, and extending over the traction element;
- a cap having an exterior surface, the cap attachable to the first end of the body;
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- a nozzle for dispensing fluid, the nozzle attached to or integrally formed with the cap and positioned asymmetrically on the exterior surface of the cap.
A bottle, comprising:
- a body for containing fluid, the body having a first end, a second end, and a side wall, the body also having a neck region, a grip region, a lip on the body, a knob on the body, a cavity formed in the neck region only and defined by the lip and the knob, the remainder of the body proximate the neck region being free of cavities, the lip and the cavity extend only partially around the bottle, and a container region;
- a traction element in the neck region;
- a grip, having a texture different than a texture of the body, extending around at least a portion of the body and extending over at least a portion of the traction element;
- a cap attached to or integrally formed with the body;
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- a nozzle attached to or integrally formed with the cap, the nozzle positioned asymmetrically on the cap so that the nozzle is offset from a center of the cap.
A container for dispensing fluid, comprising:
- a body for containing fluid, the body including a grip having a texture different than a texture of the body, a fraction element, the grip extending around at least a portion of the body and extending over at least a portion of the traction element, a lip on the body, a knob on the body, and a cavity formed in the neck region only and defined by the lip and the knob, the remainder of the body proximate the neck region being free of cavities, the lip and the cavity extend only partially around the bottle;
- a tapered cap angled away from the container;
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- a nozzle positioned asymmetrically between a first edge and a second edge of the tapered cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.