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US 9,771,189 B2Granted
Water bottle cap
Assigneehumangear, Inc.
InventorsChristopher A. Miksovsky, Elliot Sather, Scott Cook, Thomas Zipprian
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Abstract
A water bottle cap system combination that can be used with wide mouth water bottles or mason jars. The water bottle cap system includes a large cap portion and a small cap portion, which are coupled by a flexible strap. The small cap portion can be screwed onto the spout of the large cap portion, which is screwed onto the water bottle or mason jar. The small cap portion can be unscrewed from the spout and temporarily attached to the strap so that the small cap portion is out of the way of the spout, but still attached to the water bottle cap system, during drinking or pouring from the water bottle.
Claims24
A water bottle cap, comprising:
- a small cap portion;
- a large cap portion having a spout with threads on an outer surface, wherein the small cap portion has threads that correspond to the threads of the large cap portion such that the small cap portion can be screwed onto the spout, and wherein the large cap portion has a diameter larger than a diameter of the small cap portion;
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- a flexible strap having a small ring on a first end and a large ring on a second end, wherein the small ring has a tethering feature and the small ring is positioned in a groove around a base of the small cap portion and the small cap portion can rotate freely while the small ring remains stationary in the groove around the base of the small cap portion, wherein the large ring is positioned in a groove around a base of the large cap portion and the large cap portion can rotate freely while the large ring remains stationary in the groove around the base of the large cap portion, and wherein the tethering feature can be removably coupled to the strap, wherein the tethering feature protrudes from an end of the small ring opposite the flexible strap.
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A water bottle cap, comprising:
- a small cap portion;
- a large cap portion having a spout with threads on an outer surface, wherein the small cap portion has threads that correspond to the threads of the large cap portion such that the small cap portion can be screwed onto the spout, and wherein the large cap portion has a diameter larger than a diameter of the small cap portion;
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- a flexible strap having a small ring on a first end and a large ring on a second end, wherein the small ring has a tethering feature and the small ring is positioned in a groove around a base of the small cap portion and the small cap portion can rotate freely while the small ring remains stationary in the groove around the base of the small cap portion, wherein the large ring is positioned in a groove around a base of the large cap portion and the large cap portion can rotate freely while the large ring remains stationary in the groove around the base of the large cap portion, wherein the tethering feature can be removably coupled to the strap and wherein the tethering feature is a loop.
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A water bottle cap system, comprising:
- a large cap having a spout;
- a small cap configured to screw onto the spout;
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- a flexible strap coupling the small cap to the large cap, wherein the flexible strap has a small ring attached to a first end and a large ring attached to a second end, the small ring positioned around a base of the small cap and the large ring positioned around a base of the large cap, and wherein a tethering feature protrudes from an end of the small ring opposite the first end of the strap, the tethering feature configured to engage a corresponding feature on the strap to removably couple the small ring to the strap.
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A water bottle cap system, comprising:
- a large cap having a spout;
- a small cap configured to screw onto the spout;
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- a flexible strap coupling the small cap to the large cap, wherein the flexible strap has a small ring on a first end and a large ring on a second end, the small ring positioned around a base of the small cap and the large ring positioned around a base of the large cap, and wherein a tethering feature is on an end of the small ring opposite the first end of the strap, the tethering feature configured to engage a corresponding feature on the strap to removably couple the small ring to the strap and wherein the tethering feature is a loop protruding from the small ring opposite a connection between the strap and the small ring.
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A method of assembling a water bottle cap system, comprising:
- providing a large cap having a spout;
- providing a small cap that can be screwed onto the spout;
- providing a flexible strap attached to a small ring on a first end and to a large ring on a second end, wherein the small ring comprises a tethering feature configured to engage a corresponding feature to tether the small ring and small cap to the strap, wherein the tethering feature protrudes from an end of the small ring opposite the flexible strap;
- positioning the small ring around a base of the small cap;
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- positioning the large ring around a base of the large cap.
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A method of assembling a water bottle cap system, comprising:
- providing a large cap having a spout;
- providing a small cap that can be screwed onto the spout;
- providing a flexible strap attached to a small ring on a first end and to a large ring on a second end, wherein the small ring comprises a tethering feature configured to engage a corresponding feature to tether the small ring and small cap to the strap, wherein the tethering feature is a loop protruding from the small ring opposite a connection between the strap and the small ring and wherein the strap has a hook that can engage the loop to removably couple the tethering feature to the strap;
- positioning the small ring around a base of the small cap;
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- positioning the large ring around a base of the large cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.