Drink caddy

• US 20040134944A1
• Filed: 07/16/2002
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary E. Elkins
• Original Assignee: Gary E. Elkins
• Inventors: Dominguez, Joe J.
• Application Number:
  US10/195,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20040134944A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/148.7
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0566 Tubular, rod-shaped articles, e.g. batons
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0583 Beverage vessels, e.g. bottles
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/16 Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment

Abstract

The drink caddy came to me when I was crabbing and got thirsty for a drink. I had no place to store my drink as I was wading in two feet of water. A simple solution came to me where I could easily pop in a beverage into a holder that I could suspend by clipping onto the beltine of my shorts. My drink would be easily accesible and would swivel should I have to bend over while crabbing. In addition the empty can would be stored until I could dispose of it properly in a trash receptacle.

Claims

1. The drink caddy is a low cost convenience for personal storage of canned or bottled beverages on one'"'"'s person. No other product provides such a simple solution to an everyday problem. The drink caddy will allow a person to store a canned or bottled beverage by clipping onto a person'"'"'s beltline of pants, shorts or swimwear etc. While leaving hands free for everyday activities and limited sport'"'"'s activities.

The drink caddy will hold your beverage while you do yardwork, garden, workout, walk, fish, watch sporting events, golf, do housework, work around the house and garage, tend to young childeren, teach class, work on the job and many more activities.

The drink caddy is unique because it is low cost, simple to use, easy to store. Just clip it on your beltline and pop in your favortie canned or bottled beverage. All other beverage holders require you to pour your beverage into another container and then suspend it on yourself using a belt or strap.

With the drink caddy you store your drink, carry one with your daily activities and when finished with your drink dispose of the empty can or bottle properly when a trash receptacle becomes available. The drink caddy remains on your beltline for future beverage storage or for storage of other personal items keys, pocket change, pens, markers, small tools etc.