US20080002917A1

US20080002917A1 - Water bag

Info

Publication number: US20080002917A1
Application number: US11/490,313
Authority: US
Inventors: Lo-Pin Wang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-06-02
Filing date: 2006-07-21
Publication date: 2008-01-03
Also published as: TWI298245B; TW200800068A

Abstract

A water bag includes a soft bag with an intake, a lid detachably covering the intake of the bag, a hose having en end connected to the bag and a mouthpiece connected to a free end of the hose. The present invention further provides a plastic deformation tube between the hose and the mouthpiece, which may be bent freely and fix the mouthpiece at a position after bending. Therefore, user may bend the plastic deformation tube to have the mouthpiece at a suitable position for drinking without having to hold the mouthpiece by hand.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally a portable water bag, and more particularly to a flexible tube of the water bag.
2. Description of the Related Art
Portable water bags are the common equipments of jogging, mountain-climbing, bicycle riding and so on. Typically, the conventional portable water bag includes a soft bag to be received in a backpack or in a specific pack. The bag has an intake to pour water into the bag, a lid to close the intake, a hose with an end connected to the bag, mouthpiece connected to a free end of the hose. People may suck the mouthpiece to drink water or just pour water on head or body to get cool. The hose has a part received in the backpack and the rest part exposed. User may hold the mouthpiece and put it in mouth to drink water. When user releases the mouthpiece, it will hang down on the backpack. If user is riding a bike, he/she has problem to reach the hung mouthpiece.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a water bag with a mouthpiece that is easy to reach.
According to the objective of the present invention, a water bag includes a soft bag with an intake, a lid detachably covering the intake of the bag, a hose having en end connected to the bag and a mouthpiece connected to a free end of the hose. The present invention further provides a plastic deformation tube between the hose and the mouthpiece, which may be bent freely and fix the mouthpiece at a position after bending. Therefore, user may bend the plastic deformation tube to have the mouthpiece at a suitable position for drinking without having to hold the mouthpiece by hand.
Another character of the present invention is the water inlet of the present invention fits to a common mineral water bottle, such that user only needs to engage the mineral water bottle with the water inlet, and water in the water bottle will flow to the soft bag.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is sectional view along 4-4 line of FIG. 3, showing the switch on;

FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4, showing the switch off;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a sketch diagram, showing the present invention in operation;

FIG. 8 is a right view of FIG. 7, showing the aspect of the opening;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of along 9-9 line of FIG. 7; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a lock device securing the hose.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1, a water bag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes:
A soft bag 10 has an intake 11 to inject water.
A lid 12 covers the intake 11 to close or open the intake 11.
A hose 15 has an end connected to the bag 10. The bag 10 has three rings 13 on a side for the hose 15 passing through.
A mouthpiece 20 is connected to a free end of the hose 15.
A plastic deformation tube 40 -has opposite ends connected to the hose 15 and the mouthpiece 20, which may be bent and fixed at that shape to adjust a position of the mouthpiece 20.
The plastic deformation tube 40 includes a main tube 41, a sub-tube 42 attached on a circumference of the main tube 41, and a metal bar 43 in the sub-tube 42. The metal bar 43 may be bent and fixed at that shape. With the plastic deformation tube 40, user may adjust the mouthpiece 20 at desired positions, such that user may drink water by moving his/her mouth toward the mouthpiece 20. And when user releases the mouthpiece 20, the plastic deformation tube 40 will keep the mouthpiece 20 still that facilitates user to drink water again. With the plastic deformation tube 40 of the present invention, user doesn't have to hold the mouthpiece 20 by hand, so that he/she may drink water with both hands free for bike riding, jogging, climbing mountain or other exercises or jobs.
In addition, for convenience of filling water, a three-way valve 30 is mounted between the plastic deformation tube 40 and the hose 15. The three-way valve 30 has a first end connected to the hose 15, a second end connected to the plastic deformation tube 40 and a third end forming a water inlet 31. On an interior wall of the water inlet 31 of the connector three-way 30, a threaded section 32 is provided. The water inlet 31 may be engaged with a common mineral water bottle, as shown in FIG. 7. A cap 35 has a threaded section 36 to be screwed to a threaded section 32 of the water inlet 31. The cap 35 is provided with a strip 37 and a ring 38 on an end of the strip 37. The ring 38 is fitted to an annular slot 33 on the three-way valve 30 adjacent to the water inlet 31, such that the cover will not loose when the cap 35 is opened. A leakage-proof ring 34 is provided in the cap 35 to press the three-way valve 30 when the cap 35 is screwed onto the three-way valve 30 for leakage-proof.
When water in the bag 10 is out, user may open the cap 35 and screw an opening 91 of a common water bottle 90 into the water inlet 31, as shown in FIG. 7, to inject water into the bag 10 through the hose 15. After filling, user only needs to close the cap 35 that is a very convenient operation.
The water bag of the present invention is further provided with a switch 50 between the plastic deformation tube 40. The switch 50 includes two members 51, 55, in which the first member 51 is connected to the plastic deformation tube 40 and the second member 55 is connected to the mouthpiece 20. The members 51, 55 are connected together and may be rotated relative to each other. The second member 55 as a tunnel 56, and the first member 51 has a plug 52. When the members 51, 55 are turned, the first member 51 may be moved away from the second member 55, as shown in FIG. 4, in which water may flow through the switch 50. The members 51, 55 also may be turned in opposite direction to have the first member 51 moved toward the second member 55, as shown in FIG. 5, in which the plug 52 seals the tunnel 56 to cut off water.
The mouthpiece 20 includes a flexible body, in which a tunnel 21 is provided, with a closed end. On the closed end of the tunnel 21, an elongated crack 22 is provided, as shown in FIG. 8. The crack 22 is closed in a normal condition, such that water will not flow out, and it is opened when the flexible body is compressed along an elongated direction of the crack 22, such that water may flow out. A cap 25 covers the closed end of the mouthpiece 20 with a strip 26 and a ring 27. The ring 27 is fitted to a slot 23 on a circumference of the mouthpiece 20, such that the cap 25 will not loose. The main purpose of the cap 25 is dustproof, except that the cap 25 compresses the mouthpiece 20 to seal the crack 22 for leakage-proof when the cap 25 is covered on the mouthpiece 20. The ring 27 may restrict the flexible body to ensure the crack 22 closed.
As shown in FIG. 9, the tunnel 21 has a quadrilateral section 24, such as rhombus, square or rectangle, adjacent to the closed end. The crack 22 extends along a diagonal line of the quadrilateral section 24. The present embodiment shows the crack 22 extends along a short diagonal line of the rhomboidal section 24 that benefits the crack 22 to keep closed.
As shown in FIG. 10, the present invention further provides a lock device 60, which is an elongated plate with a C-shaped clip 61 on a center thereof and two connectors 62 on opposite sides of the clip 61. The clip 61 may hold the plastic deformation tube 40 or the hose 15. The connectors 62 may connect an O-ring 63 (or elastic band). The O-ring 63 is wound on a back of a belt of a backpack and engages opposite ends thereof with the connectors 62 to mount the lock device 60 on the backpack, such that the plastic deformation tube 40 may be fixed on the lock device 60. User may bend the plastic deformation tube 40 to have the mouthpiece 20 at a suitable position for drinking.
The description above is a few preferred embodiments of the present invention and the equivalence of the present invention is still in the scope of the claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water bag, comprising:

a soft bag with an intake;

a lid detachably covering the intake of the bag;

a hose having en end connected to the bag;

a mouthpiece connected to a free end of the hose; and

a plastic deformation tube between the hose and the mouthpiece, which may be bent freely and fix the mouthpiece at a position after bending to adjust a position of the mouthpiece.

2. The water bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the plastic deformation tube includes a main tube and a metal bar fixed to the main tube, such that the main tube may be bent and fixed at any shape.

3. The water bag as defined in claim 2, wherein the main tube has a sub-tube, in which the metal bar is received.

4. The water bag as defined in claim 3, wherein the sub-tube is on an exterior side of the main tube and parallel to the main tube.

5. The water bag as defined in claim 1, further comprising a water inlet between the plastic deformation tube and the hose.

6. The water bag as defined in claim 5, further comprising a three-way valve between the plastic deformation tube and the hose, which has the water inlet, and a cap detachably covering the water inlet.

7. The water bag as defined in claim 6, wherein the three-way valve has a threaded section on an interior side of the water inlet to be engaged with a water bottle.

8. The water bag as defined in claim 7, wherein the cap has a threaded section to be engaged with the threaded section of the three-way valve.

9. The water bag as defined in claim 8, further comprising a leakage-proof ring between the cap and the water inlet of the three-way valve.

10. The water bag as defined in claim 9, wherein the leakage-proof ring is provided on the cap next to the threaded section.

11. The water bag as defined in claim 5, wherein on an exterior side of the water inlet, a slot is provided, and the cap has a strip and a ring on a free end of the strip to be fitted to the slot.

12. The water bag as defined in claim 1, further comprising a switch between the plastic deformation tube and the mouthpiece.

13. The water bag as defined in claim 12, wherein the switch includes two members connected together and rotated relative to each other, one of which has a tunnel and the other of which has a plug, such that the plug may be moved toward the tunnel and seal the tunnel when the members are turned to a direction, and the plug may be moved away from the tunnel when the members are turned to an opposite direction.

14. The water bag as defined in claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece has a flexible body with a tunnel therein, a closed end, and an elongated crack on the closed end, such that the crack is closed at a normal condition and is opened when the flexible body is pressed along an elongated direction of the crack.

15. The water bag as defined in claim 14, wherein the mouthpiece further has a cap detachably covering the closed end of the flexible body.

16. The water bag as defined in claim 15, wherein the mouthpiece has a slot, and the cap has a strip and a ring on a free end of the strip to be fitted to the slot of the mouthpiece.

17. The water bag as defined in claim 14, wherein the tunnel has a quadrilateral section adjacent to the crack, and the elongated direction of the crack extends along a diagonal line of the quadrilateral section.

18. The water bag as defined in claim 17, wherein the elongated direction of the crack extends along a short diagonal line of the quadrilateral section.

19. The water bag as defined in claim 1, further comprising a lock device to be mounted on a belt of a backpack to hold the hose or the plastic deformation tube.

20. The water bag as defined in claim 19, wherein the lock device has a C-shaped clip to hold the hose.