Bottle holding system for backpacks

摘要

A bottle holding system intended for installed use upon a hiking backpack of the type having front shoulder straps coupled to a rear casing wherein gear and supplies are contained. The bottle holding system comprises an inflatable cuff substantially cylindrical in configuration and adapted for positioned attachment to the outer side of the rear casing, the cuff formed having a sealed chamber therein to support its inflation and sized to hold a typically shaped bottle of water or other drinking fluid when inflated. A length of tubing is connected at one end to the cuff chamber and routed upward from the positioned attachment of the cuff along the interior of the rear casing, further extending outwardly from the rear casing in proximity to the shoulder straps. A flexible bulb member mounted on a selected one of the shoulder straps is adapted to receive the other end of the tubing with an air release valve connected in-line there between. With the air release valve normally set to allow air from the bulb to flow through to the tubing, the user may inflate the cuff by squeezing the bulb and thereby retain the bottle in the inflated cuff until drinking fluid is desired. When drinking fluid is needed, the user will actuate the valve to vent air pressure therefrom, deflating the cuff so that the bottle is disengaged and easily retrieved by the user.

主权项

1. A bottle holding system for installed use upon a conventional hiking backpack having one or more shoulder straps forwardly situated and secured to the backpack in support a rear casing thereon having an exterior side and an interior compartment, comprising:
a cuff member inflatable in form and substantially cylindrical in configuration in both a deflated and inflated condition, said cuff member being adapted for positioned attachment to the outer side of the rear casing and sized to fit around a bottle of drinking fluid and hold same when inflated; a length of tubing connected at one end thereof to said cuff member and routed from the positioned attachment of said cuff member along the interior compartment of the rear casing, said length of tubing further extending outwardly from the rear casing in proximity to the shoulder straps; a bulb member flexible in form and coupled to receive the other end of said length of tubing, said bulb member being mounted on a selected one of the shoulder straps; and an air release valve connected in-line between said bulb member and the other end of said length of tubing, said air release valve having a controlled actuation to cause a pressure release from said valve and a deflation of said cuff member.