Pocket flask type water bottle with recessed belt clip

Abstract

A bottle is molded into a flask shaped configuration, like a hip flask, resembling a typical ½ pint bottle or a 1 pint whisky bottle or other sizes. It is provided with a unique pivotable belt clip molded into a recess in the back of the bottle. The belt clip does not protrude outside the footprint or exterior contour of the bottle. This sleek design will eliminate any possible snags or gouges when being carried in a pocket or clipped onto the belt.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A carrying bottle having a built-in clip, the bottle fitting smoothly within a pocket or clipped to a portion of clothing, the carrying bottle comprising: 
 a pocket flask-shaped bottle having a narrow body capable of fitting within a pocket and having a concave back portion conforming to a contour of a human body, the pocket flask-shaped bottle having a recessed opening in the concave back portion;    a pivotable clip attached to the pocket flask-shaped bottle by a pivotable means, the pivotable clip fitting completely within the recessed opening so that none of the pivotable clip protrudes outside of the contour of the outer surface of the pocket flask-shaped bottle when the clip is not in use, the pivotable clip having a biasing means to maintain the clip within the recessed opening and the pivotable clip being capable of pivoting out to admit a portion of clothing within the recessed opening behind the pivotable clip and being capable of exerting pressure on the portion of clothing due to the biasing means to retain the pocket flask-shaped bottle on the clothing attached to a wearer of the clothing.    
     
     
         2 . The carrying bottle of  claim 1  wherein the pivotable clip is molded of resilient plastic and formed as a continuation of a wall of the recessed opening with a resilient connecting arm between the wall of the recessed opening and the pivotable clip so that the resilient connecting arm acts as both the pivotable means and the biasing means.  
     
     
         3 . The carrying bottle of  claim 2  wherein the clip comprises a thumb release portion above the connecting arm and a clothing retaining portion below the connecting arm, the thumb release portion capable of being pressed into the recessed opening to pivot the clothing retaining portion outwardly to receive a portion of clothing in the recessed opening behind the clothing retaining portion and the thumb release portion capable of being released to allow the connecting arm to bias the clothing retaining portion against the portion of clothing.  
     
     
         4 . The carrying bottle of  claim 2  wherein the bottle and the clip and the connecting arm are fabricated together in one molding process.  
     
     
         5 . The carrying bottle of  claim 4  further comprising an interior passageway between an interior of the bottle through the connecting arm and into the clip to allow liquid to be stored therein.