Container and attachment apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for releasably attaching a container to an item of clothing, including a first portion releasably engageable with the container and a second portion fixed to the first portion and being releasably engageable with the item of clothing.

1 . An apparatus for releasably attaching a container to an item of clothing, including a first portion releasably engageable with the container and a second portion fixed to the first portion and being releasably engageable with the item of clothing.  
     
     
         2 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first portion includes a protrusion for releasably engaging with a corresponding cavity in the container.  
     
     
         3 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the protrusion is resiliently engageable with the corresponding cavity.  
     
     
         4 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the protrusion adapted to be snap-fitted engagement with the corresponding cavity.  
     
     
         5 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first portion includes a plurality of protrusions for releasably engaging with corresponding cavities in the container.  
     
     
         6 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the second portion is a clip.  
     
     
         7 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the clip is spring-biased to a closed position.  
     
     
         8 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first portion is secured to the second portion by a bridging member such that said first portion is disposed on an opposite side of said bridging member to said second portion.  
     
     
         9 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the bridging member is a circular plate.  
     
     
         10 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  further including a strap for encircling said container.  
     
     
         11 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the strap includes an elastic material.  
     
     
         12 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 10  wherein a decorative logo is mounted to the strap.  
     
     
         13 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 12  wherein the decorative logo is arranged to lie on a surface of the container which is contoured to complement a surface of the decorative logo.  
     
     
         14 . A container including a cavity arranged for releasable engagement with the apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 .  
     
     
         15 . A container as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the container includes a resilient plastic material.  
     
     
         16 . A container as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the container includes an opening in a top surface and an opening in a bottom surface.  
     
     
         17 . A container as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the container includes a waist portion.  
     
     
         18 . A combination including: 
 an apparatus as claimed in  claim 1;  and    a container as claimed in  claim 14 .    
     
     
         19 . An apparatus for selectively combining substances including: 
 a first portion for storing a first substance, the first portion having a first opening and a first releasable seal enclosing the first opening to prevent release of the first substance from the first portion;    a second portion for storing a second substance, the second portion having a second opening and a second releasable seal enclosing the second opening to prevent release of the second substance from the first portion;    wherein said first portion is arranged to be connectable to said second portion in at least a first position and a second position, whereby in the first position the first and second releasable seals are unbroken, and in the second position the first and second releasable seals are broken, thereby allowing the first and second substances to combine.    
     
     
         20 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein when the first portion is arranged in the second position, the first releasable seal is broken by the second opening, and the second releasable seal is broken by a piercing element.  
     
     
         21 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the first opening is a neck projecting outwardly of the second portion.  
     
     
         22 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 21  wherein a rim of the neck is serrated.  
     
     
         23 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the second opening is a neck projecting inwardly of the first portion.  
     
     
         24 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the first releasable seal and the second releasable seal include a sheet of metal foil.  
     
     
         25 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the first portion is connectable to the second portion in at least a first position and a second position by screw thread engagement.  
     
     
         26 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 20  wherein the piercing element includes a serrated edge positioned around the second releasable seal.  
     
     
         27 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the second substance includes a soluble tablet.  
     
     
         28 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the first substance includes a liquid.