Water bottle holder for crutch

Abstract

A storage device to be attached to a crane or crutch is presented. The storage device is specifically designed to hold a water bottle along the shaft of crane or crutch such that it is easily accessed and securely fastened.

1 . What is claimed is water bottle holder, the water bottle holder comprised of an upper clamp, a lower clamp, and an insert,
 the lower clamp a solid piece of material, the material shaped with a bottle bottom holder and an attachment opening,   The bottom holder in the shape of a circle with a rim that will fit the bottom of a standard half liter water bottle,   the attachment opening a y-shaped extension from the bottom holder, each arm of the y-shape possessing an attachment hole,   the upper clamp a solid piece of material, the material shaped with a grasping opening and an attachment opening,   The grasping opening in the shape of a yoke sized to fit the neck of a standard half liter water bottle,   the attachment opening a y-shaped extension from the grasping opening, each arm of the y-shape possessing an attachment hole,   the attachment holes sized to accept a standard screw and wing nut,   the attachment opening sized to fit over the shaft of a cane or crutch,   the insert a flat piece of plastic material approximately 1/16 inch in thickness.   
   
   
       2 . A method of using a water bottle holder as in  claim 1 , comprised of the steps of
 attaching the lower clamp to a cane or crutch by means of placing the attachment opening around the shaft of the crane or crutch and inserting a screw and wing nut through the attachment holes,   attaching the upper clamp to the cane or crutch by means of placing the attachment opening around the shaft of the crane or crutch and inserting a screw and wing nut through the attachment holes,   adjusting the spacing between the lower clamp and the upper clamp so as the accommodate a half-liter water bottle,   then inserting said water bottle in the water bottle holder by placing the bottom of the water bottle in the bottle bottom holder and pushing the neck of the water bottle into the grasping opening.