Insulated utility cover for athlete's drink container

Abstract

An insulating and protecting cover for a water bottle or fluid container, where the cover is manufactured from neoprene or a similar insulating and protecting material, and the cover further having at least one pocket or similar compartment incorporated into the cover to store various items, is disclosed. The cover may be manufactured from a single layer of neoprene or as a multi-layer laminate to provide additional insulation as well as enhanced protection from being dropped or hitting other objects. The cover may incorporate a zipper or other similar openable element to permit easy placement of the cover around the bottle, and may incorporate a cutout or other open section to permit easy access to a handle element of the bottle being covered. The cover may be manufactured in a variety of colors or patterns to match the user's apparel or as a fashion statement.

What we claim as our invention is: 
     
         1 . An insulating cover for a fluid or drink container, comprising:
 a flexible cover shaped to substantially envelope a fluid or drink container;   at least one pocket formed on the exterior of said cover, wherein at least one of said at least one pocket is sized to hold a wireless device;   a closure element incorporated along one side of said cover to allow for easy placement and removal of the fluid container from within said cover; and   at least one opening incorporated along one side of said cover to allow access to a handle formed on the fluid container;   wherein said cover is manufactured from an insulating material thereby providing thermal insulation characteristics to maintain the temperature of any fluid contained within said fluid container.   
     
     
         2 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said cover is manufactured from a plurality of laminates thereby providing enhanced thermal insulation capability and improved protection from inadvertent impacts. 
     
     
         3 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , further comprising a semi-rigid bottom section providing enhanced impact protection to said fluid container. 
     
     
         4 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one see-through section incorporated within said flexible cover to allow a user to see any contents of said fluid container. 
     
     
         5 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said closure element is a zipper. 
     
     
         6 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said closure element are overlapping flaps using hook and loop material to attach said overlapping flaps to each other. 
     
     
         7 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said closure element are overlapping flaps using magnets to attach said overlapping flaps to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one opening incorporated along one side of said cover is at least one slit formed in said cover. 
     
     
         9 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one opening incorporated along one side of said cover is a full opening allowing direct access to a handle formed on the fluid container. 
     
     
         10 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said insulating material is neoprene. 
     
     
         11 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 10 , wherein said neoprene material is approximately at least 2 millimeters thick. 
     
     
         12 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 10 , wherein said neoprene material is approximately between 2 millimeters and 5 millimeters thick. 
     
     
         13 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said insulating material is an insulating foam material. 
     
     
         14 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 13 , wherein said insulating material is a closed-cell insulating foam material. 
     
     
         15 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , further comprising a latch element onto which clip at least one of a key chain, key, key chain fob, or towel. 
     
     
         16 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said one of said at least one pocket formed on the exterior of said cover is sized to fit a set of keys. 
     
     
         17 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said one of said at least one pocket formed on the exterior of said cover is sized to fit at least one of a plurality of key cards or credit cards. 
     
     
         18 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said one of said at least one pocket is formed on the exterior of said cover by an elastic mesh material. 
     
     
         19 . The insulating cover for a fluid container, as provided in  claim 1 , further comprising a flap section on the exterior of at least one of said at least one pocket to hold identification information.