Compact Holder for Bottle and Items

Abstract

A compact or “minimalist” holder for a bottle and various personal items. The compact holder comprises three members: a bottle member, a protective member, and at least one adjustable band. The bottle member and the protective member are removably coupled by the at least one adjustable band. The compact holder allows access to, storage and protection of various personal item(s) disposed between the bottle and protective member. A variety of personal item(s) can be removably held, stored and protected by the compact holder, and a variety of fluids may be stored by and dispensed from the bottle, including lubricant, cleaners, antimicrobial solution, vitamin solutions, mace, pepper spray, perfume, oils, and lotion.

1 . A compact holder comprising:
 a fluid dispensing bottle;   at least one adjustable band; and   a protective member having no sidewalls, wherein:
 said compact holder is capable of fitting into and being transported in a purse, a clothing pocket, a glove compartment of a car, or an under-scat travel pouch of a bicycle; 
 said fluid dispensing bottle is removably coupled to said protective member having no sidewalls by said at least one adjustable band; 
 said fluid dispensing bottle can hold a dispensable fluid; 
 said at least one adjustable band is capable of applying compressively adjustable force between said fluid dispensing bottle and said protective member having no sidewalls; and 
 said protective member having sidewalls is of solid construction. 
   
     
     
         2 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein said protective member surface has a geometry that mates with the geometry of said fluid dispensing bottle surface. 
     
     
         3 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , in which said protective member having no sidewalls comprises at least one cutout to position said at least one adjustable band. 
     
     
         4 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , in which said protective member having no sidewalk comprises at least one cutout to reduce the profile of said at least one adjustable band. 
     
     
         5 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , in which said at least one adjustable band has no distinct ends. 
     
     
         6 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein said fluid dispensing bottle comprises a fluid dispensing bottle material, said fluid dispensing bottle material is selected from the group consisting of wood, metal, glass, plastic, elastomer, composite material, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein the protective member having no sidewalls comprises a protective member material, said protective member material is selected from the group consisting of leather, wood, metal, glass, plastic, elastomer, composite material, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid dispensing mechanism delivers fluid from said fluid dispensing bottle in a form selected from the group consisting of droplet(s), stream, film, spray, mist, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein the dispensable fluid is selected from the group consisting of lubricant, cleaner, antimicrobial solution, vitamin solution, mace, pepper spray, perfume, oil, and lotion. 
     
     
         10 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustable band comprises an adjustable band material, said adjustable band material is selected from the group consisting of fabric, leather, hook-and-loop, elastomer, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , wherein the protective member having no sidewalls further comprises a foldable joint. 
     
     
         12 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , in which the fluid dispensing bottle or the protective member having no sidewalls comprises radio frequency identification (RFID) blocking material. 
     
     
         13 . The compact holder of  claim 1 , further comprising overall compact holder width between 1 and 4 inches, overall compact holder length between 2 and 5 inches, and overall compact holder thickness between one-half and 1 inches. 
     
     
         14 . A compact holder comprising:
 a fluid dispensing bottle;   at least one adjustable band; and   a protective member having no sidewalls, wherein:
 said compact holder is capable of fitting into and being transported in a purse, a clothing pocket, a glove compartment of a car, or an under-seat travel pouch of a bicycle; 
 said fluid dispensing bottle is removably coupled to said protective member having no sidewalls by said at least one adjustable band; 
 said fluid dispensing bottle can hold a dispensable fluid, and 
 wherein said dispensable fluid is a cleaner. 
   
     
     
         15 . The compact holder of  claim 14 , wherein the fluid dispensing bottle is flat. 
     
     
         16 . The compact holder of  claim 14 , wherein said protective member having no sidewalls further comprises at least one cutout to position said at least one adjustable band. 
     
     
         17 . A method for holding at least one personal item comprising: providing the compact holder of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising removably attaching said compact holder of  claim 1  to another object with said at least one adjustable band of  claim 1 .