IP Library Granted Patent US 9,314,119
Granted Patent B2
US 9,314,119 · App. 14/249,118 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Noodle beverage container

Inventors: Timothy Scott Parker (Griffin, GA); Greg Neely (Zebulon, GA); Cameron Paul Parker (Palmetto, GA)
Assignee: MATADOR MANAGEMENT LTD.
A47G19/2205A45F3/16A45F3/20A45F2003/166A47G2200/02
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Patent No.
US 9,314,119
App. No.
14/249,118
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A beverage container within a floatation device, such as a noodle, is provided. The beverage container may include a flexible tubular body made of a food grade polymer. The beverage container includes a first end and a second end. At least one of the first end and the second end includes a nozzle that delivers beverages within the beverage container. The beverage container may fit within a hollow center of the floatation device. The nozzle may protrude outside of the floatation device. Therefore, a user may float in water and drink from the beverage container without spilling the beverage.

Claims (24)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a floatation device comprising a tubular body having at least a partially hollow center; and

a beverage container comprising a flexible tubular body having a nozzle comprising at least one of a cover and a valve covering an opening formed through the nozzle,

wherein the beverage container is at least partially within the hollow center and the nozzle is protruding outside of the floatation device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a bite valve.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the floatation device is a pool noodle.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the floatation device comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end each comprise openings leading into the hollow center.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the beverage container comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the beverage container is disposed at the opening of the first end of the floatation device, and the second end of the beverage container is disposed at the opening of the second end of the floatation device, thereby the beverage container is within a substantial portion of the hollow center of the floatation device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the beverage container comprises a first cap on the first end of the beverage container and a second cap on the second end of the beverage container.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein at least one the first cap and the second cap is removable.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the flexible tubular body further comprises an extendable hose comprising the nozzle, wherein at least one of the first cap and the second cap comprises an aperture running through, wherein the extendable hose runs through the aperture and into the beverage container.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a beverage container comprising a flexible tubular body having a first end and a second end, and sized to fit at least partially within a hollow center of a pool noodle;

at least one cap secured to one of the first end and the second end of the beverage container; and

an extendable hose comprising a nozzle, wherein the extendable hose runs through an aperture formed through the at least one cap and into the beverage container.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the beverage container is sized to fit substantially within the hollow center of the pool noodle.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one cap comprises a first cap on the first end of the beverage container and a second cap on the second end of the beverage container.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first cap and the second cap is removable.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the nozzle comprises a bite valve.

14. A method of floating in water with a beverage comprising:

providing a beverage container comprising a flexible tubular body having a first end and a second end, wherein at least one of the first end and the second end comprises a nozzle comprising at least one of a cover and a valve covering an opening formed through the nozzle;

filling the beverage container with a consumable liquid;

placing the beverage container within a hollow center of a pool noodle; and

floating in a body of water by way of the pool noodle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2015
From: PARKER, TIMOTHY SCOTT; NEELY, GREG; PARKER, CAMERON PAUL
To: MATADOR MANAGEMENT LTD.
Reel/Frame 036843/0028 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150289690A1 · Oct 15, 2015