Pack-based holder for bottle or other elongate object
View Patent ↗A pack-based holder includes a spine, a collar, and an arm. The collar can be attached to the spine and arranged to reduce movement of an object placed therein in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the spine. The arm can be movably coupled to the spine and can move between an open position and a closed position. The arm can restrain gravitational movement of the object in the closed position, and in the open position, the arm does not restrain gravitational movement of the object.
1 . A pack-based holder, comprising:
a spine defining a longitudinal axis, the spine comprising:
a first end; and
a second end;
a collar attached to the spine, wherein:
the collar reduces movement of an object placed therein in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the spine; and
an arm movably coupled to the first end of the spine, the arm being movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein:
in the closed position, the arm restrains gravitational movement of the object;
in the open position, the arm does not restrain gravitational movement of the object; and
wherein the arm is movable from underneath the object in the closed position to the open position to allow the object to exit out a bottom of the holder by gravitational movement.
2 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the spine is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spine.
3 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the spine further comprises:
a first member;
a second member, wherein:
the second member is slidably coupled to the first member to adjust a length of the spine; and
a locking member that fixes a position of the second member relative to the first member.
4 . The pack-based holder of claim 3 , wherein:
the spine further comprises:
a spring that biases the second member toward a position along the longitudinal axis of the spine.
5 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the collar further comprises:
a tube that reduces lateral movement of the object in all directions away from the longitudinal axis of the spine.
6 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the collar further comprises:
a first end;
a second end; and
a securing member attached to the first end of the collar, wherein:
the securing member is engageable with the second end of the collar to reduce lateral movement of the object in all directions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spine.
7 . The pack-based holder of claim 6 , wherein:
the securing member further comprises a latch.
8 . The pack-based holder of claim 6 , wherein:
the collar further comprises:
a plurality of adjustment holes spaced along a portion of the collar; and
the securing member further comprises:
a protrusion that is insertable in an adjustment hole.
9 . The pack-based holder of claim 6 , wherein:
the securing member further comprises:
a cord removably attached to the first end of the collar, and removably attached to the second end of the collar.
10 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the collar is slidably coupled to the spine to adjust a position of the collar along the longitudinal axis of the spine; and
the pack-based holder further comprises:
a locking member that fixes the position of the collar along the longitudinal axis of the spine.
11 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the collar is expandable in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the spine.
12 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
at least a portion of the collar is curved to form an arc shape.
13 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , wherein:
the arm is biased toward the closed position.
14 . The pack-based holder of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second arm movably coupled to the second end of the spine, the second arm being movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein:
in the closed position, the second arm inhibits the movement of the object in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine; and
in the open position, the second arm does not inhibit the movement of the object in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine.
15 . The pack-based holder of claim 14 , wherein:
the second arm is biased toward the closed position.
16 . A backpack comprising:
a bag; and
a pack-based holder coupled to the bag, the pack-based holder comprising:
a spine defining a longitudinal axis, the spine comprising:
a first end; and
a second end;
a collar attached to the spine, wherein:
the collar reduces movement of an object placed therein in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the spine; and
an arm movably coupled to the first end of the spine, the arm being movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein:
in the closed position, the arm restrains gravitational movement of the object;
in the open position, the arm does not restrain gravitational movement of the object; and
wherein the arm is movable from underneath the object in the closed position to the open position to allow the object to exit out a bottom of the holder by gravitational movement.
17 . The backpack of claim 16 , further comprising a baseplate removably coupled to the backpack, wherein the pack-based holder is coupled to the baseplate.
18 . The backpack of claim 16 , wherein:
the pack-based holder further comprises:
a second arm movably coupled to the second end of the spine, the second arm being movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein:
in the closed position, the second arm reduces the movement of the object in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine; and
in the open position, the second arm does not reduce the movement of the object in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine.
19 . The backpack of claim 16 , wherein:
the pack-based holder is positioned on a portion of the backpack such that the arm is accessible to a person wearing the backpack without doffing the backpack.
20 . The backpack of claim 16 , wherein:
movement of the arm from the closed position to the open position is facilitated when the object moves toward the collar and comes into contact with the arm.