An improved bottle having a mating clip is disclosed. The bottle includes a guide, preferably located on opposing sidewalls of the bottle, to direct attachment features of a clip toward mating attachment features of a bottle in order to facilitate attachment of the bottle to the clip in a tactile fa
An improved bottle having a mating clip is disclosed. The bottle includes a guide, preferably located on opposing sidewalls of the bottle, to direct attachment features of a clip toward mating attachment features of a bottle in order to facilitate attachment of the bottle to the clip in a tactile fashion. The guide further serves as a release mechanism, in which an inward force applied to the guide will cause deflection of the bottle to separate the clip from the bottle.
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1. A bottle for attachment to a retaining clip, the bottle comprising; a bottom, sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom and forming an opening at an upper end of the bottle, the sidewalls and bottom defining an interior space for retaining a liquid;the sidewalls comprising a left sidewall an
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A bottle for attachment to a retaining clip, the bottle comprising; a bottom, sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom and forming an opening at an upper end of the bottle, the sidewalls and bottom defining an interior space for retaining a liquid;the sidewalls comprising a left sidewall and a diametrically opposite right sidewall;a left guide formed on the left sidewall at a location intermediate the bottom and the opening, the left guide being configured as a protrusion extending outwardly from the left sidewall, the protrusion including a skirt defining an upper lead-in surface and a lower lead-in surface, the upper and lower lead-in surfaces each being inclined with respect to a portion of the vertically extending sidewalls surrounding the upper and lower lead-in surfaces of the left guide, the left guide further having a narrow first end which flares outwardly toward a second end in a horizontal direction away from the first end;a first concavity formed on the left sidewall along the upper lead-in surface of the left guide, and a second concavity formed on the left sidewall along the lower lead-in surface of the left guide;a right guide formed on the right sidewall at a location intermediate the bottom and the opening, the right guide being configured as a protrusion extending outwardly from the right sidewall, the protrusion including a skirt defining an upper lead-in surface and a lower lead-in surface, the upper lead-in surface being inclined with respect to a portion of the vertically extending sidewalls surrounding the upper and lower lead-in surfaces of the right guide, the right guide further having a narrow first end which flares outwardly toward a second end in a horizontal direction away from the first end;a third concavity formed on the right sidewall along the upper lead-in surface of the right guide, and a fourth concavity formed on the right sidewall along the lower lead-in surface of the right guide;whereby the left and right guides cooperate to direct the retaining clip toward the first, second, third, and fourth concavities for attachment of the bottle to the retaining clip. 2. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the first concavity and the second concavity are positioned at the second end of the left guide. 3. The bottle of claim 2, wherein the left guide is configured with a substantially vertical outer face forming an angle at the juncture of the outer face and the skirt. 4. The bottle of claim 3, wherein the right guide is configured with a substantially vertical outer face forming an angle at the juncture of the outer face and the skirt. 5. The bottle of claim 2, wherein the clip further comprises a plurality of projections, a separate one of the plurality of projections being received within the first, second, third, and fourth concavities to retain the bottle within the clip. 6. The bottle of claim 5, wherein the bottle is formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible such that a force applied inwardly against the left guide and right guide will cause inward deflection of the sidewalls to release the projections from the first, second, third, and fourth concavities. 7. The bottle of claim 4, further comprising an enhanced grip surface formed on the outer face of the left guide and an enhance grip surface formed on the outer face of the right guide. 8. The bottle of claim 7, wherein the enhanced grip surface formed on each of the left guide and the right guide comprises a plurality of raised ridges. 9. The bottle of claim 1, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth concavities are formed as wells in the sidewall of the bottle. 10. A bottle for attachment to a retaining clip, the bottle comprising; a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base and forming an opening at an upper end of the bottle, the sidewalls and base defining an interior space for retaining a liquid;the sidewalls comprising a left sidewall and a diametrically opposite right sidewall;a left guide formed on the left sidewall at a location intermediate the base and the opening, the left guide extending laterally outwardly from the left sidewall, the left guide including an upper peripheral guide lead-in surface and a lower peripheral guide lead-in surface, the upper and lower lead-in surfaces each being inclined at an angle with respect to the portion of the left sidewall surrounding the left guide;a first concavity formed on the left sidewall along one of the upper lead-in surface or the lower lead-in surface of the left guide;a right guide formed on the right sidewall at a location intermediate the base and the opening, the right guide extending laterally outwardly from the right sidewall, the right guide including an upper peripheral guide lead-in surface and a lower peripheral guide lead-in surface, the upper and lower lead-in surfaces each being inclined at an angle with respect to the portion of the right sidewall surrounding the right guide;a second concavity formed on the right sidewall along one of the upper lead-in surface or the lower lead-in surface of the right guide;whereby the left and right guides cooperate to direct the retaining clip toward the first and second concavities for attachment of the bottle to the retaining clip. 11. The bottle of claim 10, further comprising: a third concavity formed on the left sidewall, the first concavity being formed along the upper lead-in surface and the third concavity being formed along the lower lead-in surface of the left guide; anda fourth concavity formed on the right sidewall, the second concavity being formed along the upper lead-in surface and the fourth concavity being formed along the lower lead-in surface of the right guide. 12. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the clip further comprises a plurality of projections, a separate one of the plurality of projections being received within the first, second, third, and fourth concavities to retain the bottle within the clip. 13. The bottle of claim 12, wherein the clip further comprises a base and a first arm having the first projection, a second arm having the second projection, a third arm having the third projection, and a fourth arm having the fourth projection, the clip further defining a first opening between the first arm and the third arm and a second opening between the second arm and the fourth arm, each of the first opening and the second opening being sized and configured to accommodate insertion of a finger to apply force against a respective one of the left guide and the right guide when the bottle is attached to the clip. 14. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the left guide and the right guide are each formed in a flared U-shape having an outer face with a narrow vertically extending first end which flares to a wider vertically extending second end. 15. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the bottle is formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible such that a force applied inwardly against the left guide and right guide will cause inward deflection of the sidewalls to release the projections from the first, second, third, and fourth concavities. 16. The bottle of claim 11, further comprising an enhanced grip surface formed on the guide. 17. The bottle of claim 16, wherein the enhanced grip surface comprises a plurality of raised ridges. 18. A bottle for attachment to a retaining clip, the bottle comprising; a base, sidewalls extending upwardly from the base to define an interior space for retaining a liquid, the sidewalls comprising a left sidewall and a diametrically opposite right sidewall;the sidewalls further comprising a plurality of clip mounts arranged for attaching the bottle to the retaining clip;a left guide formed on the left sidewall, the left guide extending laterally outwardly from the left sidewall, the left guide including a first means for directing the retaining clip toward a first one of the plurality of clip mounts, the first means for directing having a narrow first end and a flared second end, at least a first one of the clip mounts being positioned at the flared second end;a right guide formed on the right sidewall, the right guide extending laterally outwardly from the right sidewall, the right guide including a second means for directing the retaining clip toward a second one of the plurality of clip mounts, the second means for directing having a narrow first end and a flared second end, at least a second one of the clip mounts being positioned at the flared second end. 19. The bottle of claim 18, wherein the clip further comprises a plurality of inwardly-directed protrusions formed on the clip. 20. The bottle of claim 19, wherein the plurality of clip mounts comprises a plurality of cavities. 21. The bottle of claim 18, wherein the first means for directing comprises a first peripheral surface formed on the guide, the first peripheral surface extending laterally away from the left sidewall. 22. The bottle of claim 21, wherein the second means for directing comprises a second peripheral surface formed on the guide, the second peripheral surface extending laterally away from the right sidewall.
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