1. An athletic hydration system for cyclists, comprising:
a first bottom container and a second bottom container, each of said first and second bottom containers having a first end and a second end, said first end defining an opening, and said second end having a sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port therein, wherein said first end of each of said first and second bottom container is capable of having inserted therein an open, inverted fluid-filled bottle;
a first bottom container tubing member and a second bottom container tubing member, each of said first bottom container tubing member and said second bottom container tubing member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said first bottom container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said first bottom container and said first end of said second bottom container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said second bottom container;
a bottom container valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said bottom container valve having a rotatable lever, wherein said second end of said first bottom container tubing member inserts over one of said inlet port of said bottom valve and said second end of said second bottom container tubing member inserts over the other inlet port of said bottom valve, and wherein rotation of said lever to a particular position opens or closes the inlet and outlet ports of said bottom valve to allow fluid to flow from one or both inverted bottles in said first and second bottom containers through the tubing members;
a first back container and a second back container, each of said first and second back containers having a first end and a second end, said first end defining an opening, and said second end having a sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port therein, wherein said first end of each of said first and second back container is capable of having inserted therein an open, inverted fluid-filled bottle;
a first back container tubing member and a second back container tubing member, each of said first back container tubing member and second back container tubing member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said first back container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said first back container and said first end of said second back container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said second back container;
a back container valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said back container valve having a rotatable lever, wherein said second end of said first back container tubing member inserts over one of said inlet ports of said back valve and said second end of said second back container tubing member inserts over the other inlet port of said back valve, and wherein rotation of said lever to a particular position opens or closes the inlet and outlet ports of said back container valve to allow fluid to flow from one or both inverted bottles in said first and second back containers through the tubing members;
a main valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said main valve having a rotatable lever which rotates in at least three positions to open or close the inlet and outlet ports of said main valve;
at least two main valve inlet tubing members, each of said main valve inlet tubing members having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of one valve inlet tubing member inserts over said inlet port of said main valve and said second end inserts in said bottom valve outlet port, and wherein said first end of another main valve inlet tubing member inserts over another inlet port of said main valve and said second end inserts in said back outlet port of said back valve; and
a main valve outlet tubing member having a first end and a second end, said first end inserting over said outlet port of said main valve and said second end being positioned adjacent to the center of handlebars of a bicycle and terminating in a push-pull valve that inserts into the mouth of a cyclist, wherein rotation of said lever of said main valve to a particular position opens or closes one or both inlet ports and said outlet port of said main valve to allow fluid to flow from said bottom valve, said back valve, or from both bottom valve and back valve into said main three-way valve outlet tubing member.
2. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein the bottom valve, back valve and main valve are three-way valves.
3. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom container valve lever to a first position, rotation of said main valve lever to a first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
4. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a second position, rotation of said main valve lever to said first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said second bottom container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
5. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to said first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container and from said second bottom container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
6. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a first position, rotation of said main valve lever to a second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first back container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
7. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a second position, rotation of said main valve lever to said second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said second back container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
8. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to said second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first back container and from said second back container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
9. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a third position, rotation of said back valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to a third position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container, said second bottom container, said first back container and said second back container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the end of the push-pull valve.
10. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 2, wherein each of said levers on said three-way valves rotates 180 degrees around an axis.
11. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers are cylindrically-shaped.
12. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers are fabricated from plastic.
13. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said tubing members are fabricated from plastic.
14. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein gravitational force causes the fluid to flow from each of said inverted bottles through said tubing members.
15. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said main valve outlet tubing member is reinforced with an outer rubber sleeve.
16. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers have a diameter ranging from about 5.0 to 10.0 cm.
17. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles have a diameter ranging from about 3.0 to 8.0 cm.
18. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles contain a volume of fluid ranging from about 15 to 30 ounces.
19. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles contain uncarbonated or carbonated fluid selected from the group consisting of water, soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks and electrolyte solution drinks.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A wire stripping knife configured to strip insulation of an insulated wire from the core, the wire stripping knife comprising:
a. a blade having an edge portion and a base region, the base region having a pivot mount,
b. a main body pivotally attached to the blade at the pivot mount at a forward region, the main body having a surface defining lateral opening that extends through the main body and defines a lateral profile, the lateral opening being positioned where when the edge portion of the blade is in a closed orientation with respect to the main body, the edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening where the edge portion of the blade is configured to engage the insulation of wire extending therethrough.
2. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 wherein the edge portion of the blade is positioned in a forward region of the blade.
3. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where the surfaces defining the lateral openings are completely contained within the perimeter profile of the main body.
4. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 3 where the main body functions as a handle to grasp the knife.
5. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 2 where a plurality of surfaces defining lateral openings are positioned in the main body where the blade is adapted to be orientated to have the edge portion extend within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening where the edge portion is positioned in a rearward region of the blade.
6. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 5 where the first edge is positioned on an opposing region of the blade.
7. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 2 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to engage the blade to inhibit rotation of the blade to a wire stripping orientation, where the edge portion of the blade extends beyond the lateral profile of the surfaces defining at least one of the lateral openings.
8. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where the blade has an edge portion in the rearward region where this edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral openings.
9. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 8 where a plurality of surfaces define a plurality of lateral openings.
10. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 9 where at least two of the plurality of lateral openings have diameters which are not equal to accommodate different diameter wires extending therethrough to have the installation strip therefrom.
11. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 9 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to resist rotation in a closed orientation of the blade with respect to the main body, and the spring mechanism biases the edge portion positioned in the rearward region to extend within the lateral profile of the surface defining a lateral opening.
12. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where a spring mechanism resists rotation of the blade with respect to the main body when extending the blade into a fully closed orientation where a stop member restricts the amount of rotation and the extent of the edge portion crossing the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening.
13. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 12 where the stop member is utilized by a spring member of the spring mechanism to have pre-tension in the spring member.
14. A folding knife for incising wire having a core and an outer insulation comprising:
a. a handle region having a blade attachment portion, the handle member having a surface defining an opening therethrough having a perimeter profile;
b. a blade member pivotally attached to the handle portion at the blade attachment portion, the blade member having an edge and operatively configured to be arranged in an open orientation with respect to the handle and a close orientation with respect to the handle,
c. whereas, when the blade member is in a closed orientation, the edge of the blade surpasses a portion of the profile of the surface defining the opening in the handle and is operatively configured to incise the outer insulation of wire by a portion of the blade extending beyond the perimeter profile where a portion of the surface defining the opening is opposed to the edge of the blade when the wire insulation is being cut.
15. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where the opening therethrough having a perimeter profile defines at least two lateral openings have diameters which are not equal to accommodate different diameter wires extending therethrough to have the installation strip therefrom.
16. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to resist rotation in a closed orientation of the blade with respect to the handle, and the spring mechanism biases the portion of the blade extending beyond the perimeter profile of the surface defining the opening in a rearward region to extend within a lateral profile of the surface defining the opening.
17. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where the portion of the surface defining the opening that is opposed to the edge of the blade when the wire insulation is being cut provides an opposing surface to supply a counter force to cut the insulation of the wire.
18. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 16 where a portion of the surface defining the opening is open to a first transverse region of the handle.
19. A method of stripping wire having a center core portion and an outer portion, the method comprising:
a. retrieving a folding knife operatively configured to be positioned in a folded orientation and an open orientation, the handle having a lateral opening having a perimeter profile,
b. positioning a wire to be stripped through the lateral opening of the handle and orientating the blade where an edge portion of the blade extends beyond the perimeter profile of the lateral opening where the edge portion incises the outer portion of the wire, and the wire is rotated with respect to the folding knife, the wire and the folding knife are rotated with respect to one another to incise a perimeter portion of the outer portion,
c. retracting the wire from the opening of the handle and removing the outer portion the wire exposing the core portion.
20. The method as recited in claim 19 where the blade is orientated to a fully closed orientation and a spring biasing system biases an edge portion of the blade positioned on the rearward region of the blade toward the lateral opening of the handle.
21. The method as recited in claim 19 where a spring biasing system resists rotation of the blade with respect to the handle to orientate the edge portion to extend within the perimeter profile of the lateral opening.
22. The method as recited in claim 19 where a plurality of lateral openings are defined in the handle and the wire is placed in a lateral opening having a diameter that is in closest distance greater than a diameter of the wire.
23. The method as recited in claim 19 where the lateral opening has a plurality of extensions to create partially discrete sectors where each sector is operatively configured to position the wire therein and maintain its position within the sector during the stripping process.
24. The method as recited in claim 23 where each sector has a forward and rearward slope region to form a partially concave surface to maintain a wire therein.
25. The method as recited in claim 24 where when the blade is a naturally resting closed position with respect to the main body, the blade extends within an extended circle formed by the concave surface of the surface defining the lateral opening.
26. The method as recited in claim 24 where the blade has a portion defining a partially concave surface which is operatively configured to maintain the position of the wire positioned adjacent thereto.
27. The method as recited in claim 24 where the lateral opening extending through the main body is a part of a wire positioning member which is movably attached to the main body where the wire positioning member moves with respect to the main body to position an insulated wire therein closer to the edge portion of the blade.
28. The method as recited in claim 24 where a blade depth adjustment system is provided having an adjustment member movably attached to the main body and operatively configured to engage the blade to adjust the amount the edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening when blade member is in a closed orientation.
29. The method as recited in claim 24 where the main body comprises first and second members which are both pivotally attached to the blade, where when the wire stripping knife is an open orientation, both of the first and second members of the main body are in a first orientation and rotate approximately 180 degrees with respect to the blade to be in a closed orientation.
30. The method as recited in claim 29 where positioned in a first transverse region of the second member of the main body is the surface defining the lateral opening that defines the lateral profile, where when in a closed orientation, the edge portion of the blade extends within this lateral profile.