Handle bar mounted quick disconnect bottle cage

Claim 1

Bottle cage apparatus for mounting to the handle bar of a bicycle proximate the goose neck thereof comprising: means forming a bottle cage for receiving a bottle of liquid and holding said bottle forwardly of said handle bar and including at least one upstanding member disposed rearwardly of said bottle and forwardly of said handle bar when said cage is mounted to said bicycle; and an attachment means including a bracket member having a first portion secured to said upstanding member and having a second portion commencing at said first portion and extending over and rearwardly of said handle bar when said cage is mounted to said bicycle with a first bend of less than 180° which passes over said handle bar and thence downwardly followed by a second bend of less than 180° upwardly, such that said second portion is disposed below said goose neck at the location of said second bend, a laterally extending third portion extending from said second portion and passing upwardly over said goose neck and thence downwardly, said third portion having a third bend of substantially 180° located at approximately the mid-point of said third portion, and a forwardly extending fourth portion extending from said third portion and including a less than 180° fourth bend upwardly such that said fourth portion is disposed below said goose neck at the location of said fourth bend followed by a less than 180° fifth bend, said fourth portion extending over said handle bar at said fifth bend and extending to a fifth portion that is attached to said upstanding member; and a clamp means coupling said second and fourth portions at said second and fourth bends to said goose neck and including means for lockingly engaging the bottom of said goose neck enveloped by said clamp member and the portion of said bracket member forming said third bend; whereby said apparatus may be securely attached to the goose neck and handle bar of a bicycle.