Spritzy Water Bottle

Near the end and beginning of the school year things can get really hot especially under the hot searing sun. And I often find myself wishing for a cool swim in a pool, but unfortunately I cannot do that. So I made the next best thing a water bottle that could both hydrate you and mist you with cool refreshing water. I wanted this water bottle to be easy to grip, easy to use and most importantly able to cool me down during a hot school day.

Supplies

- Fusion360

- Pixlr

Materials used for prototype

- plastic jar

- hand pump

- spray bottle

- hot glue gun/hot glue sticks

Step 1: Market Research

When searching for water bottle with a mister, many, many results showed up, but most were of the same type. They all looked pretty similar with some slight modifications , but I really liked the looks of some specific ones especially the ones with the curved grip. Most of the water bottle currently on the market are usually thinner and taller. But I wanted this water bottle to be more aimed at athletes, so I knew I had to make this bottle a bit bigger than what's already on the market because athletes usually need more water since they preform more strenuous activities. Not only that but the water bottle would have to be resilient and strong in order to be able to absorb drops or damage. Furthermore I also wanted the water bottle to be easy to grip and also easy to use. So I decided to use a more ergonomic approach towards the product.

Step 2: Inspiration

Here are some images that inspired my product. I really took inspiration from the curvy form of the water bottles above. I also took the spray nozzles' shape for my product.

Step 3: Sketches

When I sketched the product I had to go through some drafts in order to fully develop the idea. The water bottle will have a misting side and a drinking side, it will also have a pump in order to pressurize it to easily mist the user. The tube that will bring the water up, will also be flexible and curved in order to get all of the water out. Originally I wanted the water bottle to be able to twist from mist to water but unfortunately later on I discovered that it wasn't going to work.

Step 4: Modeling the Main Base

After looking at my sketches, pondering how I was going to do this, I decided to start by creating the main bottle where everything was going to be based off of. The first thing I did was I extruded a cylinder to use as the main base. I then created a outline of the water bottle and used the revolute tool to cut into the cylinder resulting in the shape seen above.　Afterwards I used the coil tool and sweep tool in order to create the threads that would be air tight against the cap. This would prevent any pressure from escaping from the bottle. After creating the threads I used the push pull tool along with the split tool in order to create finger grips, in order to prevent drops from happening. I also used the push pull tool in order to create windows in the water bottle in order to see and measure how much water there is.

Step 5: Modeling the Cap

When I finished modeling the base of the water bottle I went ahead and modeled the cap, forming it based around the water bottle itself. I first made an outline of the cap making sure that the cap fits snugly around the bottle preventing leaks and air pressure loss. After creating an outline I used the revolute tool in order to create the actual shape of the bottle. Using the fillet tool I smoothened out the edges to make a comfortable grip. I then used the coil tool to make a outline of the threads that I wanted to make which would create a iron grip onto the water bottle. After creating the outline I created a sketch and using the sweep tool made an accurate thread that would fit onto the water bottle. I created the pump afterwards, I used the extrude tool to make a round top and afterwards I created another extrude in order to create a hollow center. Afterwards I used the sweep and sketch tool in order to create the tube that the water will go up in order to spray a refreshing

Step 6: Modeling Details/Specifics

The pump which pressurizes the tank will have a one way valve that lets air in but not out. This works with a ball Bering that will go up when pumped down sealing the pressure in and down when pumped up letting air in. The cap for the drinking spout will have a triangular thread on the inside that fits in with the thread on the outside.

Step 7: Prototyping

When I made the prototype I found that having a diagonal handle instead of a circular handle made it not only easier for users to actually use the product but also easier for them to drink. As a circular top could interfere with a person drinking out of the water spout. When making the prototype I used a hand pump to represent the pump of the water bottle and a spray bottle in order to simulate how the product would work.

Step 8: Revisions

After prototyping I found that using a round handle could obstruct with a person drinking water. In order to fix this I tried extending the cap out and moving the drinking spout by using a revolute , but found that I couldn't match the aesthetics that were already there. So instead of extending the cap, I switched the round circular handle to a oval grip this would allow users to have an easier time drinking the water. I also found that by using an ovular grip users can have an easier and more comfortable time

Step 9: Customization

Above are images of the variety of different textures that this product could have. I wanted the bottles to really pop out and be unique from others. So I decided the make the colors bright and fun to cheer people up during a hot sunny day.

Step 10: Use Cases

Above are how people could use this water bottle, along with the final renderings that I made

Step 11: Final Rendering/Animations

The images above are the renders I made. The video demonstrates some of the features of the water bottle.

Step 12: Conclusion

After the long process of modeling revising and prototyping I think that my project turned out not bad. Although I would make some changes the next time I make something similar. I really enjoyed designing this product and it helped me use tools in a new different way that I haven't used before. I hope that in the future I could bring this product into real life and that it could help students during the summer to prevent them from overheating.

The next time I design something similar though I would definitely make some changes. I would probably slim down the design and make the grips easier to use. I would also have a button to press on the side so that it would be easier for users to use the spraying feature. But overall I think this project turned out well and I think that people would actually use this if it were to be