orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2012 product architects inc. polar bottle type privately held industry sport equipment founded 1994 headquarters 5637 arapahoe ave. boulder colorado 80305 united states products water bottles number of employees 38 website http www.polarbottle.com product architects inc. is the parent company of polar bottle brand insulated sport water bottles and half twist lifestyle bottles . the company is based out of boulder colorado where it assembles and ships all of its products . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 polar bottle 2.2 half twist 2.3 modern wallet 3 external links 4 references history edit robert heiberger and judy amabile founded product architects inc. in 1994 . the pair along with their five employees ran the company from the garage of their home 1 for a year before moving operations to an industrial park . the business acquired its first national buyer in the form of the container store in april 1995 1 and entered the sporting goods market when they were picked up by dick s sporting goods later that year . 2 since then the company has enjoyed steady growth and was nominated as one of colorado s top small businesses in 2010 by coloradobiz magazine . 3 today product architects inc. sells its products in over 50 countries across six continents and employs 38 workers . products edit polar bottle edit from left to right the original polar bottle ; the addition of a removable valve and screen printed logo in 20 and 24 ounce sizes ; the bottle redesign ; and modern bottles in 20 and 24 ounce sizes . the polar bottle was invented by robert heiberger with prototypes being made as early as 1989 . 1 heiberger a mechanical engineer working with heat loss in the medical technology design field realized that the systems he employed to warm blood samples to body temperature could be used in reverse to keep liquid cool in a bottle . 1 the bottle features a dual wall construction which creates a layer of insulating air between the liquid inside the bottle and the outside environment . between the two bottle layers is a thin foil liner that reflects solar energy away from the bottle . the bottle is and has always been 2 made from bpa and phthalate free low density polyethylene . it is produced in 24 ounce 710 ml and 20 ounce 590 ml sizes . the bottles are blow molded in denver co. 2 since the polar bottle s introduction it has undergone continual improvements 1 to both form and function . the first of these changes occurred in 1998 when a removable valve system was added to the cap to facilitate cleaning . in 2006 the bottle s entire aesthetic was updated with a sleeker body design the addition of a carrying strap and the introduction of a variety of colored liners . 2 in 2010 the company added 8 new graphic designs to their existing array of colored liners 4 and in response to consumer feedback reduced the thickness of the bottle walls to make squeezing the bottle easier . 5 half twist edit half twist bottles in stainless steel and plastic hdpe varieties the half twist bottle was introduced in 2010 in an effort to expand the scope of product architects hydration options beyond the sports bottle market . 6 the primary feature of the bottle is the half twist cap which is fitted with a silicone gasket . the lid allows the user to drink directly from the cap without removing it from the bottle and the gasket creates a watertight seal when closed . the half twist received positive reviews 7 8 though some users found the lid difficult to operate . the lid comes on two types of bottles a 24 ounce 710 ml high density polyethylene bottle and a 28 ounce 828 ml stainless steel bottle . both bottle types are bpa and phthalate free . modern wallet edit the wings and prairie modern wallet designs product architects released the modern wallet in 2004 . the wallet was made of teslin a synthetic material that is durable flexible breathable and waterproof . it featured a wide variety of pictures and designs that were shown on both the inside and outside of the wallet . it was sold primarily to independent bicycle dealers many of whom already carried the polar bottle . the modern wallet was discontinued in 2008 . external links edit www.polarbottle.com official polar bottle facebook page official polar bottle twitter product architects youtube channel 9news where in the town is gregg moss visits polar bottle references edit a b c d e gonzalez erika hot bicycle ride leads to new sports bottle . daily camera march 5 1996 a b c d davis joyzelle catch a plastic wave . rocky mountain news may 16 2008 accessed january 5 2011 top company finalists colorado s most competitive business award . coloradobiz magazine september 1 2010 accessed january 5 2011 polar bottle releases eight new designs . outdoor usa magazine may 26 2010 accessed january 5 2011 polar bottle enhances design for easier squeezing . bike world news june 2 2010 accessed january 5 2011 product architects taps lifestyle and outdoor markets with new half twist bottle . outdoor industry association july 19 2010 accessed january 5 2011 hargrave jared polar bottle half twist water bottle review . utah outside december 15 2010 accessed january 5 2011 mitchell jason polar bottle half twist stainless water bottle review . feed the habit december 2 2010 accessed january 5 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title product architects inc. & oldid 681405552 categories sports equipmenthidden categories orphaned articles from july 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 september 2015 at 00 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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