Container and process for making a container

A cup for a hot or cold drink, the cup including:

• a base and an inner wall extending from the base to form an entrance for placing food in the cup;
• an outer wall extending about the inner wall at a spacing from the inner wall so as to define an insulating region between the outer wall and the inner wall, wherein the base, the inner wall, and the outer wall of the cup are integrally formed and form a receptacle body;
• and
• an insulating body that has a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and the side wall comprise an insulating material that is a solid polymeric material, wherein the side wall is located inside of the insulating region, wherein the bottom wall covers and encloses the base and is exposed so that the cup is seated on the bottom wall of the insulating body, and wherein the solid polymeric material of the insulating body is a softer gripping material compared to the receptacle body,
• wherein the receptacle body includes an aperture in the outer wall that is spaced from upper and lower edges of the outer wall and is sized so that the insulating material can extend through an aperture and provide a gripping surface for a user
• wherein the cup includes a screw thread adjacent to the entrance of the cup for attaching a lid to the cup, wherein the screw thread is arranged on an outer face of an upper part of the inner wall that extends beyond the outer wall, and
• wherein the screw thread adjacent to an opening of the insulating region includes at least two thread sections that extend about the cup, in which there are gaps, in a direction about a perimeter of the cup between the thread sections such that co-operating thread sections of the lid can be aligned with the gaps and passed therethrough
• wherein the lid has an openable closure having a pivotable top panel that can be pivoted between a closed position in which the top panel forms a seal with the upper opening, and an opened position in which the top panel is oriented at an angle to the closed position to allow the user to drink from the cup.