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US 10,377,553 B1Granted
Method of using muffletop can cooler
OwnerJames McCarthyinventor
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Abstract
An improved insulated sleeve for prolonging the period during which a chilled beverage can is able to maintain a cool condition is disclosed. The sleeve is generally cylindrical and made from an insulating material and defines a side wall, a floor and an open end. The sleeve further defines a notch which extends at least horizontally through the floor. In another aspect, the invention discloses a method of using the insulated sleeve.
Claims6
A method of using an insulating sleeve, comprising:
- (a) procuring an unopened beverage can defining a lower end and an upper end further defining a pull tab mechanism;
- (b) placing the can on a surface with the pull tab mechanism aligned and accessible for opening;
- (c) providing and inverting approximately one hundred eighty degrees an insulating sleeve made of an insulating material, defining a floor further defining a notch extending at least horizontally through the floor and an open end, so the open end is facing the upper end of the can and further defining a side wall substantially perpendicular with the floor;
- (d) sliding the open end of the sleeve over the can until the floor substantially contacts the upper end;
- (e) rotating the sleeve until the pull tab is aligned with the notch;
- (f) opening the pull tab to make the beverage accessible;
- (g) removing the sleeve from the beverage can;
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- (h) reversing the sleeve and placing the can in the sleeve to expose the opened pull tab to allow consumption of the beverage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.