Beverage container system and components
OwnerBenjamin Alexander Brown, II, Daniel Chambersinventors
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Abstract
A beverage container system may include a vessel having an interior volume for containing a beverage and shell having an interior volume for removably coupling vessel therein. The shell may include an inner wall, an outer sidewall, and a sealed volume between the inner wall and the outer wall. The sealed volume may be at a vacuum pressure. The vessel may be constructed from glass while the shell may be constructed from a durable material such as stainless steel.
Claims20
A modular beverage container system, the system comprising:
- a vessel comprising a sidewall having an upper rim and defining an interior volume for holding a beverage;
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- a shell comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper rim, and a sealed volume between the inner wall and the outer wall, the sealed volume at a vacuum pressure, and the inner wall and upper rim defining an interior volume configured to receive the vessel and removably couple thereto.
A method of assembling a modular beverage container, the method comprising:
- inserting a vessel within an interior volume of a shell, wherein a fitting is positioned within the interior volume of the shell and defines a dimension therein that is less than a corresponding dimension of the vessel;
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- removably coupling the vessel within the interior volume of the shell by press fitting the vessel within the interior volume of the shell such that the fitting engages the corresponding dimension of the vessel, wherein the shell comprises an outer wall and inner wall, the inner wall defining the interior volume, and wherein a sealed volume at a vacuum pressure is provided between the outer wall and inner wall of the vessel.
A modular beverage container system, the system comprising:
- a glass vessel comprising a sidewall having an upper rim and defining an interior volume for holding a beverage;
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- a metal shell comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper rim, and a sealed volume between the inner wall and the outer wall, the sealed volume at a vacuum pressure, and the inner wall and upper rim defining an interior volume configured to receive the vessel and removably couple thereto;
- a fitting positioned within the interior volume of the shell, wherein the fitting provides a reduced dimension along a perimeter of the interior volume of the shell with respect to a corresponding dimension of the vessel to provide a press fit that removably couples the vessel within the interior volume of the shell;
- a fitting receptacle positioned along the inner wall of the shell for securely attaching the fittings within the interior volume of the shell, the fitting receptacle comprising one or more grooves and/or projections that interface with corresponding projections and/or grooves of the fitting;
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- a lid configured to press fit against an inner surface of the sidewall of the vessel to removably couple over the interior volume of the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.