Beverage insulating devices
AssigneePuffin Coolers LLC
InventorsMichael C. Salmon, Byron Jay Linton, Jr., Tyrone Hugh Hazen
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Abstract
Insulating devices are disclosed that are designed to hold a beverage container, such as a can or a plastic or glass bottle. The devices include a body designed to maintain the temperature of the contents of the container and a base mounted on the body. The base includes an exposed surface configured to prevent sliding of the device on a surface on which the device is placed. The base may also be configured to enhance the stiffness of the lower part of the body and may improve the insulating characteristics of the device, for example, if the device is placed on a surface having a temperature that is significantly hotter or colder than the air temperature.
Claims19
A beverage container insulating device, comprising:
- a soft-sided generally cylindrical body having an upper end configured to receive the beverage container, a central area configured to surround and insulate the beverage container during use, and an open lower end, and
- a polymeric base joined to the open lower end to close the open lower end, the polymeric base having an exposed bottom surface, wherein the polymeric base comprises a central disc and a rim extending upwards from a perimeter of the disc, and the open lower end is joined to an outer surface of the rim.
A beverage container insulating device, comprising:
- a soft-sided generally cylindrical body having an upper end configured to receive a beverage container, a central area configured to surround and insulate the beverage container during use, and an open lower end, and
- a polymeric base joined to the open lower end to close the open lower end, the polymeric base comprising an elastomeric material;
- wherein the polymeric base comprises a central disc and a rim extending upwards from a perimeter of the disc, and the open lower end is joined to an outer surface of the rim.
A method of making a beverage container insulating device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a soft-sided generally cylindrical body having an upper end configured to receive a beverage container, a central area configured to surround and insulate the container during use, and an open lower end,
- a polymeric base having an exposed bottom surface and including a central disc and a rim extending upwards from a perimeter of the disc, and
- joining the open lower end of the cylindrical body to an outer surface of the rim the close the open lower end.
A method of using a beverage container insulating device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a soft-sided generally cylindrical body having an upper end configured to receive a beverage container, a central area configured to surround and insulate the beverage container during use, and an open lower end,
- a polymeric base having an exposed bottom surface and including a central disc and a rim extending upwards from a perimeter of the disc, wherein the open lower end is joined to an outer surface of the rim to close the open lower end, and
- inserting the beverage container through the upper end to keep cool the contents the contents of the beverage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.