# US 11,897,684 B2 · Retaining member and insulating vessel incorporating same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,684 B2 - Document ID: US11897684B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/944,852 - Filed: 2022-09-14 - Published: 2023-01-05 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-28 - Assignees: Vinglacé, LLC - Applicants: Vinglace LLC - Inventors: Colton Bryan Haas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897684B2 ## CPC - B65D 81/3881: {formed with double walls, i.e. hollow} - A47G 23/0241: {for bottles; Decanters} - B65D 23/0885: {Rigid shells for receiving the bottle or part of it (B65D23/0842, B65D81/3876, B65D85/302 take precedence)} - B65D 25/10: Devices to locate articles in containers {(for protecting articles from mechanical damage B65D81/02)} - B65D 25/54: Inspection openings or windows - B65D 81/38: with thermal insulation - B65D 81/3876: {insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc.} - A47G 2023/0275: {with means for keeping food cool or hot} - A47G 2200/16: Temperature - B65D 7/04: {of curved cross-section, e.g. cans of circular or elliptical cross-section (thermally insulated B65D81/3813, B65D81/3837)} - B65D 11/04: {Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents (thermally insulated B65D81/3837)} - B65D 23/06: Integral drip catchers or drip-preventing means - B65D 47/40: with drip catchers or drip-preventing means - F25D 3/08: portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally - F25D 2331/803: Bottles - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A retaining member for use with a vacuum-insulated vessel is described. The retaining member may include a body and a deformable member. The deformable member may have a first layer and a second layer extending from the first layer to a resilient end of the second layer. The resilient end of the second layer may define an opening of the second layer and the opening of the second layer may be aligned with a first aperture of the body and a second aperture of the body, to receive and securely hold a bottle such as a wine bottle within the opening, the first aperture, and the second aperture. The second layer may be resiliently flexible between a first position and a second position of a peripheral edge of the resilient end, to receive and retain bottles having various sizes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A retaining member, comprising: a frustoconical body portion having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an opening formed at the upper portion and configured to receive a portion of a bottle therethrough; and a deformable member including: an outer surface lining an inner surface of the frustoconical body portion and having a frustoconical shape; an inner surface, opposite the outer surface, the inner surface of the deformable member having a frustoconical shape; and a circumferential edge portion extending radially inward relative to the upper portion of the frustoconical body portion and overlapping the opening of the upper portion in an axial direction of the retaining member, the circumferential edge portion being configured to frictionally engage a neck of a bottle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The retaining member of claim 1, further comprising a fastener configured to secure the deformable member to the frustoconical body portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The retaining member of claim 1, wherein the circumferential edge portion has a resilient end that is resiliently flexible between a first position and a second position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The retaining member of claim 3, wherein the second position of the resilient end is nearer to the upper portion than the first position of the resilient end. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The retaining member of claim 4, wherein the resilient end defines an opening, and a first size of the opening of the resilient end when the resilient end is in the first position is less than a second size of the opening of the resilient end when the resilient end is in the second position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The retaining member of claim 5, wherein the opening of the resilient end is circularly-shaped and coaxial with the opening of the upper portion. ### Claim 7 A retaining member, comprising a body including a first end, a second end, and a frustoconical body portion extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the frustoconical body portion defines a first aperture at the first end of the body and a second aperture at the second end of the body; and a deformable member extending from at least a portion of the frustoconical body portion, the deformable member including: an outer surface lining an inner surface of the frustoconical body portion and having a frustoconical shape; an inner surface, opposite the outer surface, the inner surface of the deformable member having a frustoconical shape; and a circumferential edge portion extending radially inward from the outer surface and overlapping the first aperture in an axial direction of the retaining member, the circumferential edge portion defining an opening with a diameter less than a diameter of the first aperture. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The retaining member of claim 7, wherein each of the first aperture, the second aperture, and the opening of the circumferential edge portion is circularly-shaped and the diameter of the opening of the circumferential edge portion is less than a diameter of the second aperture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The retaining member of claim 7, wherein the body of the retaining member is double-walled and insulated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The retaining member of claim 7, wherein the first end of the body and the second end of the body have different outer diameters. ### Claim 11 A vacuum-insulated vessel, comprising: a retaining member including: a body having a first end, a second end, and a body portion extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the body portion defines a first aperture at the first end of the body and a second aperture at the second end of the body, a skirt extending away from the second end of the body, and a deformable member including: an outer surface lining an inner surface of the body portion and having a frustoconical shape; an inner surface, opposite the outer surface, the inner surface of the deformable member having a frustoconical shape; and a circumferential edge portion overlapping the first aperture; and a double-walled container including a closed end, an open end, and an outer wall extending between the closed end and the open end, wherein the skirt of the retaining member is positioned within the inner open end of the double-walled container and is configured to be concentric with and removably attached to the open end of the double-walled container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vacuum-insulated vessel of claim 11, wherein the circumferential edge portion includes a resilient end that is resiliently flexible between a first position and a second position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vacuum-insulated vessel of claim 12, wherein the second position of the resilient end is nearer to the first end of the body than the first position of the resilient end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vacuum-insulated vessel of claim 13, wherein the resilient end defines an opening, and a first size of the opening when the resilient end is in the first position is less than a second size of the opening when the resilient end is in the second position.