Insulated food and beverage container
AssigneeVinglacé, LLC
InventorColton Bryan Haas
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to a removable insert structure, which may be formed of glass and configured to be disposed within an outer vessel. The insert structure may have a sipping portion configured to extend out of the open end of the outer vessel. In some embodiments, the cross-sectional width of the sipping portion may vary, for example from the shoulder end to the sipping end. For example, the cross-sectional width of the sipping portion may be wedge-shaped, with the width at the sipping end being less than the width at the shoulder end. Insulated containers including removable insert vessels and lids for use with insulated containers are also disclosed.
Claims20
An insulated container comprising:
- an outer vessel comprising an insulated double-walled structure having a closed end, an open end, an inner side wall and an outer side wall, wherein the inner and outer side walls are connected at the open end of the outer vessel to form the open end, and a stepped portion provided in an inner surface of the inner side wall of the outer vessel and extending partially from the open end towards the closed end, wherein the inner side wall and the closed end together form a hollow interior;
- an insert structure at least a portion of which is removably arranged within the hollow interior, the insert structure comprising:
- a body having an open upper end and a base end, and
- a sipping portion extending from the open upper end, the sipping portion comprising a sipping end and a shoulder end spaced apart from the sipping end,
- wherein the sipping portion protrudes from the open end of the outer vessel, and
- an inner diameter of the sipping portion from the shoulder end to the sipping end varies, with the sipping end having a greater inner diameter than the shoulder end;
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- a deformable flange having a plurality of protrusions, wherein an outer surface of the body compresses the deformable flange between the insert structure and the stepped portion of the outer vessel to removably secure the body of the insert structure within the hollow interior of the outer vessel.
A removable insert structure comprising:
- a flange having at least one flexible protrusion;
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- an insert vessel comprising:
- a body with a hollow cavity configured to retain fluid therein and to be removably received within a hollow interior of an insulated double-walled structure, the body having an outer surface, a closed end and an open end;
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- a sipping portion extending from the open end of the body;
- wherein:
- the sipping portion comprises a shoulder end and a sipping end,
- an outer diameter of the sipping portion is constant from the shoulder end to the sipping end,
- an inner diameter of the sipping portion varies between the shoulder end and the sipping end, with the sipping end having a greater inner diameter than the shoulder end, and
- the outer surface of the body compresses the flange between the insert vessel and a stepped portion of the insulated double-walled structure to removably secure the body of the insert vessel within the hollow interior of the insulated double-walled structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.