Container holder

An insulating holder that is adapted for fitting over a hot or cold drink cup, said insulating holder constructed of a tubular sleeve member that is made of a cellulosic paper material and having top and bottom circular openings that enable the sleeve member to be fitted over the liquid container, the tubular sleeve member having its top and bottom openings sized so as to form a frusto-conic shape when fitted on the cup, the tubular sleeve member provided with a plurality of folds that each extend in a direction between said top and bottom circular openings and that each extend substantially in parallel with an adjacently spaced fold, each said fold defining an air channel that is formed on an inner surface of the tubular sleeve member and that extends along each fold for providing insulation by virtue of the air passage between the holder and cup, the folds extending in a direction that includes a transverse component so as to inhibit compression by the user at the fold.

An insulating holder that is adapted for fitting over a hot or cold drink cup, said insulating holder constructed of a tubular sleeve member that is made of a cellulosic paper material and having top and bottom circular openings that enable the sleeve member to be fitted over the liquid container, the tubular sleeve member having its top and bottom openings sized so as to form a frusto-conic shape when fitted on the cup, said paper material characterized by a mixture of a plurality of microscopic moisture storage or air chambers surrounded by paperboard fibers to provide a liquid absorbency by the holder.