Thermally Insulating Beverage Container Sleeve Which Doubles as a Throwable Toy

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The combination of claim 4, wherein said beverage container is a can or bottle having an exterior surface, and wherein a portion of said exterior surface is cylindrical.

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A beverage container sleeve, comprising:

• a body comprising a foamed polymeric material, said body having a first end with a first, essentially circular opening therein and a second end with a second, essentially circular opening therein, wherein the diameter of the second opening is smaller than the diameter of the first opening, wherein the maximum thickness of said body, as measured along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body, is t1max for a first half of said body and t2max for a second half of said body, and wherein t2max>t1max.