Collapsible corrugated beverage sleeve

A collapsible beverage sleeve comprising a single sheet of material, the single sheet comprising:

• (a) a bottom section defining a bottom of the beverage sleeve;
• (b) a plurality of side sections defining sides of the beverage sleeve, the plurality of side sections being defined by one or more first fold lines extending therebetween and comprising,
• (i) a first end side section,
• (ii) a second end side section,
• (iii) a plurality of standard length side sections,
• (iv) an extended length side section subdivided by second fold lines into a side portion, a hinge portion, and a bottom attachment portion, and
• (v) a shortened length side section integrally connected by way of a third fold line with the bottom section;
• (c) wherein with the first and second end side sections are attached to one another such that the plurality of side sections completely surrounds an interior space of the beverage sleeve;
• (d) wherein the bottom attachment portion and bottom section are attached to one another, with the hinge portion extending between and interconnecting the bottom section and the side portion;
• and
• (e) wherein the beverage sleeve is transitionable between a use configuration and a collapsed configuration by folding about the fold lines.

A method of making a collapsible beverage sleeve, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a blank comprising a single sheet of material having fold lines defining therebetween,
• (i) a plurality of adjacent side segments, including a first end segment, a plurality of interior segments, and a second end segment, one segment in the plurality of interior segments including an extension with a hinge portion, and
• (ii) a base that is integrally connected at one of the fold lines to one of the side segments;
• (b) folding the single sheet of material along the fold lines such that a beverage sleeve is formed;
• (c) attaching the first end segment to the second end segment to form a surrounding side wall of the beverage sleeve;
• and
• (d) attaching the extension to the base with the hinge portion extending between the base and the segment having the extension such that a bottom of the beverage sleeve is formed;
• (e) wherein the beverage sleeve is transitionable between a use configuration and a collapsed configuration by concurrently folding along the fold lines without detaching the first and second end side segments and without detaching the extension and the base.