Insulating Beverage Container Sleeve and Label
OwnerKatya Warnerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sleeve adapted to slidably receive and engage the outer sidewall of a container such as a cup, a conic object or a cylinder. The sleeve is comprised of a minimum of 40% less material currently used in the industry, by creating a cylinder from a cut, or several cuts of a flat material. The basis of the invention is that current similar objects engage in covering the complete diameter of a cup, conic object or a sleeve in order to engage the outer sidewall. The innovation comprises of using half the circumference plus 5% to 10% depending on the surface and material used—still producing the same result, while saving material.
Claims6
A beverage cup sleeve capably of slidably receiving and engaging a beverage container, the sleeve comprising:
- a. a sleeve body manufactured from a flat section of malleable material, the sleeve body comprising a top length, a bottom length, a right edge, a left edge, an outside surface and an inside surface;
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- b. one or more slits through the material starting to the right of the left edge and ending to the left of the right edge, a right flap the area between the termination of the slits and the right edge, and a left flap in the area between the termination of the slits and the left edge, the body further comprising strips of material above and below the slits, each slit's length being one half the circumference of a corresponding section of a beverage cup for which the sleeve is manufactured.
A method of manufacturing a beverage cup sleeve, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. stamping or cutting a flat piece of material to create a top, a bottom, and two sides and one or more slits between the two sides, and scoring the material in such a way that the areas above and below the slits can be separated in opposite directions;
- b. applying paste to two flaps made up of material between the slits and the each side of the material;
- c. separating the material above and below the slits in opposite directions;
- d. folding the material along the score marks;
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- e. pressing the flaps downward against the adjacent material to result in a round cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.