Container and bottom end construction therefor

A multi-walled container comprising:

• an inner receptacle including a sidewall and a first bottom wall, wherein a frustoconical upper portion of the sidewall has a first taper angle and a lower end of the sidewall has a second taper angle;
• an outer sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer sleeve at least partially surrounding the inner receptacle and having a lower end that extends beyond and is located below the lower edge of the receptacle sidewall;
• and
• a second bottom wall, the second bottom wall being attached to a lower end of the outer sleeve;
• wherein at least a portion of a lower edge of the lower end of the receptacle sidewall is in contact with the inner surface of the outer sleeve.

A method of forming a multi-walled container comprising:

• obtaining an inner receptacle including a sidewall, an uppermost edge, a lowermost edge, and a first bottom wall, wherein an upper portion of the sidewall extending below the uppermost edge has a first taper angle;
• forming a lower end of the receptacle sidewall such that the lower end of the receptacle sidewall extending above the lowermost edge of the receptacle has a second taper angle different from the first taper angle;
• obtaining an outer sleeve having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a second bottom wall;
• and
• combining the outer sleeve and inner receptacle such that at least a portion of the lowermost edge of the lower end of the receptacle sidewall is in contact with the inner surface of the outer sleeve.