Primary beverage container with temperature control
AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsAnna E. Janoff, John Min Ho, Cedric Wu, Hunter Cestoni
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Abstract
A primary beverage container includes a container body (102) and a container end (230). The container body includes an outer wall (104) and an inner wall (106). The outer wall defines an outer cavity (116), and the inner wall defines an inner cavity (122) with an opening (124) at a top end (108) of the container body. The inner wall is positioned within the outer cavity such that between the top end and a bottom end of the container body, the inner wall is spaced apart from the outer wall within the outer cavity. The container end is joined to the top end of the container body and covers the opening of the inner cavity.
Claims20
A primary beverage container comprising:
- a container body comprising:
- an outer wall comprising a first outer surface and a first inner surface, wherein the outer wall defines a bottom end of the container body;
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- an inner wall comprising a second outer surface and a second inner surface, wherein the outer wall and the inner wall each comprise an aluminum alloy, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall are joined at a top end of the container body opposite from the bottom end, wherein the second inner surface defines an inner cavity comprising an opening at the top end of the container body, and wherein the second outer surface is spaced apart from the first inner surface between the top end and bottom end of the container body thereby defining an outer cavity;
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- a container end joined to the top end of the container body and covering the opening of the inner cavity.
A method of forming a primary beverage container, the method comprising:
- forming a container body comprising an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the outer wall and the inner wall each comprise an aluminum alloy, wherein the outer wall defines a bottom end of the container body, wherein the inner wall defines an inner cavity, and wherein forming the container body comprises:
- positioning the inner wall between a top end opposite from the bottom end and the bottom end of the container body, such that the inner wall is spaced apart from the outer wall from the top end to the bottom end and defines an outer cavity between the inner wall and the outer wall;
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- joining the inner wall and the outer wall at the top end of the container body;
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- joining a container end with the container body such that the container end covers an opening to the inner cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.