Beverage container cover device
OwnerJoshua W. Branchinventor
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Abstract
A universal insulating beverage container cover device that expands to accommodate various sizes and shapes of beverage containers. The device is constructed of multiple panels of insulated material, such as stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation walls, that can expand and contract relative to each other depending on the size of the beverage container inserted into the container cover device. The bottom of the beverage container cover device also allows for expansion and contraction so that the size of the bottom of the drinking container can fit snuggly into the insulating beverage cover device as well.
Claims20
An insulating beverage container cover comprising:
- a horizontal panel having an outside edge, the outside edge defining a vertical shape of the insulating beverage container cover, wherein the horizontal panel is expandable;
- a vertical wall attached to the outside edge of the horizontal panel, the vertical wall comprising a plurality of insulated element assemblies with each insulated element assembly being coupled to horizontally adjacent insulated assemblies, wherein at least a subset of the plurality of insulated element assemblies are expandable;
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- a void defined by the horizontal panel and the vertical wall, wherein the void is configured to be at a first volume at rest and to expand to a second volume when a beverage container of a first size in inserted into the void.
An insulating beverage container cover comprising:
- a horizontal panel having an outside edge, the outside edge defining a vertical shape of the insulating beverage container cover, wherein the horizontal panel is expandable;
- a vertical wall attached to the outside edge of the horizontal panel, the vertical wall comprising a plurality of insulated element assemblies with each insulated element assembly being expandably coupled to horizontally adjacent insulated assemblies;
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- a void defined by the horizontal panel and the vertical wall, wherein the void is configured to be at a first volume at rest and to expand to a second volume when a beverage container of a first size in inserted into the void, thereby forcing the insulated element assemblies to expand away from the horizontally adjacent insulated assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.