Glass beverage container with thermally insulated exterior surface
AssigneesGeoffrey P. Mott, Maryann S. Mott
InventorsGeoffrey P. Mott, Maryann S. Mott, Richard Freeman
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Abstract
A glass beverage container having a thermally insulated exterior surface that reduces the heat transfer between the glass beverage container and the hand of the person holding the glass. A thermally insulating material is fixedly attached to the glass handle or glass side wall of a beverage container. The thermally insulating material is bonded to the glass via an adhesive. The insulating material can comprise one or more layers of material such as rubberized latex and/or Neoprene. The glass beverage containers can include, but are not limited to, beer mugs, soda glasses, or pitchers.
Claims12
A glass beverage container, comprising:
- a base member;
- a glass side wall extending from the outer perimeter of the base member in a manner such that a cavity is formed by the side wall and the base member;
- a glass handle attached to an exterior surface of the glass side wall in a manner so as to permit a person to hold the handle by hand and lift the beverage container;
- a one piece thermally insulating material positioned adjacent an exterior surface of the handle and fixedly attached to the handle so as to surround the handle, wherein the insulating material reduces the amount of heat transfer between the glass handle and the hand of the person holding the handle and wherein the insulating material is selected to conform to the shape of the handle so as to not substantially increase the cross-sectional width of the handle, wherein the insulating material has a first non-slip layer that is bonded to the exterior surface of the handle so as to surround and cover the handle and a second layer that is compressible so that a person holding the handle can compress sections of an outer surface of the insulating material so as to create a slightly indented gripping surface wherein the second layer is bonded to the first layer so as to surround and cover the first non-slip layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.