Floatable barrier for use with a beverage container

A method for displaying advertising material and mitigating the inadvertent release of a comestible liquid from a beverage container during the handling and transport thereof, said method comprising the steps of:

• connecting top and bottom planar surfaces to uppermost and lowermost ends of an outer wall, respectively, to the extent said outer wall is situated in between said top and bottom planar surfaces to integrally form a one-piece structure having an inner chamber substantially configured to house a gas for continued buoyancy and retain the thermal characteristics of the comestible liquid;
• affixing to said top planar surface advertising material made suitable for promoting an event or sale of a good or service;
• configuring said top and bottom planar surfaces with a plurality of apertures collectively positioned along the periphery thereof and extending from said top planar surface to said bottom planar surface, through said inner chamber, to permit the passage of comestible liquids to and from the beverage container;
• configuring said bottom planar surface with a plurality of protuberances each being positioned radially inward from said apertures and extending downwardly therefrom to substantially engage and permit stirring of the comestible liquid;
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• placing said top planar surface upright into the beverage container, with said bottom planar surface being downwardly positioned insofar to permit substantial contact with the comestible liquid.

A floatable barrier for use with a beverage container having a circular base and a cylindrical wall substantially extending vertically therefrom, principally serving to contain a comestible liquid, said floatable barrier comprising, in combination:

• top and bottom planar surfaces for displaying advertising material thereon and for engaging a substantial portion of the comestible liquid contained in the beverage container, respectively, said top and bottom planar surfaces each being spaced apart from one another a predetermined distance, primarily positioned in a parallel arrangement, and having a peripheral edge in proximity to the cylindrical wall of the beverage container;
• an outer wall having uppermost and lowermost ends connected to said peripheral edges of top and bottom planar surfaces, respectively, to the extent said outer wall is situated in between said top and bottom planar surfaces, said outer wall and top and bottom planar surfaces being integrally molded together to form a one-piece structure having an inner chamber possessing thermal retaining and buoyancy characteristics;
• a plurality of apertures each substantially extending from said top planar surface to said bottom planar surface, through said inner chamber, near and along the peripheral edge of said top and bottom planar surfaces, each of said apertures comprising an inner wall to promote laminar flow conditions and to mitigate the occurrence of turbulence leading to undue volatilization as the comestible liquid is placed into and drawn from the beverage container, said inner wall comprising a pair of beveled edges of equivalent shape and form and a vertical wall situated therebetween, said beveled edges being adaptably configured to allow flow of the comestible liquid to said bottom planar surface insofar to promote buoyancy and raise said top and bottom planar surfaces from the circular base of the beverage container, being notably needed when the beverage container is absent of and later filled with the comestible liquid;
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• a plurality of protuberances each being positioned radially inward from said apertures and integrally attached to said bottom planar surface and extending downwardly therefrom to substantially engage and permit stirring of the comestible liquid, each of said protuberances comprising a conically-shaped wall converging downwardly to a lowermost tip and an inner cavity integrally communicating with said inner chamber.