# US 8,739,972 B1 · Insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,739,972 B1 - Document ID: US8739972B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/669,547 - Filed: 2012-11-06 - Granted: 2014-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-06 - Applicants: Anthony J. Schall - Inventors: Anthony J. Schall - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739972B1 ## CPC - B65D 81/3876: {insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc.} - B65D 2203/00: Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter includes an insulated beverage holder that is outfitted with a beverage counting mechanism. The beverage counting mechanism is able to count the number of times a beverage is consumed by counting the number of times a beverage container is replaced thereby informing the end user of the number of alcohol drinks consumed. A perimeter surface of the insulated beverage holder is adorned with a diagram that correlates the number of drinks to the applicable weight of the end user in order to calculate the approximate blood alcohol percentage. The beverage counting mechanism includes a switch in wired communication with a processing member. The processing member counts the number of times a signal is transmitted from the switch, and is further wired to a powering member, reset button, and a display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter comprising: said insulated beverage holder includes a beverage counting mechanism therein; said beverage counting mechanism displays the number of alcohol beverages consumed by being adapted to detect and count the number of times a beverage container is inserted and removed with respect to said insulated beverage holder; wherein an exterior, perimeter surface of the insulated beverage holder includes a display that displays the number of times the beverage counting mechanism has detected a beverage container being replaced with respect to the insulated beverage holder; wherein the exterior, perimeter surface of the insulated beverage holder includes a diagram that correlates the number of alcohol drinks consumed in relation to the overall body weight in order to calculate the approximate blood alcohol percentage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 1 wherein the insulated beverage holder is further defined with an interior surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 2 wherein the beverage counting mechanism includes a switch that is located on the interior surface, and which detects the number of times the beverage container is removed and replaced with respect to the insulated beverage holder. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 3 wherein the switch is in wired communication via a wire to a processing member, which is also in wired communication with the display, a reset button, and a powering member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 4 wherein the display is located elsewhere on the exterior, perimeter surface with respect to the diagram. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 4 wherein the switch includes a roller member that does not prevent the beverage container from sliding down into the insulated beverage holder or from sliding upwardly during removal there from; wherein the roller member is engaged to the switch via a pivot member; wherein the pivot member is responsible for enabling switch contacts to meet thereby closing the circuit formed with respect to the processing member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 4 wherein the processing member includes the reset button, which extends outwardly through the exterior, perimeter surface; whereupon depression of the reset button the processing member shall reset the number displayed on the display to zero. ### Claim 8 An insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter comprising: said insulated beverage holder includes a beverage counting mechanism therein; said beverage counting mechanism displays the number of alcohol beverages consumed by being adapted to detect and count the number of times a beverage container is inserted and removed with respect to said insulated beverage holder; wherein an exterior, perimeter surface of the insulated beverage holder includes a display that displays the number of times the beverage counting mechanism has detected a beverage container being replaced with respect to the insulated beverage holder; wherein the exterior, perimeter surface of the insulated beverage holder includes a diagram that correlates the number of alcohol drinks consumed in relation to the overall body weight in order to calculate the approximate blood alcohol percentage; wherein the insulated beverage holder is further defined with an interior surface; wherein the beverage counting mechanism includes a switch that is located on the interior surface, and which detects the number of times the beverage container is removed and replaced with respect to the insulated beverage holder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 8 wherein the switch is in wired communication via a wire to a processing member, which is also in wired communication with the display, a reset button, and a powering member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 9 wherein the display is located elsewhere on the exterior, perimeter surface with respect to the diagram. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 10 wherein the switch includes a roller member that does not prevent the beverage container from sliding down into the insulated beverage holder or from sliding upwardly during removal there from; wherein the roller member is engaged to the switch via a pivot member; wherein the pivot member is responsible for enabling switch contacts to meet thereby closing the circuit formed with respect to the processing member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The insulated beverage holder with integrated alcohol beverage counter as described in claim 11 wherein the processing member includes the reset button, which extends outwardly through the exterior, perimeter surface; whereupon depression of the reset button the processing member shall reset the number displayed on the display to zero.