# US 9,038,847 B2 · Insulated beverage apparatus and cooling device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,847 B2 - Document ID: US9038847B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/204,449 - Filed: 2014-03-11 - Published: 2014-09-25 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-12 - Assignees: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC - Applicants: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC - Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt; David J. Fedewa; Roy P. Prosise; Dan Caputo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038847B2 ## CPC - B65D 81/3881: {formed with double walls, i.e. hollow} - A47G 23/02: Glass or bottle holders {(serving trays with openings for carrying glasses or bottles A47G23/0641; bottle racks A47B73/00; for feeding-bottles A61J9/06; in vehicles B60N3/10)} - A47G 23/0266: {for cans} - B65D 81/18: providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient (with thermal insulation B65D81/38) - B65D 81/3883: {provided with liquid material between double walls} - F25D 3/08: portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally - A47G 2023/0275: {with means for keeping food cool or hot} - F25D 2303/0845: below the product - F25D 2331/805: Cans - F25D 2331/809: Holders - 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 - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A device for a beverage container may include a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis. The tubular member may further include an upper axial end and a lower axial end. Both the upper and lower axial ends can be open. The tubular member may be configured to receive and insulate the beverage container therein. The device may include a base. The base may be removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end. The base may include an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein. The fluid can have a freezing point of about 0° C. or less. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for a beverage container, comprising: a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis, an upper axial end and a lower axial end, both the upper and lower axial ends are open, and the tubular member is configured to receive and insulate a beverage container therein; a base removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end, the base having an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein, the fluid having a freezing point of about 0° C. or less; and an interior surface of the tubular member is convex, such that a thickness between the interior surface and an exterior surface of the tubular member varies, with a smallest thickness adjacent the upper and lower axial ends, and a largest thickness between the upper and lower axial ends. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein an interior surface of the tubular member has a symmetrical parabolic sectional shape from approximately the upper axial end to approximately the lower axial end. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises an inner sleeve coupled to an outer sleeve, and the inner and outer sleeves are welded or crimped together. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the base is flat, a top of the base is convex, and the top of the base is configured to contact a bottom of the beverage container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein an axial length of the tubular member is configured to be about 50% to about 100% of an axial length of the beverage container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the freezing point of the fluid is in a range of about −1° C. to about −30° C. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising an elastomer mounted to at least one of the tubular member and the base. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the elastomer is an elastomeric collar and is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the elastomeric collar comprises a plurality of elastomeric collars. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the elastomeric collar is located adjacent the upper end on an exterior of the tubular member, and extends axially beyond the upper end of the tubular member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the elastomeric collar envelopes the base other than a coupling extending from the base. ### Claim 12 A device for a beverage container, comprising: a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis, an upper axial end and a lower axial end, both the upper and lower axial ends are open, and the tubular member is configured to receive and insulate a beverage container therein; a base removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end, the base having an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein, the fluid having a freezing point of about 0° C. or less, and a bottom of the base is flat, a top of the base is convex, and the top of the base is configured to contact a bottom of the beverage container; and an axial length of the tubular member is configured to be about 50% to about 100% of an axial length of the beverage container for serving a beverage from the beverage container while the beverage container is retained in the device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein an interior surface of the tubular member is convex, such that a thickness between the interior surface and an exterior surface of the tubular member varies, with a smallest thickness at the upper and lower axial ends, and a largest thickness between the upper and lower axial ends. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein an interior surface of the tubular member has a symmetrical parabolic sectional shape from approximately the upper axial end to approximately the lower axial end. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, further comprising elastomers mounted to the tubular member and the base, the elastomers comprise a thermoplastic elastomer, and one of the elastomers envelopes the base, other than a coupling extending from the base. ### Claim 16 A device for a beverage container, comprising: a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis, an upper axial end and a lower axial end, both the upper and lower axial ends are open, the tubular member is configured to receive and insulate a beverage container therein, and a thickness between an interior surface and an exterior surface of the tubular member varies, and the interior surface of the tubular member has a symmetrical parabolic sectional shape; a base removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end, the base having an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein, the fluid having a freezing point of about 0° C. or less; and elastomers mounted to the tubular member and the base, and the elastomer mounted to the base envelopes the base, other than a coupling extending from the base. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, wherein an axial length of the tubular member is configured to be not greater than 100% of an axial length of the beverage container. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, wherein a bottom of the base is flat, a top of the base is convex, and the top of the base is configured to contact a concave bottom of the beverage container.