Beverage container cooling apparatus

Abstract

A beverage container cooling apparatus comprising a compression sleeve and a cooling pad. The compression sleeve having an outer sleeve of a substantially circular configuration. The outer sleeve being of an insulative and a resilient material. The cooling pad comprises a separate material having a plurality of polymer film sheets joined together by a plurality of seals which define a plurality of cavities filled with a fluid that can be cooled. The cooling pad extends about a beverage container and the compression sleeve extends about the cooling pad. In turn, the sleeve maintains the cooling pad against the beverage container. The plurality of seals facilitate the bending of the cooling pad to conform to the beverage container around which the cooling pad extends.

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BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]1. Field of the Disclosure[0002]The disclosure relates in general to an insulating and cooling device, and more particularly, to a beverage container cooling apparatus.[0003]2. Background Art[0004]The use of cooling and insulating apparatuses are well known in the art. A number of different apparatuses have been developed in an effort to maintain a beverage container cool. Amongst these solutions are those identified in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,831,842; 5,361,605; 4,989,418; 4,835,985; 5,564,568; 4,653,290; 5,934,100; and 4,514,993. While these solutions have been beneficial, there have been drawbacks.[0005]Specifically, some of these solutions have been overly complicated. Others have been too cumbersome and difficult to store and deploy. Still others have been too costly to provide an efficient means by which to cool and insulate containers that are typically between one and fifteen gallons.[0006]It is an object of the invention to provide for an improved...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]A beverage container cooling apparatus comprising a compression sleeve and a cooling pad. The compression sleeve having an outer sleeve of a substantially circular configuration. The outer sleeve being of an insulative and a resilient material. The cooling pad comprises a separate material having a plurality of polymer film sheets joined together by a plurality of seals which define a plurality of cavities filled with a fluid that can be cooled. The cooling pad extends about a beverage container and the compression sleeve extends about the cooling pad. In turn, the sleeve maintains the cooling pad against the beverage container. The plurality of seals facilitate the bending of the cooling pad to conform to the beverage container around which the cooling pad extends.

[0017]The cooling pad extends about a beverage container and the compression sleeve extends about the cooling pad, to in turn, maintain the cooling pad against the beverage container. The plurality of seals facilitates the bending of the cooling pad to conform to the beverage container around which the cooling pad extends, and to substantially evenly distribute the fluid about the outer surface of the beverage container.

Problems solved by technology

While these solutions have been beneficial, there have been drawbacks.

Specifically, some of these solutions have been overly complicated.

Others have been too cumbersome and difficult to store and deploy.

Still others have been too costly to provide an efficient means by which to cool and insulate containers that are typically between one and fifteen gallons.

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