Insulated Jacket for a Support Vessel

Abstract

An insulated jacket for a support vessel includes a body formed from flexible insulated material, the body including a continuous wall member having an inner surface and an outer surface; an access opening rim forming an access opening, and a base opening rim forming a base opening wherein the access opening rim is displaced from the base opening rim by the continuous wall member; a cavity configured for a support vessel containment wherein a portion of the support vessel can project from the base opening; and a stop element formed on the body from at least a portion of the continuous wall member adjacent the base rim, the stop element being configured for projecting into the cavity for engagement with a base portion of a support vessel to substantially prevent a support vessel from moving from the cavity outwardly through the base opening.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates broadly to insulated holders for beverage containers and more particularly to an insulated jacket for a support vessel such as a water bottle or other beverage container wherein the beverage container can function as a support base and the jacket is configured to prevent a beverage container from passing through a base opening in the jacket.[0002]Insulated beverage holders are typically formed from insulating material, such as a foam polymer and are configured in a cylinder manner to hold either a beverage can or a beverage bottle while reducing the rate at which the beverage warms to the surroundings and providing a dry, room temperature surface for grasping by a user. However, such polymer insulation is limited in its ability to maintain a cold beverage temperature, especially outdoors in sunlight.[0003]Some beverage container holders are formed with a base element, thereby closing one end of the cylinder to retain the...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an insulated jacket for a support vessel, such as a water bottle or other beverage container that provides a structure that will prevent the beverage container from moving outwardly from the base opening of the jacket.

[0007]It is another object of the present invention to provide such an insulated jacket for a support vessel that can be effectively suspended from a support while holding a beverage container.

[0008]To those ends and according to one preferred embodiment thereof, the present invention provides an insulated jacket for a support vessel including a body formed from flexible insulated material, the body including a continuous wall member having an inner surface and an outer surface. The body defines an access opening rim forming an access opening and a base opening rim forming a base opening, wherein the access opening rim is displaced from the base opening rim by the continuous wall member. The body thereby forms a cavity configured for a support vessel containment wherein a portion of the support vessel can project from the base opening. The present insulated jacket for a support vessel further includes a stop element formed on the body from at least a portion of the continuous wall member adjacent the base rim. The stop element is configured for projecting into the cavity for engagement with a base portion of a support vessel to substantially prevent a support vessel from moving from the cavity outwardly through the base opening.

Problems solved by technology

However, such polymer insulation is limited in its ability to maintain a cold beverage temperature, especially outdoors in sunlight.

One of the problems with using a sleeve-type beverage holder is that under certain conditions the beverage container such as a water bottle may come through the base opening in the sleeve and be ejected out the bottom which causes a user to lose control of his or her beverage.

The problem can also occur when the beverage container is being suspended from a support between beverage consumption events by the user.

Without insulation, the beverage can warm to the surroundings at an undesirable rate.

Further, with a sleeve-type beverage holder suspended from the aforesaid utility belt or backpack, the water bottle may slide through the sleeve and be lost along the trail.

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