Patent ID: 9578981
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A47G,B29C,B29K,B29L,B65D

Claim:
1. An insulated drinking vessel comprising a first component, a second component and a third component, said first component being an outer vessel, said second component being an inner vessel, said third component being a ring, said outer vessel comprising a separate pre-molded component formed of a plastic material and having a top edge portion; either one of said second and third components also comprising a separate pre-molded component formed of a plastic material and being referred to as a second separate pre-molded component, and wherein the remaining one of said second and third components which is not a separate pre-molded component being referred to as a final stage component; wherein said outer vessel and said second separate pre-molded component are fixedly secured together by a weld joint to form an integral unit, wherein said outer vessel or said second pre-molded component comprise a vestige of a molding gate used to mold said outer vessel or said second separate pre-molded component; wherein said final stage component is molded in situ on either of said outer vessel or said second separate pre-molded component to cause portions thereof to melt and intermingle to form a non-superficial homogenous joint therebetween eliminating the visible appearance of the vestige, said outer vessel having a sidewall, said inner vessel having a sidewall, said sidewall of said inner vessel being spaced from said sidewall of said outer vessel, said ring forming the lip of said drinking vessel.