Patent ID: 9655463
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A47G,B65D

Claim:
1. An insulating beverage-container holder including (a) a lower container-receiving cup having an upper edge and (b) an upper lid structure, the cup and lid structure together configured to selectively admit, enclose and allow removal of a standard-shape beverage can having a bead and a top surface with an offset opening near the bead, wherein the upper lid structure comprises: a primary lid including (i) a main portion secured to the upper edge of the cup, covering the cup thereby to enclose the can and defining an offset drinking hole alignable with the can opening, the main portion having an underside, and (ii) a disk of resiliently-deformable insulating material on the underside of the main portion and disposed to form a fluid-impermeable seal about the can opening, the disk having an aperture aligned with the drinking hole; and a secondary lid hinged to the primary lid about a hinge axis extending along the main portion, the secondary lid being movable between a first position exposing the drinking hole and a second position closing the drinking hole and covering a top-surface area of the main portion therearound.