Patent ID: 6789693
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A temperature control device for the contents of a pre-chilled beverage receptacle, the device comprising:a container having an outer surface and an inner surface, the container having an interior cavity adapted to receive a pre-chilled beverage receptacle, wherein the contents of the pre-chilled beverage receptacle are at a pre-chilled temperature TPC; a cover having an outer surface and an inner surface, the cover adapted to enclose a beverage receptacle within the interior cavity of the container; and a securing mechanism attaching the cover to the container, wherein the outer surfaces of the temperature control device are subject to ambient conditions having an ambient temperature TA, wherein a chilling ratio CR is defined as (TLâˆ’TPC)/(TAâˆ’TPC), TL being the temperature of the contents of the pre-chilled beverage receptacle after some time t has passed with the pre-chilled beverage receptacle in the device, and wherein the chilling ratio CR is less than 0.5 when t equals approximately six hours.