Patent ID: 7784759
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B65D,F25D

Abstract:
1. A holder for use with a beverage container, comprising: a watertight housing that includes a tubular sleeve and bottom, said sleeve having first and second ends with said sleeve being open at said first end and being closed off by said bottom at said second end, said sleeve comprising a closed cell foam rubber; and an upper seal located adjacent said first end of said sleeve, said upper seal comprising a closed cell foam rubber and being permanently attached to an inner surface of said sleeve adjacent said first end, said seal extending radially inwardly of said sleeve, said upper seal including an upper insertion portion and a separate lower sealing portion each of which includes a radially inwardly-facing surface with said inwardly-facing surface of said upper insertion portion exhibiting less friction than said inwardly-facing surface of said lower sealing portion, said upper insertion portion being attached to said inner surface of said sleeve at a location above said lower sealing portion and extending outwardly from said sleeve beyond said first end, and wherein said housing and seal are so dimensioned relative to the beverage container such that, when the beverage container is inserted into said first end, said sleeve and said seal provide a radially-inward force on the beverage container that forms a watertight connection between said seal and the beverage container, said watertight connection being sufficient to suspend the beverage container within said housing such that a bottom of the beverage container is spaced above said bottom of said housing and is unsupported within said holder, wherein said watertight connection in combination with said watertight housing forms a sealed refrigerant space extending from said bottom of said housing to said upper seal; wherein said inwardly-facing surface of said upper insertion portion comprises a different material than said inwardly-facing surface of said lower sealing portion; wherein said upper insertion portion comprises a ring of closed cell foam rubber having its inwardly-facing surface being formed of a material having a low coefficient of friction relative to said inwardly-facing surface of said lower sealing portion; and wherein said lower sealing portion comprises closed cell foam rubber having its inwardly-facing surface formed from an exposed portion of the foam rubber and said inwardly-facing surface of said ring comprises a fabric.