Patent ID: 6562270
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A method for insulating disposable liquid containers that demonstrate a frustoconical configuration comprising the steps of:(a) selecting a first disposable container having a closed circular base, a conical wall that extends upward and tapers outwardly from the outer perimeter of said base, and an open circular mouth formed by the upper perimeter of said wall; (b) separating the upper portion of said first container from the lower portion of said first container by slicing through said first container midway between the base and mouth of said first container along a plane parallel to the base of said first container; (c) discarding the lower portion of said first container; and (d) sliding from below the upper portion of said first container around the outside of a said second container identical in size and shape to said first container until said upper portion of said first container fits snugly around the upper portion of said second container.