Patent ID: 7121111
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of chilling a beverage in a container comprising: providing an apparatus comprising a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous film of flexible material, wherein a non-gaseous temperature retaining fluid that does not become a hard solid at 32° F. is received between the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body; pre-chilling the apparatus to a temperature at or below a desired serving temperature of the beverage in the container; and disposing the inner surface of the pre-chilled apparatus such that it is in contact with an outer circumferential surface portion of the container for a period of time sufficient to chill the beverage to the desired serving temperature.