Patent ID: 7922031
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An insulating sleeve combination for a frusto-conical beverage cup, the cup including an outer peripheral surface, the combination comprising: an opaque frusto-conical inner sleeve, the inner sleeve including an inner surface for engagement with the outer peripheral surface of the cup, an outer surface adapted for accepting printed indicia, a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the inner sleeve comprises an arcuate section of a paper-based material having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, the two side edges being fixed to one another and the arcuate section folded to form the frusto-conical inner sleeve; a frusto-conical outer sleeve, the outer sleeve including an inner surface for engagement with at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner sleeve, an outer surface, a top edge, and a bottom edge; the outer sleeve having an inside diameter sufficient to allow at least partial insertion of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve such that the inner and outer sleeve are coaxially aligned.