Patent ID: 8796591

Claim:
An apparatus for warming a container, the apparatus comprising: a holder having an inner wall, an outer wall, and an insulation layer between the inner and outer walls, wherein the inner wall defines a first volume having a size and shape for receiving at least a portion of the container, and wherein the holder defines a second volume; a solution positioned within the second volume; an activation disk positioned within the second volume and in contact with the solution, wherein the solution and activation disk are made from materials such that a force applied to the activation disk causes the solution to undergo a chemical reaction that generates heat for warming the container in the first volume; a disk actuator for applying the force to the activation disk; a first elastic band in the first volume that is adapted to increase thermal contact between the container, the inner wall, and the solution; a second elastic band in the second volume that is adapted to increase thermal contact between the container and the solution in conjunction with the first elastic band.