Patent ID: 7228987

Claim:
An apparatus for insulating a beverage container, comprising: a flexible body defining a cavity adapted to receive the beverage container, a first edge, a second edge generally facing the first edge, and a base end, the flexible body further defining at least one eyelet along the first edge of the flexible body and at least one eyelet along the second edge of the flexible body; a flexible base portion defining a base, a tongue, and a strip disposed between the base and the tongue, the base being disposed at the base end of the flexible body, the flexible base portion being bent at the strip such that the tongue is disposed in the cavity of the flexible body adjacent the first edge and the second edge; a snap mechanism having a first portion attached to the base and a second portion attached to the flexible body proximate the base end of the flexible body; a pull clamp; a cord laced through the eyelets and extending through the pull clamp, such that the cord and the pull clamp, when operated, retain the beverage container in the cavity; and a pull tab extending from the tongue.