Patent ID: 7201285

Claim:
An insulating holder for a rigid bottle having a top with a neck that increases in diameter down its length, and a bottom, or for a beverage can that is generally cylindrical with a substantially flat top and bottom, the insulating holder comprising: a lower cylindrical enclosure formed of insulating foam material for thermally insulating the rigid bottle, the lower cylindrical enclosure having a first end and a second end, the first end closed and the second end opening into a cylindrical interior for receiving the bottom of the rigid bottle; and an invertible upper cylindrical enclosure formed of insulating foam thermally insulating the rigid bottle, the upper enclosure having a dome-shaped first end integrally formed into a cylindrical section that terminates in a circular rim at a second end adapted to telescopically fit into the cylindrical interior of the lower cylindrical enclosure; the first dome-shaped end having a circular opening therein extending into a cylindrical interior, the opening sized to pass the top of the rigid bottle and come into a locking relation with the neck of the rigid bottle somewhere along the neck, the cylindrical section of the upper cylindrical enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the rigid bottle beneath the circular opening; and a shim structure located in the cylindrical section of the upper cylindrical enclosure; the shim structure adapted to grasp the exterior of a cylindrical beverage can pushed through the circular rim and into the cylindrical section; whereby when the insulating holder is used for holding a beverage can, the upper cylindrical enclosure telescopically fits into the cylindrical interior of the lower cylindrical enclosure with the first dome-shaped end located at the first closed end of the lower cylindrical enclosure.