Patent ID: 8852377

Claim:
A method of making an insulative label for insulating a beverage within a container, said method comprising the steps of: providing a sheet of film forming base layer; applying a grid pattern to the film base layer, said grid pattern being a mixture of ink and varnish wherein the grid pattern includes protrusions made from the mixture extending away from the film base layer, and gaps positioned between the protrusions, wherein the mixture has a degree of viscosity enabling said protrusions to extend from said film base layer a desired distance; providing a top laminate layer secured to said film base layer and said grid being positioned between said top laminate layer and said film base layer thereby forming the label, wherein gaps are located between the protrusions and between the top laminate layer and film base layer to from a thermally insulating air barrier, and said top laminate layer and said film base layer not being in contact with one another in the gaps; and applying the label to the container.