CA1251744A - Insulating jacket for liquid-containing bottle - Google Patents

Insulating jacket for liquid-containing bottle

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CA1251744A
CA1251744A CA000426494A CA426494A CA1251744A CA 1251744 A CA1251744 A CA 1251744A CA 000426494 A CA000426494 A CA 000426494A CA 426494 A CA426494 A CA 426494A CA 1251744 A CA1251744 A CA 1251744A
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casing
shoulder
side wall
groove
shoulder member
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Jerry Bartolo
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/38Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
    • B65D81/3876Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc.
    • B65D81/3886Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc. formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0885Rigid shells for receiving the bottle or part of it

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Abstract

The insulating jacket surrounds and insulates a bottle containing a soft drink, beer or the like. The jacket consists of a cup-shaped base, a hollow cylindrical side wall and a shoulder. The shoulder is provided with a central opening through which the neck of the bottle extends. Provision is made for permitting opening and closing of the jacket so that a bottle contained therein can be removed and replaced by another bottle. Opening and closing is facilitated in one embodiment of the jacket by means of radially extending studs which are removably accommodated in grooves formed in the side wall. In another embodiment the upper edge of the side wall and the lower edge of the shoulder are bevelled and the two bevelled edges are releasably engaged by resilient means.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to insulating jackets and more particularly to insulating jackets within which liquid-containing bottles can be removably accommodated.
Insulated jackets in common use for bottles containing beverages such as soft drinks or beer are made of foam plastic and are in the shape of hollow cylinders which are closed at one end and open at the other. The jacket surrounds and encloses a bottle and serves to maintain the contents of the bottle at an even temperature. After the contents have been consumed the bottle may be removed from the jacket and replaced by a full bottle.
While known insulating jackets accomplish their intended purpose they have a number of shortcomings. They too readily separate from the bottles, and hence, if the bottles and jackets are in a boat which rocks or upsets, the bottles can separate from the jackets and break or sink.
Another disadvantage of known jackets is that they cover only the lower two thirds or one half of the bottle. The upper third or half of the bottle is not insulated by the jacket. As a result the jacket is not very effective for maintaining the temperature of the contents of the bottle at an even temperature.
An additional disadvantage of known jackets is that they cannot be readily interconnected to permit ready transport of a number of jackets containing bottles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide an insulating jacket for a liquid-containing bottle having means for effectively maintaining the bottle within the jacket or for allowing the bottle to be readily removed. Accidental separation of the 29 bottle from the jacket can be effectively prevented.

Another object of this invention is to provide an insulat-ing jacket which covers the bottle substantially entirely in order to insula-te effectively the contents of the bottle.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a jacket haviny means for interconnection to other like jaekets to faeilitate transport of the jaekets while they eontain liquid-containing bottles.
These and other objeets of the invention are aeeomplished by an insulating jacket adapted to aeeommodate a container having a cylindrieal side wall, a neck of lesser diameter than the side wall and a shoulder which extends inwardly from the side wall and terminates at the neck, the jaeket comprising: a cup-shaped base having a hollow cylindrieal side wall and eross-axially extending bottom wall; a shoulder having a eentral opening through which the neck extends; and a cylindrieal shaped easing extending between the base and the shoulder, one of the base and the easing having a stud and the other one of the base and the casing having a groove for removable aeeommodation of the stud, the groove extending at an angle inclined from the longitudinal axis of the casing such that the base can be removably connected to the casing by insertion of the stud in the groove, applying pressure to the base to cause the stud to advance in the groove with simultaneous rotation of the base relative to the casing.
The above objects can alternatively be accomplished by an insulating jacket adapted to aceommodate a container having a eylindrical side wall, a neck of lesser diameter than the side wall and a shoulder whieh extends inwardly from the side wall and terminates at the neek, the jaeket comprising: a lower cup-shaped casing having a hollow cylindrical side wall and a cross-axially extending bottom wall, the side wall having :~L25~7~
a bevelled upper edge which extends to a generally cross-axially extending surface; a shoulder having a central opening through which the neck extends, the shoulder having a bevelled lower edge which extends to a generally cross-axially extending surface, the casi.ng being resiliently deformable such that the shoulder can be removably connected thereto by positioning the casing and the shoulder such that the bevelled edges thereof are in contact with and are coaxial with respect to each other, and by applying a force to cause the shoulder and casing to move together with resulting flexure of the bevelled edges and, thereafter by re-leasing the force when said cross-axially extending surfaces face one another at which time the surfaces move into contact with another and thereby serve to interconnect the shoulder and casing.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is explained with reference to the accom-panying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a section of the insulating jacket of the invention;
Figure 2 is a section of th lower portion of the insulating jacket, in a separated condition;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a component of the insulating jacket; and Figure 4 is an elevation of a second embodiment of the insulating jacket of the invention.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

_ With reference to Figure 1, the insulating jacket of the invention, generally 10 comprises a base 12, a cylindrical shaped side casing 14 and an inwardly extending shoulder 16. The in-sulating jacket is shown in conjunction with a bottle or container ~2~7f~

having a cylindrical side wall 20, a neck 22 of lesser diameterthan that of the side wa'l and a shoulder 24 which extends in-wardly from the side wall and terminates at the neck.
The sïde casing 14 of the jacket is provided with an annular flange 26 on its interior surface adjacent to the juncture of shoulder 16 and the casing 14. A cylindrical shaped layer 28 of insulating material is disposed adjacent to the interior surface of the side casing 14. The upper edge of the layer contacts flange 26 and the lower edge is adjacent to stud 30.
Shoulder 16 is provided with an annular flange 32 on its interior surface which flange serves to space the bottle apart from the shoulder and to maintain a space 33 of insulating dead air between the bottle and the shoulder. The shoulder is also provided with a central opening 34 through which the neck 22 of the bottle projects.
A handle 36 is provided on the exterior surface of the shoulder so that the insulating jacket can be attached to other like jackets or to, for an example, a boat to prevent the jacket and bottle from separating from the boat should the boat rock or upset.
With reference to Figure 2 the base 12 is in the form of a cup having a cylindrical side wall 38 and a cross-axially extending bottom wall 40. A circular upstanding ridge 42 is formed on the inside of the bottom wall within which a circular insulating layer 44 is located.
As illustrated in Eigure 3, four studs 30 extend radially from the side wall of the base and are spaced 90 degrees apart from each other and as illustrated in Figure 2, four L shaped grooves, generally 46, are formed in the side casing 14 of the insulating jacket. Each groove has a lower extent 48 which commences at the lower edge 50 of the casing and extends para-llel to its longitudinal axis 52,52. The upper extent 47 of each groove extends back toward the lower wall 50 at an acute angle relative to the first e~tent.
In order to attach the base 12 bo the side casing, the base is positioned as illustrated in Figure 2 such that each stud is spaced vertically beneath a separate groove 46. The base is then raised in the direction of arrow 57 until the studs are adjacent to the bop of the first extent of the grooves. The base is then rotated counter-clockwise with respect to the casing in order to cause the studs to move into the second e~tent of the grooves and thereby to lock the base to the casing.
With reference to Figure 4 the insulating jacket therein illustrated, generally 60 comprises a one-piece casing generally 62 having a cylindrical side wall 64 and a cross-axially extending lower wall 66. A handle 67 is formed on the exterior surface of the side wall for the same purpose as handle 36 of theijacket illustrated in Figure 1.
A cylindrical insulating slleeve 68 is disposed adjac~nt to the interior surface of the side wall and a spacer 70 is molded to the interior surface of the lower wall.
A shoulder, generally 72 is provided with a central open-ing at 74 through which the neck of the bottle extends and an annular spacer 76, wedge shaped in section, is postioned between the bottle and the interior surface of the shoulder.
The upper edge of the exterior surface of the side wall is bevelled at 78. Beneath the bevelled edge, the side wall extends generally radially inwardly at 80. On`the interior surface of the side wall is formed an annulàr flange 82 which ~s~
contacts the upper edge of the insulating layer 68.
The inside surface of the shoulder adjacent to its lower edge is likewise bevelled at 84 and above the bevelled edge, the inside surface extends generally radially outwardly at 8~.
When the shoulder is connected to the casing of the in-sulating jacket, the surface 80,86 contact each other and prevent the shoulder and casing from separating from one another.
In order to separate the two parts inward pressure is applied on the side wall of the casing adj~aent to its upper edge in the direction of arrows 88. Such pressure forces the upper edge of the casing inward so that the bevelled surface 78 is clear of the bevelled surface 84 of the shoulder. The two parts can then be separated from one an~bher. When separated the bottle 90 can be removed from the insulating jacket and be replaced by a different bottle.
In order to reconnect the casing to the shoulder, the upper edge of the casing is pos~tioned coaxially with respect to the lower edge of the shoulder and the shoulder and casing are forced toward each other. As they move together, the two bevelled edges 78,84 bear against each other thereby forcing the upper and lower edges of the casing and shoulder apart.
Further pressure will cause the two parts to move together to the position illustrated in Figure 4 at which time the two edges spring back to the posit~on illustrated inthat Figure.
The material of insulating jacket is of a moulded unitary construction and may be formed of such plastic material as polypropolene or styrene plastic. The insulating layer is preferably formed of styrofoam. Inthe case of the jacket illustrated in Figure 4 the material must be sufficiently flexible so that it will flex resiliently when the shoulder and casing are connected or disconnected and will resume its former shape when the pressure is removed.
It will be understood of course that modifications can be made in the preferred embodiments of the insulating jacket described and illustrated herein without departing from the scope and purview of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

the embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An insulating jacket adapted to accommodate a container having a cylindrical side wall, a neck of lesser diameter than said side wall and a shoulder which extends inwardly from said side wall and terminates at said neck, said jacket comprising: a lower cup-shaped casing; an upper shoulder member, said casing having a hollow cylindrical side wall and a bottom wall, said shoulder member having a central opening through which said neck extends, an inner wall which faces the shoulder of said container and which is separated therefrom by an empty space; a ridge formed on one of said casing and said shoulder member adjacent to an upper and lower edge respectively thereof; and a groove being formed on the other of said casing and said shoulder member, at least on of said casing and said shoulder member being resilient-ly deformable such that said shoulder member may be removably connected to said casing by causing the casing to come into contact with said shoulder member, and thereafter by applying a force to cause resilient deformation and movement of said ridge toward and into said groove with resulting locking of said ridge within said groove, whichever of said casing and said shoulder member having the groove formed thereon having a bevelled surface between said groove and the edge adjacent thereto to facilitate the movement of said ridge toward and into said groove.
2. An insulating jacket adapted to accommodate a container having a cylindrical side wall, a neck of lesser diameter than said side wall and a shoulder which extends inwardly from said side wall and terminates at said neck, said jacket comprising: a lower cup-shaped casing; an upper shoulder member, said casing having a hollow cylindrical side wall and a bottom wall, said shoulder member having a central opening through which said neck extends, an inner wall which faces the shoulder of said container and which is separated therefrom only by a layer of insulating material; a ridge formed on one of said casing and said shoulder member adjacent to an upper and lower edge respectively thereof;
and a groove being formed on the other of said casing and said shoulder member, at least on of said casing and said shoulder member being resiliently deformable such that said shoulder mem-ber may be removably connected to said casing by causing the casing to come into contact with said shoulder member, and there-after by applying a force to cause resilient deformation and movement of said ridge toward and into said groove with resulting locking of said ridge within said groove, whichever of said casing and said shoulder member having the groove formed thereon having a bevelled surface between said groove and the edge ad-jacent thereto to facilitate the movement of said ridge toward and into said groove.
3. The insulating jacket as claimed in claims 1 or 2 further including an insulating layer disposed within said casing adjacent to said side wall.
4. The insulating jacket as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein said casing has an annular flange which extends inwardly from the side wall thereof, said jacket further including an insulating layer disposed within said casing adjacent to said side wall and having an upper edge which abuts against said flange.
5. The insulating jacket as claimed in claims 1 or 2 futher including a handle formed on an outer wall of said jacket.
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5390804A (en) * 1994-04-18 1995-02-21 Wallis H. Wallis Bullet-nosed longneck bottle cooler apparatus
WO1996007596A1 (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-03-14 Burdick & Jackson, Inc. Protective bottle jacket
US6554155B1 (en) 1995-10-13 2003-04-29 Thomas M. Beggins Bottle cooler apparatus with quick plunge insertion feature
EP1407971A2 (en) * 2002-10-09 2004-04-14 Kavotherm Verpackungen GmbH Plastic bottle
FR2903973A1 (en) * 2006-07-24 2008-01-25 Vincent Chappe Liquid food product e.g. syrup, presenting device, has bottle joined to base of metal can with help of seamer to constitute coherent assembly after applying of glue points, spring and sealing joint, and after positioning bottle in metal can
US7614516B2 (en) 2004-03-02 2009-11-10 Wallis H. Wallis Trust Of 2004 Combination bottle and can cooler

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5390804A (en) * 1994-04-18 1995-02-21 Wallis H. Wallis Bullet-nosed longneck bottle cooler apparatus
WO1996007596A1 (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-03-14 Burdick & Jackson, Inc. Protective bottle jacket
US5704484A (en) * 1994-09-09 1998-01-06 Allied Signal Inc. Protective bottle jacket
AU697113B2 (en) * 1994-09-09 1998-09-24 Burdick & Jackson, Inc. Protective bottle jacket
US6554155B1 (en) 1995-10-13 2003-04-29 Thomas M. Beggins Bottle cooler apparatus with quick plunge insertion feature
EP1407971A2 (en) * 2002-10-09 2004-04-14 Kavotherm Verpackungen GmbH Plastic bottle
EP1407971A3 (en) * 2002-10-09 2005-02-02 Kavotherm Verpackungen GmbH Plastic bottle
US7614516B2 (en) 2004-03-02 2009-11-10 Wallis H. Wallis Trust Of 2004 Combination bottle and can cooler
FR2903973A1 (en) * 2006-07-24 2008-01-25 Vincent Chappe Liquid food product e.g. syrup, presenting device, has bottle joined to base of metal can with help of seamer to constitute coherent assembly after applying of glue points, spring and sealing joint, and after positioning bottle in metal can

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