INSULATIVE SLEEVE FOR BEVERAGE CUP
An insulative sleeve for a beverage cup is disclosed which includes a flexible insulative sheet having a first end and a second end, when the flexible insulative sheet being rolled into the insulative sleeve, the first and the second end being next to each other without overlapping, and a joinery strip having approximately the same length as the first end, approximately one half of the joinery strip removably engaging the first end and approximately another half of the joinery strip removably engaging the second end.
The present disclosure relates generally to insulative apparatus for beverage cups, and, more particularly, to an insulative sleeve that can be separated from a beverage cup.
Beverages, such as coke or fruit juices, are preferably consumed when being chilled. However, in parties, beverages are often served in thin, one-time-use plastic cups that lack insulative capability. Beverages poured in such plastic cups can quickly get warmed up in the environment. As such, it is desirable to provide an insulative sleeve for the plastic cups that is inexpensive and easy to use.
The drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification are included to depict certain aspects of the disclosure. A clearer conception of the disclosure, and of the components and operation of systems provided with the disclosure, will become more readily apparent by referring to the exemplary, and therefore non-limiting, embodiments illustrated in the drawings, wherein like reference numbers (if they occur in more than one view) designate the same elements. The disclosure may be better understood by reference to one or more of these drawings in combination with the description presented herein.
DESCRIPTIONThe present disclosure relates to an insulative sleeve for beverage cups. A preferred embodiment of the present disclosure will be described hereinafter with reference to the attached drawings.
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While this disclosure has been particularly shown and described with references to exemplary embodiments thereof, it shall be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the claimed embodiments.
Claims
1. An insulative sleeve for a beverage cup comprising:
- a flexible insulative sheet having a first end and a second end, when the flexible insulative sheet being rolled into the insulative sleeve, the first and the second end being next to each other without overlapping; and
- a joinery strip having approximately the same length as the first end, approximately one half of the joinery strip removably engaging the first end and approximately another half of the joinery strip removably engaging the second end.
2. The insulative sleeve of claim 1, wherein the flexible insulative sheet is shaped like a hand fan when being flattened, so that the insulative sleeve is a tapered tube.
3. The insulative sleeve of claim 1, wherein the flexible insulative sheet is made of a foam rubber material.
4. The insulative sleeve of claim 3, wherein the flexible insulative sheet is laminated with a cloth.
5. The insulative sleeve of claim 1, wherein the joinery strip has a first and a second protruding member for engaging the first end and the second end, respectively.
6. The insulative sleeve of claim 5, wherein the first and second protruding member leans toward each other by a predetermined angle.
7. The insulative sleeve of claim 5, wherein the first and the second protruding members are round pegs for being tightly fit into round holes in the flexible insulative sheet positioned near the first and the second end, respectively.
8. The insulative sleeve of claim 7, wherein the round pegs have a bulged middle section.
9. The insulative sleeve of claim 7, wherein the joinery strip is made of a plastic material.
10. The insulative sleeve of claim 5, wherein the first and the second protruding members are blades for being inserted in cuts formed in the flexible insulative sheet near the first and the second end, respectively.
11. The insulative sleeve of claim 10, wherein the joinery sleeve is made of a sheet metal with the blades stamped thereout.
12. The insulative sleeve of claim 1, wherein the joinery strip substantially covers a seam formed by the first and the second end.
13. The insulative sleeve of claim 5, wherein the first and the second protruding member each has a concave space on top thereof, and the joinery strip further comprises a cover strip having a third and fourth protruding member fitting in the concave spaces in the first and the second protruding member, respectively, for removably attaching the cover strip to the first and the second protruding member.
14. The insulative sleeve of claim 1, wherein the joinery strip includes two substantially parallel plates joint by a part substantially perpendicular to the parallel plates, a first gap formed between the parallel plates to one side of the perpendicular part being capable of removably retaining the first end, and a gap formed between the parallel plates to the other side of the perpendicular part being capable of removably retaining the second end.
15. The insulative sleeve of claim 14, wherein the parallel plates have one or more spikes on surfaces facing the first and the second gap, respectively.
16. The insulative sleeve of claim 15, wherein the spikes incline toward a middle of the joinery strip.
17. The insulative sleeve of claim 15, wherein the spikes on opposite surfaces of the parallel plates are not aligned in a direction perpendicular to the parallel plates.
18. The insulative sleeve of claim 14, wherein the joinery strip is made of a plastic material.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 2, 2017
Publication Date: Jan 3, 2019
Inventors: Steven Niels Pimentel (Redmond, WA), Peigen Jiang (Sammamish, WA)
Application Number: 15/640,554