DOUBLE WALLED CONTAINER
A double-walled container is used to thermally isolate a stored substance from the external environment. The double walled container has an interior container, an exterior sidewall a flat base and a spacer ring. The interior container serves as a receptacle into which the stored substance is placed. The exterior sidewall is mounted onto the flat base so that the double walled container can be rested on a surface. The spacer ring is connected in between a rim of the exterior wall and a rim of the interior container. Thus connected, the spacer ring maintains the interior container in a position offset from the exterior sidewall. This enables an insulating compartment to be positioned in between the two components. Thereby, thermally isolating the interior container from the exterior sidewall.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/680,004 filed on Feb. 12, 2019.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to a container. More specifically, the present invention relates to a thermally insulated container.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONTransporting hot food is often a challenge. Frequently, a user is forced to use potholders when moving a container filled with hot food from place to place. Foregoing the use of potholders often results in spilled food or even burned hands. This issue can waste food and may lead to hospitalization.
The present invention, a double walled container, addresses this issue by providing a container that thermally isolate the hot food from the container's exterior surface. Thus, reducing the chance that the user will be burned or forced into an uncomfortable position. To achieve this functionality, the present invention employs a multicomponent container that separates an internal receptacle from an exterior sidewall via an airgap. This air gap prevents the heat from the food stored within the interior receptacle from burning the hands of the user. Similarly, the present invention is designed to prevent cold substances stored within the interior receptacle from dropping the temperature of the exterior sidewall and causing tissue damage.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broad utility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment may incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects of the disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed and identified as being “preferred” is considered to be part of a best mode contemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrative purposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, many embodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodiments described herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail in relation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure, and are made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patent protection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, which scope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It is not intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by reading into any claim a limitation found herein that does not explicitly appear in the claim itself.
Thus, for example, any sequence(s) and/or temporal order of steps of various processes or methods that are described herein are illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, it should be understood that, although steps of various processes or methods may be shown and described as being in a sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such processes or methods are not limited to being carried out in any particular sequence or order, absent an indication otherwise. Indeed, the steps in such processes or methods generally may be carried out in various different sequences and orders while still falling within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of patent protection is to be defined by the issued claim(s) rather than the description set forth herein.
Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refers to that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to mean based on the contextual use of such term herein. To the extent that the meaning of a term used herein—as understood by the ordinary artisan based on the contextual use of such term—differs in any way from any particular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that the meaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan should prevail.
Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, “a” and “an” each generally denotes “at least one,” but does not exclude a plurality unless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join a list of items, “or” denotes “at least one of the items,” but does not exclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein to join a list of items, “and” denotes “all of the items of the list.”
The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subjected matter disclosed under the header.
Other technical advantages may become readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art after review of the following figures and description. It should be understood at the outset that, although exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the figures and described below, the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or not. The present disclosure should in no way be limited to the exemplary implementations and techniques illustrated in the drawings and described below.
Unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be read together with the specification, and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. As used in the following description, the terms “horizontal”, “vertical”, “left”, “right”, “up”, “down” and the like, as well as adjectival and adverbial derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally”, “rightwardly”, “upwardly”, “radially”, etc.), simply refer to the orientation of the illustrated structure as the particular drawing figure faces the reader. Similarly, the terms “inwardly,” “outwardly” and “radially” generally refer to the orientation of a surface relative to its axis of elongation, or axis of rotation, as appropriate. As used herein, the term “dorsal” refers to positions that are located near, on, or towards the upper or top side of a structure.
The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in the context of detection of presence of one or more intruder devices, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.
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Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. A double walled container comprising:
- an interior container;
- an exterior sidewall;
- a flat base;
- an annular spacer;
- the exterior sidewall comprising a wall body and an exterior rim;
- the annular spacer being perimetrically connected around an upper rim of the interior container;
- the annular spacer extending away from the upper rim;
- the annular spacer being connected in between the exterior rim and the upper rim;
- the wall body being connected in between the exterior rim and the flat base;
- wall body being terminally and perimetrically connected around the flat base;
- the exterior sidewall encompassing the interior container; and
- an insulating compartment being positioned in between the interior container and the exterior wall.
2. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the interior container comprising a container sidewall, a container base, and a receptacle;
- the container sidewall being connected in between the upper rim and the container base; and
- the container sidewall and the container base delineating the receptacle.
3. The double walled container as claimed in claim 2 comprising:
- the interior container further comprising an insulating liner;
- the insulating liner being superimposed onto the container sidewall; and
- the insulating liner being positioned opposite to the insulating compartment, across the container sidewall.
4. The double walled container as claimed in claim 2, wherein a transverse cross-section of the container sidewall curving from the container base to the upper rim.
5. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the annular spacer comprising a first leg, a second leg, and an intermediary leg;
- the first leg being connected in between the upper rim and the intermediary leg; and
- the second leg being connected in between the exterior rim and the intermediary leg.
6. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- an insulating substance; and
- the insulating substance filling the insulating compartment.
7. The double walled container as claimed in claim 5, wherein the insulating substance being air.
8. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating compartment being evacuated.
9. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- a textured liner;
- the textured liner being superimposed onto the exterior sidewall; and
- the textured liner being positioned opposite to the insulating compartment, across the wall body.
10. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1, wherein a radius of the exterior rim being greater than a radius of the upper rim.
11. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transverse cross-section of the wall body curving from the flat base to the exterior rim.
12. The double walled container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exterior sidewall and the interior container both being composed of transparent materials.
13. A double walled container comprising:
- an interior container;
- an exterior sidewall;
- a flat base;
- an annular spacer;
- an insulating substance;
- the exterior sidewall comprising a wall body and an exterior rim;
- the interior container comprising a container sidewall, a container base, a receptacle, and an insulating liner;
- the annular spacer comprising a first leg, a second leg, and an intermediary leg;
- the annular spacer being perimetrically connected around an upper rim of the interior container;
- the annular spacer extending away from the upper rim;
- the annular spacer being connected in between the exterior rim and the upper rim;
- the wall body being connected in between the exterior rim and the flat base;
- wall body being terminally and perimetrically connected around the flat base;
- the exterior sidewall encompassing the interior container;
- an insulating compartment being positioned in between the interior container and the exterior wall;
- the container sidewall being connected in between the upper rim and the container base;
- the container sidewall and the container base delineating the receptacle;
- the insulating liner being superimposed onto the container sidewall; and
- the insulating liner being positioned opposite to the insulating compartment, across the container sidewall;
- the insulating substance filling the insulating compartment;
- the first leg being connected in between the upper rim and the intermediary leg; and
- the second leg being connected in between the exterior rim and the intermediary leg.
14. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein a transverse cross-section of the container sidewall curving from the container base to the upper rim.
15. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein the insulating substance being air.
16. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein the insulating compartment being evacuated.
17. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13 comprising:
- a textured liner;
- the textured liner being superimposed onto the exterior sidewall; and
- the textured liner being positioned opposite to the insulating compartment, across the wall body.
18. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein a radius of the exterior rim being greater than a radius of the upper rim.
19. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein a transverse cross-section of the wall body curving from the flat base to the exterior rim.
20. The double walled container as claimed in claim 13, wherein the exterior sidewall and the interior container both being composed of transparent materials.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 18, 2020
Publication Date: Dec 3, 2020
Inventor: Matthew Rollens (Granite Bay, CA)
Application Number: 16/996,399