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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4718566 | Insulated carafe The proposed insulated carafe consists of an inner container, especially one made of glass,and a plastic jacket, with a seal between the inner container and the plastic jacket being provided exclusively by an elastic positive fit between the parts mention... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4708254 | Insulated bottle holder An insulated bottle holder defined by an outer shell of a moldable, resilient plastic material and an inner, removable insulating liner inside of a lower, cylindrical portion of the outer shell. The uppermost portion of the shell is conical, being truncat... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4676385 | Insulating flask for liquids An insulating flask for liquids is provided in which the protective casing is made by plastic blow-moulding with an integral hollow handle formed thereon.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4656566 | Thermo light handle A combination flashlight/handle attachment for a thermos bottle or other cylindrical beverage container comprising a removable handle mechanism containing a flashlight casing with operating switch, the operating switch being positioned so that it may be o... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4630596 | Emergency container for an accidentally amputated member An emergency container for an accidentally amputated member, the container comprising a rigid receptacle (1) having an insulating wall, an insulating cover (2) for closing the receptacle, the cover including an opening (3), a bag (5) made of flexible mate... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4618066 | Combined insulated drinking mug and megaphone Disclosed is an inventive apparatus which is interchangeably useful as a container or a megaphone. The apparatus includes a rigid, hollow, double-walled body open at its bottom through an outlet and opened at its top through a port. The apparatus is desig... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616758 | Insulating container, in particular insulating bottle The invention relates to an insulating container (1), in particular an insulating flask, with a vacuum glass insert (2) and a hollow cylindrical housing (3) surrounding the latter. Housing (3) consists of an upper part (4) and a lower part (5) which are s... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4605134 | Reinforced recessed pourer in insulating jug The subject of the invention is an insulating jug having a protective housing in which there is arranged an insulating insert held between a housing top part and a housing bottom part, having a handle, an opening which is sealable by a lid and a pourer wh... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4605225 | Pouring spout having an insert A container (3) having a pouring section (1) is outlined, the pouring channel (6) of which makes optimum pouring action possible. The pouring section (1) consists of a portion (8), which is formed on the container (3), having a section (10) of the pouring... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4600111 | Toddler cup A toddler drinking cup for use by a small child or an infant. The drinking cup includes a cylinder separated by a partition into a first compartment for retaining and storing liquid and a second compartment for temporary storage of extra lids. Lids adapte... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4583577 | Container insulator An insulating cover is provided for a beverage container (24). A resilient cylindrical sidewall member (10) is slit (18) with overlapping edges (20 and 22) for expansion and contraction. A plurality of bottom segments (12) depend from the sidewall in an i... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4579236 | Insulating jug An insulating jug 1 for storing liquids and comprising a protective housing 2, an inner receiving housing and a lid 3, closing the jug opening, is outlined. The insulating jug 1 is provided with hanging means 7, in the proximity of the opening in the hous... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4570454 | Drinking mug A double-walled drinking vessel having a heat maintenance chamber between an inner wall and outer, transparent, wall of the vessel. A fluid is placed between the walls, and this fluid is either heated or cooled, depending upon the beverage that is to be e... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4553676 | Insulated container An insulated container is comprised of an outer shell including a base, a predominantly convex portion, and a predominantly non-convex portion, and an insulating insert positioned in the outer shell. The convex portion and the non-convex portion of the ou... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4549410 | Insulator for bottled beverages A unique, refrigerant-free, insulator for maintaining the temperature of beverages contained in neck ring containers, such as bottles, comprising a unitary outer shell with a bottom opening for receiving the container and a top opening for receiving the c... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4517445 | Vacuum insulated heat pot with removable electrically heated reservoir tank An electrically heated pot for heating the keeping warm a liquid includes a vacuum container having a vacuum region formed between the outer surface of a cylindrical internal tank and the inner surface of an external tank. The internal tank has an opening... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4510769 | Thermally insulating device for a beverage-containing bottle An adjustable container is provided for maintaining a long-necked beverage-containing bottle at a low temperture. The container is comprised of an upper shell member having a contour generally similar to the shape of the bottle and having an upper opening... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4489840 | Isothermal container with a cup-shaped top An isothermal container with a cup-shaped top is disclosed which has an outer body (3), closed at its bottom part, and an inner container body (6) with the same general shape as the outer body (3), the upper edge (4) of the outer body is turned inwardly a... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4488660 | Vacuum bottle A vacuum bottle including an inner member defining a spout and receiving contents and a metallic outer member sealingly associated with the inner member and cooperating therewith to define a vacuum space therebetween. The metallic outer member includes a ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4485637 | Drinking mug A double-walled drinking vessel having a heat maintenance chamber between an inner wall and outer, transparent, wall of the vessel. A fluid is placed between the walls, and this fluid is either heated or cooled, depending upon the beverage that is to be e... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4478265 | Reusable insulating jacket for beverage containers A reusable insulating jacket for beverage containers includes a housing having a cylindrical side wall of flexible insulating material defining an internal cavity for receiving a beverage container. An elongated slit is formed in the side wall which exten... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4473161 | Food receptacle formed as insulated receptacle A food receptacle which is constructed as an insulated receptacle having a heat-insulating inner container and an outer shell member encompassing and retaining the container. The shell member consists of an upper shell portion and a base portion supportin... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4448825 | Thermally insulated ceramic container and method for manufacture thereof A generally cylindrical thermally insulated ceramic container of imposing appearance suitable for use on dining tables comprises a double-wall ceramic container and insulation formed of a foaming resin of low thermal conductivity and contained in the inne... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4444324 | Compartmented storage container Two embodiments of a compartmented storage container for liquids or foods. In both embodiments, the containers have two identical juxtaposed cylindrical body members with insulated walls, open base ends and dispensing openings closed by a removable insula... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4383422 | Portable insulated holder for beverage containers An insulated holder for beverage containers having walls defining a generally cup-shaped, open-topped compartment for receiving a chilled beverage container therein, the holder being dimensioned so that the side walls of the holder are spaced from the con... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4372453 | Container holder An insulated beverage container holder is the subject of the present invention. A cylinder support for receiving the container is provided with insulating material, such as rigid foam, or may be of double wall construction to provide thermal insulation. T... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4341316 | Insulating vessel An insulating vessel to contain snugly a wine bottle comprises a container member located substantially within an outer jacket to define a space therebetween. The space may be either filled with air or partially evacuated or filled with an insulating mate... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4301942 | Insulated container An insulated container with a double wall construction having a removable partition centrally located within the container dividing the container into two compartments. A top is pivotally mounted on the partition and is constructed to close one of the com... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4293015 | Insulated beverage cozy An insulated beverage cozy for use with cold drinking utensils such as a twelve ounce beverage can which comprises a cylindrical body open at its top and having a bottom, said cylindrical body having an inner wall and outer wall formed of fabric and faste... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4184601 | Microwave safe vacuum insulated containers and method of manufacture Vacuum insulated containers are disclosed in which the usual metallic coating applied to the vacuum filler is omitted. In its place an electrically nonconducting, nonadsorbent granular material, such as finely divided silica, is employed in the annular, e... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4164284 | Liquid container novelty A container novelty having complementary outer shell portions simulating a portion of a predetermined shape having disposed therein a container for containing a beverage in spaced relationship to the internal walls of the respective shell portion and a ca... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4076139 | Insulated bottle container having a bottle support as one part A thermal insulating container which comprises a cup-shaped cover member and a cup-shaped base member which telescope together to form a structure which has a central cavity which will accommodate a liquid containing bottle such as a baby bottle. The base... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3977552 | Portable cooler for wine and other liquids A vessel of cylindrical upright shape and which is open on its upper end so that a bottle of wine or other liquid can be lowered thereinto; the vessel having a wall made with insulation so that any chilled bottle placed into the vessel will be unaffected ... | 08/31/1976 |
