Cold Wrap for Beverage Keg

Abstract

Accordingly, the invention is a beverage keg cooling wrap designed to easily collapse to a small, manageable package, and to easily fit and stretch around the keg using Velcro or similar fasteners. Additionally, the invention features openings for kegs that employ a side or bottom tap.

1 . A beverage container cooling wrap comprising:
 (a) a first at least one layer of material;   (b) a second at least one layer of material;   (c) said first at least one layer of material and second at least one layer of material being about rectangular in shape;   (d) said first at least one layer of material and second at least one layer of material having a lesser dimension about equal to or slightly greater than exterior surface distance from bottom to top of a target cylindrical beverage container;   (e) said first at least one layer of material and second at least one layer of material having a greater dimension slightly longer than the exterior circumference of said target cylindrical beverage container;   (f) said first at least one layer of material and said second at least one layer of material being fastened together at least along all four edges;   (g) said first at least one layer of material and said second at least one layer of material defining between them at least one cavity;   (h) said at least one cavity being filled with a freezable gel or liquid or a flexible bladder containing a freezable gel or liquid;   (i) an area along the lesser edge of said first at least one layer of material on the face opposite said second at least one layer of material being defined as a first fastening point;   (j) an area along the lesser edge of said second at least one layer of material on the face opposite said first at least on layer of material being defined as a second fastening point;   (k) a means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point comprising a first portion and a second portion;   (l) said first portion of said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point being affixed to said first at least one layer of material at said first fastening point;   (m) said second portion of said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point being affixed to said second at least on layer of material at said second fastening point;   (l) and said second at least one layer of material having affixed on its side facing away from said first at least one layer of material and along its second lesser end, opposite the first lesser end of said first at least one layer of material, a second strip of hook or loop fabric complementary to said first strip of hook or loop fabric;   
       whereby said cooling wrap may be frozen and then wrapped around said target cylindrical beverage container to cover substantially all of said target beverage container's exterior side surface area, and such that said first and second portions of said means for removably said first fastening point to said second fastening point may be fastened together to secure said cooling wrap about said target cylindrical beverage container. 
     
     
         2 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 1  wherein said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point comprises a pair of complementary strips of hook and loop fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 1  wherein said first at least one layer of material and said second at least one layer of material are made of a flexible and stretchable material such that they tightly conform to the exterior surface of said target beverage container. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 1  wherein a slit or cutout is made in the shape of said first at least one layer of material and said second at least on layer of material, to accommodate a target cylindrical beverage container having a tap or spigot on its side exterior surface at or near its base. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 4  wherein said slit or cutout is formed by unfastening the lowermost portion of said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 4  wherein said slit or cutout results in movable flaps overlaying the tap or spigot of said target beverage container, and wherein a means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position is affixed to the exterior surface of said flaps and to the exterior surface of said beverage container cooling wrap. 
     
     
         7 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 6  wherein said means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position comprises snaps. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 1  wherein a crossed slit or cutout is made in the shape of said first at least one layer of material and said second at least on layer of material, to accommodate a target cylindrical beverage container having a tap or spigot on its side exterior surface at or near its vertical center. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 8  wherein said slit or cutout is formed in its vertical part by unfastening a portion of said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 8  wherein said slit or cutout results in movable flaps overlaying the tap or spigot of said target beverage container, and wherein a means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position is affixed to the exterior surface of said flaps and to the exterior surface of said beverage container cooling wrap. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 10  wherein said means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position comprises snaps. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 1  wherein:
 (a) said means for removably fastening said first fastening point to said second fastening point comprises a pair of complementary strips of hook and loop fabric; 
 (b) said first at least one layer of material and said second at least one layer of material are made of a flexible and stretchable material such that they tightly conform to the exterior surface of said target beverage container; 
 (c) and a slit or cutout is made in the shape of said first at least one layer of material and said second at least on layer of material, to accommodate a target cylindrical beverage container having a tap or spigot on its side exterior surface. 
 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 12  wherein said slit or cutout results in movable flaps overlaying the tap or spigot of said target beverage container, and wherein a means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position is affixed to the exterior surface of said flaps and to the exterior surface of said beverage container cooling wrap. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container cooling wrap of  claim 13  wherein said means for removably fastening said flaps in an open position comprises snaps.