Container Insulator

Abstract

An insulator for a beverage container includes an insulating shell including a closed base and a body extending from the base and terminating in an open end, and a seal or glass bead that may be in complete circumferentially continuous contact with the shell and container.

1 . An insulator for a beverage container, that includes:
 an insulating shell including a closed base and a body extending from the base and terminating in an open end; and   a seal coupled to the shell and including an axial rim, a radially outer flange extending from the rim to contact with an external portion of the open end, a radially inner flange spaced radially inwardly of the outer flange and extending from the rim in contact with an internal portion of the open end, and a lip extending radially and axially inwardly from the rim.   
     
     
         2 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the lip is completely circumferentially continuous for sealing against the container. 
     
     
         3 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the insulating shell is glass. 
     
     
         4 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the seal is composed of a polymeric material. 
     
     
         5 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the flanges extend from a lower portion of the rim, and the lip extends from an upper portion of the rim. 
     
     
         6 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the open end of the shell has at least one fitment coupling bead, and at least one of the flanges has at least one corresponding bead for coupling with the fitment coupling bead of the shell. 
     
     
         7 . The insulator of  claim 1  wherein the open end of the shell has an external bead, and the outer flange of the seal has an internal bead for snap-fit engagement with the external head of the shell. 
     
     
         8 . A beverage server, that includes:
 a bottle having a base, a body extending from the base, a shoulder extending from the body, and a neck extending from the shoulder; and   the insulator of  claim 1  carrying the bottle therein such that the base of the bottle rests on the base of the insulator and the seal lip is in complete circumferential contact with at least one of the bottle shoulder or the bottle body to establish a sealed insulating air-pocket between the insulator and the bottle.   
     
     
         9 . The server of  claim 8  that includes a cushion element separate from the insulator carried by the insulator between the base of the bottle and the base of the insulator. 
     
     
         10 . A package that includes:
 a bottle having a body,   a shell having an open end and a sidewall; and   an annular fitment having a slot secured by snap fit to the open end of the shell, and a radially inwardly extending flexible resilient lip sized to permit insertion of the bottle body through the fitment into the shell with the lip in engagement with an exterior surface of the body.   
     
     
         11 . The package of  claim 10  wherein the shell is glass. 
     
     
         12 . The package of  claim 10  wherein the annular fitment is a seal composed of a polymeric material. 
     
     
         13 . A beverage server, that includes:
 a glass bottle having a base, a body extending from the base, a shoulder extending from the body, and a neck extending from the shoulder;   an insulator including a glass shell having a closed base and a body extending from the base and terminating in an open end, and carrying the glass bottle therein such that the base of the insulator carries the base of the bottle; and   a glass bead in complete circumferentially continuous contact with the open end of the glass shell and at least one of the bottle shoulder or the bottle body to establish a sealed insulating air-pocket between the insulator and the bottle.   
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 13  wherein the open end of the insulator is tapered from the insulator body. 
     
     
         15 . The server of  claim 13  wherein the glass bead is a weld bead integrally fused to the bottle and the insulator. 
     
     
         16 . The server of  claim 14  wherein the insulator includes a cushion separate from the glass shell, and earned by the shell between the base of the bottle and the base of the shell.