Hot drink cup sleeve

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a hot cup sleeve with an adhesive section on the inside of the hot cup sleeve. A detachable tab covers the adhesive section until it is desirable for the adhesive section to couple to the hot cup. The adhesive section is about the size of a thumbprint, and the adhesive section should large enough to cover the adhesive section completely, but should not extend excessively beyond the edge of the adhesive section. The detachable tab extends above the hot cup sleeve.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A cup sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising
 an adhesive on the inner surface of the sleeve capable of sticking to a cup   wherein the adhesive is covered by a detachable tab.   
     
     
         2 . The cup sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve consists of an elongated strip that is substantially in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid further comprising two angled ends and a short bottom and a long top. 
     
     
         3 . The cup sleeve of  claim 2 , wherein the elongated strip has an adhesive section on one of the two angled ends of the strip. 
     
     
         4 . The cup sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the outside of the sleeve has an indicating mark on the opposite side of the sleeve from the adhesive section. 
     
     
         5 . The cup sleeve of  1 , wherein the detachable tab is disposable. 
     
     
         6 . The cup sleeve of  1 , wherein the adhesive is of a material that adheres more strongly to the sleeve than the detachable tab. 
     
     
         7 . The cup sleeve of  claim 3 , wherein the elongated strip substantially in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid has a concave short bottom. 
     
     
         8 . A method of using a cup sleeve comprising the steps of
 Placing the cup sleeve around a cup, wherein the cup sleeve has an inner surface and an outer surface   Removing a detachable tab covering an adhesive on the inner surface of the cup sleeve   Applying pressure to the outer surface of the cup sleeve on the opposite side of the adhesive section.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of forming the cup sleeve by wrapping an elongated strip having two ends so that one end is coupled to the opposite end. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the pressure applied to the outer surface of the cup sleeve is applied on an indicating mark on the outer surface of the cup sleeve. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the detachable tab is detached after the cup sleeve has been placed around the cup. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the detachable tab extends above the cup sleeve before it is detached. 
     
     
         13 . A hot drink cup sleeve comprising
 a tape with an adhesive at least partially covering one side of the tape, wherein the tape is coupled to an inner surface of an elongated strip, and wherein the elongated strip has two ends and a top and a bottom, and wherein the two ends are coupled together to form a sleeve   
     
     
         14 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the elongated strip is comprised of corrugated paper. 
     
     
         15 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the bottom of the elongated strip is concave. 
     
     
         16 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the adhesive adheres more strongly to the hot drink cup sleeve than the detachable tab. 
     
     
         17 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the elongated strip is substantially in the shape of an inverted isosceles trapezoid wrapped into a sleeve, wherein the bottom of the inverted isosceles trapezoid is concave. 
     
     
         18 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein an indicating mark is on the outer surface of the elongated strip covering the adhesive. 
     
     
         19 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the adhesive tape extends beyond the top of the elongated strip. 
     
     
         20 . The hot drink cup sleeve of  claim 13 , wherein the hot drink cup sleeve is disposable.