Sleeves for beverage and food containers

Abstract

The invention relates to sleeves for containers for beverages and/or food, and methods for using a sleeve on a container. A sleeve of the current invention, in certain embodiments, includes a wall, wherein said wall comprises a wall body and an elastic strip, for example, for holding utensils while a container is placed into the sleeve. In certain other embodiments, a sleeve of the invention comprises a wall and a bottom.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sleeve for a beverage container comprising a wall, a bottom and a connection strip; wherein said wall comprises a wall body, a sticky material, and an elastic strip; wherein said elastic strip is elastic in a horizontal direction but not a vertical direction; and wherein said connection strip connects the bottom to the wall. 
     
     
         2 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a jar. 
     
     
         3 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a Mason jar. 
     
     
         4 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a regular mouth Mason jar. 
     
     
         5 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a wide mouth Mason jar. 
     
     
         6 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said wall further comprises a closure strip. 
     
     
         7 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said sleeve comprises an overlap section. 
     
     
         8 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said elastic strip further comprises a loop. 
     
     
         9 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom comprises a sticky material. 
     
     
         10 . A method for using a beverage container comprising placing said beverage container in a sleeve according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a Mason jar. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a Mason jar. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a regular mouth Mason jar. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve is designed to fit on a wide mouth Mason jar. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said wall further comprises a closure strip. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve comprises an overlap section. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said elastic strip further comprises a loop. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein said bottom comprises a sticky material.