Container and method of forming a container

Abstract

An insulating container can be configured hold a wine bottle or other bottles that includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell and inner shell may be integrally joined together to form an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the two shells. A compressible support member may be placed to between a bottom wall of the outer shell and a bottom wall of the inner shell to help form a planar bottom wall of the inner shell when the vacuum cavity is formed. The insulating container may further include a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insulated container configured to hold a bottle, the insulated container comprising:
 a metallic outer shell comprising an external sidewall and an outer bottom wall;   a metallic inner shell comprising an inner sidewall and an inner bottom wall;   the outer shell connected to the inner shell forming an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the outer shell and the inner shell;   the insulated container having a top opening at a top of the inner sidewall that leads into a cavity formed by the inner sidewall and the inner bottom wall;   a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall; and   a support member located between the outer bottom wall and the inner bottom wall.   
     
     
         2 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the inner bottom wall is within a range of 3.25 inches and 3.75 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the inner sidewall is within a range of 8.5 inches and 9 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a height of the inner sidewall to a diameter of the inner bottom wall is within a range of 2.2:1 and 2.8:1. 
     
     
         5 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a ceramic fiber insulation. 
     
     
         6 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein the outer bottom wall has a lower ring-shaped cavity, the lower ring-shaped cavity including a continuous inner cavity wall and a continuous outer cavity wall. 
     
     
         7 . The insulated container of  claim 6 , further comprising
 a foot bracket connected to the lower right-shaped cavity, wherein the foot bracket includes a pair of engaging members, and   wherein an elastomeric foot member is connected to the foot bracket.   
     
     
         8 . The insulated container of  claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, and a circular sidewall located between the top side and the bottom side, wherein the bottom side lays flat against the inner bottom wall. 
     
     
         9 . The insulated container of  claim 8 , wherein the top side of the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a honeycomb design that includes a plurality of cavities that are each in the shape of a hexagon. 
     
     
         10 . An insulated container configured to hold a bottle, the insulated container comprising:
 a metallic outer shell comprising an outer sidewall and an outer bottom wall, wherein the bottom outer wall has a lower ring-shaped cavity, the lower ring-shaped cavity including an inner cavity wall, an outer cavity wall, and a bottom cavity wall;   a foot bracket connected to the lower ring-shaped cavity, wherein the foot bracket includes a pair of engaging members, and wherein an elastomeric foot member is connected to the foot bracket;   a metallic inner shell defining an inward facing surface comprising an inner sidewall and an inner bottom wall, wherein the inner bottom wall includes a planar central region;   the outer shell being integrally joined to the inner shell forming an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the outer shell and the inner shell;   the insulated container having a top opening extending into a cavity;   a support member located between the outer bottom wall and the inner bottom wall, wherein the support member is located adjacent the inner cavity wall; and   a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall.   
     
     
         11 . The insulated container of  claim 10 , wherein a diameter of the inner bottom wall is within a range of 3.25 inches and 3.75 inches and a height of the inner sidewall is within a range of 8.5 inches and 9 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The insulated container of  claim 10 , wherein the support member comprises a ceramic fiber insulation. 
     
     
         13 . The insulated container of  claim 10 , wherein the outer bottom wall has a lower ring-shaped cavity, the lower ring-shaped cavity including a continuous inner cavity wall and a continuous outer cavity wall. 
     
     
         14 . The insulated container of  claim 13 , further comprising
 a foot bracket connected to the lower right-shaped cavity, wherein the foot bracket includes a pair of engaging members, and   wherein an elastomeric foot member is connected to the foot bracket.   
     
     
         15 . The insulated container of  claim 10 , wherein the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, and a circular sidewall located between the top side and the bottom side, wherein the bottom side lays flat against the inner bottom wall. 
     
     
         16 . The insulated container of  claim 15 , wherein the top side of the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a honeycomb design that includes a plurality of cavities that are each in the shape of a hexagon. 
     
     
         17 . An insulated container configured to hold a bottle, the insulated container comprising:
 a metallic outer shell comprising an external sidewall and an outer bottom wall;   a metallic inner shell comprising an inner sidewall and an inner bottom wall, wherein a diameter of the inner bottom wall is within a range of 3.25 inches and 3.75 inches and a height of the inner sidewall is within a range of 8.5 inches and 9 inches;   the outer shell connected to the inner shell forming an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the outer shell and the inner shell;   the insulated container having a top opening at a top of the inner sidewall that leads into a cavity formed by the inner sidewall and the inner bottom wall;   a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall, wherein the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, and a circular sidewall located between the top side and the bottom side, wherein the bottom side of the cylindrical elastomeric disc lays flat against the inner bottom wall, and further wherein the top side of the cylindrical elastomeric disc includes a honeycomb design that includes a plurality of cavities that are each in the shape of a hexagon; and   a support member located between the outer bottom wall and the inner bottom wall.   
     
     
         18 . The insulated container of  claim 17 , wherein the support member comprises a ceramic fiber insulation. 
     
     
         19 . The insulated container of  claim 17 , wherein the outer bottom wall has a lower ring-shaped cavity, the lower ring-shaped cavity including a continuous inner cavity wall and a continuous outer cavity wall. 
     
     
         20 . The insulated container of  claim 19 , further comprising
 a foot bracket connected to the lower right-shaped cavity, wherein the foot bracket includes a pair of engaging members, and   wherein an elastomeric foot member is connected to the foot bracket.