Ice core, beverage container with ice core and method of making

Abstract

An ice core, a beverage container with an ice core and a method of making the ice core and the beverage container with the ice core is disclosed. The ice core includes an ice core body, an ice core rim formed on the ice core body and an ice core tube formed through the ice core body and the ice core rim. The ice core is configured for placement in a beverage container. A lid having a slit formed thereon can be placed on the beverage container. A straw can be inserted through the slit in the lid, allowing the straw to have access to the beverage container and the ice core tube. wherein the straw placed through the ice core tube is configured to extend from the top region to the base region of the beverage container to access liquid at the base region.

1 . An ice core for a beverage container, comprising:
 an ice core body having a first end and an opposing second end;   an ice core rim formed on the first end of the ice core body, the ice core rim having a bottom surface on the first end of the ice core body, a top surface, and a pair of opposing side surfaces connecting the bottom surface with the top surface;   an ice core tube formed through the ice core body and the ice core rim, wherein the ice core tube forms an opening through the ice core body and the ice core rim extending from the top surface of the ice core rim to the bottom surface of the ice core rim and through the first end and the second end of the ice core body; and   an ice core housing to house the ice core body, the ice core rim and the ice core tube, wherein the ice core housing includes a cover formed over the top surface of the ice core rim, the second end of the ice core body, and the ice core tube extending therebetween, the cover enclosing ice formed within the ice core body and the ice core rim and the opening extending through the ice core body and the ice core rim that is devoid of ice therein.   
     
     
         2 . The ice core of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a substantially cylindrical shape and the first end has a diameter larger than the diameter of the second end, the diameter of the body decreases progressively from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
         3 . The ice core of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the ice core rim has a length corresponding with the diameter of the first end of the ice core body and the top surface of the ice core rim having a length extending beyond a periphery of the diameter of the first end of the ice core body, wherein each of the opposing side surfaces project inwardly from the top surface to the bottom surface to form a rolled outward rim that extends beyond side periphery of the ice core body 
     
     
         4 . The ice core of  claim 1 , wherein the cover formed over the top surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body comprises a pierceable material. 
     
     
         5 . The ice core of  claim 1 , wherein the cover formed over the top surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body comprises a slit thereon for receiving a straw therethrough to access an interior of the beverage container and the ice core including the ice core tube. 
     
     
         6 . A method of making an ice core for use with a beverage container, comprising:
 obtaining an ice core housing having a bottom portion, an open top portion and a side wall joining the bottom portion with the top portion;   placing an ice core in the ice core housing, the ice core including:
 an ice core body having a cylindrical shape with a first end and an opposing second end, the first end having a diameter larger than the diameter of the second end; 
 an ice core rim formed on the first end of the ice core body, the ice core rim having a bottom surface on the first end of the ice core body, a top surface, and a pair of opposing side surfaces connecting the bottom surface with the top surface, the bottom surface of the ice core rim having a length corresponding with the diameter of the first end of the ice core body and the top surface of the ice core rim having a length extending beyond a periphery of the diameter of the first end of the ice core body, wherein each of the opposing side surfaces project inwardly from the top surface to the bottom surface to formed a rolled outward rim that extends beyond side periphery of the ice core body; and 
 an ice core tube formed through the ice core body and the ice core rim, wherein the ice core tube forms an opening through the ice core body and the ice core rim extending from the top surface of the ice core rim to the bottom surface of the ice core rim and through the first end and the second of the ice core body, 
 wherein the second end of the ice core body is placed in the bottom portion the of the ice core housing with the first end of the ice core body and the ice core rim facing the open top portion of the ice core housing, 
   partially filling the ice core with particles of frozen liquid, wherein the particles of frozen liquid are distributed in the ice core body and ice core rim and around an exterior of the ice core tube, leaving the opening through the ice core tube free of particles of the frozen liquid therein,   adding a liquid to the frozen particles of liquid to fill in gaps between the particles in the ice core; and   sealing a portion of the ice core housing with the ice core therein with a lid after providing liquid to the particles of frozen liquid.   
     
     
         7 . The method  claim 6 , wherein the sealing comprises using a sealing machine to place a sealed lid over the ice core housing with the ice core therein and filled with the liquid and the particles of frozen liquid. 
     
     
         8 . The method  claim 7 , wherein the sealed lid extends over the top surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body including the opening therethrough to the ice core tube. 
     
     
         9 . The method  claim 8 , wherein the sealed lid comprises a slit thereon for receiving a straw therethrough to access an interior of the beverage container and the ice core including the ice core tube. 
     
     
         10 . The method  claim 8 , wherein the sealed lid comprises a pierceable material. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the diameter of the ice core body decreases progressively from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising freezing the sealed ice core housing with the ice core filled with liquid and particles of frozen liquid for a predetermined period of time to form the ice core. 
     
     
         13 . A beverage container assembly, comprising:
 a beverage container having a base region, a top region and a side wall that joins the base region with the top region, the base region, top region and the side wall together defining a space for receiving a liquid, the top region having a diameter larger than the diameter of the base region, wherein the diameter of the beverage container decreases progressively from the top region to the base region;   an ice core configured for placement in the beverage container, the ice core including:
 an ice core body having a cylindrical shape with a first end and an opposing second end, the first end having a diameter larger than the diameter of the second end, wherein the diameter of the ice core body decreases progressively from the first end to the second end; 
 an ice core rim formed on the first end of the ice core body, the ice core rim having a bottom surface on the first end of the ice core body, a top surface, and a pair of opposing side surfaces connecting the bottom surface with the top surface; 
 an ice core tube formed through the ice core body and the ice core rim, wherein the ice core tube forms an opening through the ice core body and the ice core rim extending from the top surface of the ice core rim to the bottom surface of the ice core rim and through the first end and the second of the ice core body; and 
 an ice core housing to house the ice core body, the ice core rim and the ice core tube, wherein the ice core housing includes a cover formed over the top surface of the ice core rim, the second end of the ice core body, and the ice core tube extending therebetween, the cover enclosing a frozen liquid formed within the ice core body and the ice core rim and the opening extending through the ice core body and the ice core rim that is devoid of the frozen liquid therein, 
 wherein the top surface of the ice core rim and the first end of the ice core body face the base region of the beverage container and the bottom surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body face the top region of the beverage container, with the rolled outward rim of the ice core rim configured to lodge against the side wall of the beverage container as a level of liquid in the beverage container diminishes to a point where the ice core is unable to float in the liquid, the rolled outward rim of the ice core rim adhering to the side wall at a location where the length of ice core rim corresponds with the diameter of the side wall, leaving a space between the ice core rim and the base region of the beverage container. 
   
     
     
         14 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , further comprising a lid configured for secure placement on the top region of the beverage container and to direct the ice core while floating on the liquid in the beverage container downward towards the base region of the container. 
     
     
         15 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the lid comprise a slit thereon for receiving the straw therethrough to access the beverage container and the ice core including the ice core tube. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the ice core comprises a height from the top surface of the ice core rim to the second end of the ice core body that is less than the height of the beverage container from the base region to the top region. 
     
     
         17 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the ice core is configured for removal from the beverage container and upending to reorient the ice core for a different placement with the beverage container, wherein the different placement includes having the top surface of the ice core rim and the first end of the ice core body face the top region of the beverage container and the bottom surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body face the bottom region of the beverage container. 
     
     
         18 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the cover formed over the top surface of the ice core rim and the second end of the ice core body comprises a pierceable material. 
     
     
         19 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the bottom surface of the ice core rim having a length corresponding with the diameter of the first end of the ice core body and the top surface of the ice core rim having a length extending beyond a periphery of the diameter of the first end of the ice core body, wherein each of the opposing side surfaces project inwardly from the top surface to the bottom surface to formed a rolled outward rim that extends beyond side periphery of the ice core body. 
     
     
         20 . The beverage container assembly of  claim 13 , further comprising a straw configured for placement in the beverage container and the ice core including through the ice core tube, wherein the straw placed through the ice core tube extends from the top region to the base region of the beverage container to access liquid at the base region.