PHASE CHANGE AND INSULATING PROPERTIES CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE
First Claim
1. A container for cooling beverages to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining that beverage temperature for a sufficient time so as to allow the beverage to be consumed, said container comprising:
- a beverage chamber for receiving a beverage therein defined by an open top, a lid for reversibly sealing the open top, and a beverage chamber side wall, said beverage chamber side wall having an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom portion;
a reservoir side wall disposed surroundingly at a spaced relationship to said beverage chamber side wall so as to define a reservoir therebetween; and
a phase change material being disposed in said reservoir.
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Abstract
A container and method for cooling beverages to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining that beverage temperature for a sufficient time so as to allow the beverage to be consumed is provided. The container includes a beverage chamber for receiving a beverage therein which is defined by an open top, a lid for reversibly sealing the open top, and a beverage chamber side wall. The beverage chamber side wall has an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom portion. A reservoir side wall is disposed surroundingly at a spaced relationship to the beverage chamber side wall so as to define a reservoir therebetween. A phase change material is disposed in the reservoir.
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20 Claims
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1. A container for cooling beverages to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining that beverage temperature for a sufficient time so as to allow the beverage to be consumed, said container comprising:
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a beverage chamber for receiving a beverage therein defined by an open top, a lid for reversibly sealing the open top, and a beverage chamber side wall, said beverage chamber side wall having an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom portion;
a reservoir side wall disposed surroundingly at a spaced relationship to said beverage chamber side wall so as to define a reservoir therebetween; and
a phase change material being disposed in said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A container for cooling beverages to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining that beverage temperature for a sufficient time so as to allow the beverage to be consumed, said container comprising:
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an outer sleeve having an inner wall member, an outer wall member, and a bottom member;
a beverage chamber having a diameter smaller than said outer sleeve and being defined by a inner wall, an outer wall, and a bottom portion;
said beverage chamber being inserted into said outer sleeve, said outer sleeve being attached to said beverage chamber at a spaced apart relationship so to define a reservoir therebetween; and
a phase change material being disposed in said reservoir and having a phase change temperature at approximately the acceptable consumption temperature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for cooling a hot beverage to an acceptable consumption temperature and then for maintaining the temperature within an acceptable consumption range which includes a container having a beverage chamber for receiving a beverage therein, a reservoir side wall disposed surroundingly at a spaced relationship to the beverage chamber so as to define a reservoir therebetween, and a phase change material being disposed in the reservoir for absorbing the heat from the beverage when it is above the acceptable consumption temperature and for returning the heat to the beverage when it is below the acceptable consumption temperature comprising the steps of:
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allowing the container to reach equilibrium room temperature which is below a phase change temperature of the phase change material;
putting a hot beverage into the beverage chamber;
cooling the hot beverage by transferring heat to the phase change material so that it changes to a new phase from its original phase at room temperature;
waiting for the phase change material to change; and
replacing heat to the hot beverage by transferring heat from the phase change material as it changes back to its original phase. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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