Insulated container
First Claim
1. An insulated container adapted to store a liquid and operative to inhibit heat transfer between the liquid in an interior thereof and an exterior ambient environment, comprising:
- (a) an inner container body formed of a stiff yet resilient first material, said inner container body including a first bottom wall connected to a surrounding first sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a first top rim defining a first opening into the interior of the insulated container, said first sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated first concavities oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of said inner container body thereby to form a pair of exteriorly opening channels disposed opposite one another on said first sidewall of said inner container body;
(b) an outer shell fabricated of a stiff yet resilient second material, said outer shell including a second bottom wall connected to a surrounding second sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a second top rim defining a second opening into a shell interior sized and adapted to receive said inner container body in a close-fitted yet spaced-apart telescopic engagement to define a mated state, said second sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated second concavities oriented transversely of the longitudinal axis when in the mated state thereby forming a pair of opposed interiorly projecting ribs sized and positioned to respectively engage the channels on said inner container body when in the mated state; and
(c) a cap structure removably connected to said inner container body and operative in a cap-on condition to cover and retain the liquid in the interior of the insulated container and in a cap-off condition to permit the liquid to be transferred into and be dispensed from the interior of the insulated container.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an insulated container that is used to inhibit heat transfer between liquid contained in the interior of the insulated container and the exterior ambient environment. The container has an inner body and an outer shell. The outer shell has an opening which receives the inner container body in a close fitted, telescopic engagement. Respective concavities on the inner body and the outer shell engage one another to help lock the inner body and the outer shell together. The insulated container includes a cap structure that is removably connected to the inner body and retains the liquid in the interior of the insulated container. Protrusions on the inner body are used to maintain a spaced-apart relationship between the sidewalls when the inner container body. The cap structure may include a valve assembly from which to dispense the liquid.
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25 Claims
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1. An insulated container adapted to store a liquid and operative to inhibit heat transfer between the liquid in an interior thereof and an exterior ambient environment, comprising:
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(a) an inner container body formed of a stiff yet resilient first material, said inner container body including a first bottom wall connected to a surrounding first sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a first top rim defining a first opening into the interior of the insulated container, said first sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated first concavities oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of said inner container body thereby to form a pair of exteriorly opening channels disposed opposite one another on said first sidewall of said inner container body; (b) an outer shell fabricated of a stiff yet resilient second material, said outer shell including a second bottom wall connected to a surrounding second sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a second top rim defining a second opening into a shell interior sized and adapted to receive said inner container body in a close-fitted yet spaced-apart telescopic engagement to define a mated state, said second sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated second concavities oriented transversely of the longitudinal axis when in the mated state thereby forming a pair of opposed interiorly projecting ribs sized and positioned to respectively engage the channels on said inner container body when in the mated state; and (c) a cap structure removably connected to said inner container body and operative in a cap-on condition to cover and retain the liquid in the interior of the insulated container and in a cap-off condition to permit the liquid to be transferred into and be dispensed from the interior of the insulated container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An insulated container adapted to store a liquid and operative to inhibit heat transfer between the liquid in an interior thereof and an exterior ambient environment, comprising:
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(a) an inner container body formed of a plastic material, said inner container body including a first bottom wall connected to a surrounding first sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a first top rim defining a first opening into the interior of the insulated container, said first sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated first concavities oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of said inner container body thereby to form a pair of exteriorly opening channels disposed opposite one another on said first sidewall of said inner container body; (b) an outer shell fabricated of a plastic material, said outer shell including a second bottom wall connected to a surrounding second sidewall extending longitudinally and terminating in a second top rim defining a second opening into a shell interior sized and adapted to receive said inner container body in a close-fitted yet spaced-apart telescopic engagement to define a mated state, said second sidewall having a pair of opposed elongated second concavities oriented transversely of the longitudinal axis when in the mated state thereby forming a pair of opposed interiorly projecting ribs sized and positioned to respectively engage the channels on said inner container body when in the mated state; and (c) a cap structure removably connected to said inner container body and operative in a cap-on condition to cover and retain the liquid in the interior of the insulated container and in a cap-off condition to permit the liquid to be transferred into and be dispensed from the interior of the insulated container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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