Biodegradable cup holder
First Claim
1. An improved beverage container holder of the type adapted for placement around a beverage container and being formed from a band adapted for wrapping around said container and providing insulation from said beverage container, said improvement comprising said band being formed of water soluble, biodegradable material with a plurality of randomly shaped, spaced-apart depressions distributed on portions thereof creating an air gap therein and between said band and said beverage container.
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Abstract
A beverage container holder formed from a water soluble starch based material in a configuration facilitating the wrap around engagement of a beverage container for the insulation thereof and convenience of the user. The cup holder may be provided in a generally planar sheet construction for facilitating the packaging, shipping and handling thereof and with an interlocking tab assembly for facilitating the securement around a beverage container, such as a coffee cup. Once used for insulating the hands of a user, the cup holder of the present invention may be discarded and disposed of with water or the like to comprise an environmentally convenient, water soluble, biodegradable assembly.
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- 1. An improved beverage container holder of the type adapted for placement around a beverage container and being formed from a band adapted for wrapping around said container and providing insulation from said beverage container, said improvement comprising said band being formed of water soluble, biodegradable material with a plurality of randomly shaped, spaced-apart depressions distributed on portions thereof creating an air gap therein and between said band and said beverage container.
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10. A biodegradable insulating band for hot beverage containers, said band comprising:
an elongate body of extruded, biodegradable, starch based, water soluble material having a length sufficient for extending around said beverage containers and means for securing opposite ends of said biodegradable material around said beverage container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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