Beverage container warmer
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1. A device for keeping a hot beverage, contained in a container having the shape of the frustum of a cone, at the desired elevated temperature for consumption, comprising:
- a flexible heating jacket having the shape of a frustum of a cone into which said container can be inserted such that said jacket substantially surrounds and contacts at least a portion of said container, said flexible heating jacket being capable of being transformed into a substantially flattened configuration when not enclosing said container;
electrically powered heating means embedded in said heating jacket; and
means for supplying electric power to said heating jacket.
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Abstract
The invention provides an electrically heated jacket to maintain a hot beverage contained in a disposable hot-beverage container at optimum temperature for consumption. Electrical power for heating may be provided, in various embodiments, by household electric power, electric power from a motor vehicle electrical system, or batteries, which may be disposable or rechargeable. The invention also provides a method for keeping a hot beverage warm comprising providing freshly recharged batteries convenient to the point-of-sale of hot beverages.
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28 Claims
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1. A device for keeping a hot beverage, contained in a container having the shape of the frustum of a cone, at the desired elevated temperature for consumption, comprising:
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a flexible heating jacket having the shape of a frustum of a cone into which said container can be inserted such that said jacket substantially surrounds and contacts at least a portion of said container, said flexible heating jacket being capable of being transformed into a substantially flattened configuration when not enclosing said container;
electrically powered heating means embedded in said heating jacket; and
means for supplying electric power to said heating jacket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of keeping a hot beverage, contained in a container having the shape of the frustum of a cone, at the desired elevated temperature for consumption, comprising:
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providing a flexible electrically heated jacket having the shape of a frustum of a cone into which said container can be inserted such that said jacket substantially surrounds and contacts at least a portion of said container, said flexible heating jacket being capable of being transformed into a substantially flattened configuration when not enclosing said container, wherein the electrical power for said heating jacket is provided by a rechargeable battery contained in a battery holder detachably attached and disconnectably connected electrically to the heating jacket;
providing a battery dispensing machine into which a partially discharged battery in its holder can be inserted and which will in turn dispense a fully recharged battery in its holder. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A cup holder for permanent installation as an integral component of a motor vehicle comprising means for keeping a hot beverage in a container at the desired elevated temperature for consumption, comprising:
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a cavity into which said beverage container can be inserted;
electrically powered heating means embedded in the walls of said cavity;
means for supplying electric power to said heating means; and
a switch controlling the application of electric power to said heating means. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A device detachably connectable to a computer for keeping a hot beverage, contained in a container having the shape of the frustum of a cone, at the desired elevated temperature for consumption, comprising:
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a flexible heating jacket having the shape of a frustum of a cone into which said container can be inserted such that said jacket substantially surrounds and contacts at least a portion of said container, said flexible heating jacket being capable of being transformed into a substantially flattened configuration when not enclosing said container;
electrically powered heating means embedded in said heating jacket; and
means for supplying electric power to said heating jacket. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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