US 11,945,641 B2
Container with insulating features
Kosaraju Mohan, Menomonee Falls, WI (US); Kyle Baird, Milwaukee, WI (US); Jozef Milewski, Richfield, WI (US); James Vogt, West Bend, WI (US); Ryan Kaestner, Milwaukee, WI (US); Mark Baldwin, Milwaukee, WI (US); John Best, Downingtown, PA (US); and Robert Koupeny, Sussex, WI (US)
Assigned to Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,802.
Application 17/723,802 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/382,270, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Application 16/382,270 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/382,265, filed on Apr. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,401,100.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/794,131, filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/674,834, filed on May 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/657,246, filed on Apr. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234812 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); B31B 50/62 (2017.01); B65D 3/06 (2006.01); B65D 3/14 (2006.01); B31B 105/00 (2017.01); B31B 110/20 (2017.01); B31B 120/40 (2017.01)
CPC B65D 81/3869 (2013.01) [B31B 50/62 (2017.08); B65D 3/06 (2013.01); B65D 3/14 (2013.01); B31B 2105/0022 (2017.08); B31B 2110/20 (2017.08); B31B 2120/40 (2017.08)] 42 Claims
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1. A container for containing a cold fluid, comprising:
a sidewall construct comprising an inner sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the container, an outer sleeve attached to the inner sidewall, and a cavity defined between the inner sidewall and the outer sleeve; and
a closed bottom defining a bottom of the interior of the container,
the container comprises insulating features comprising the cavity and a plurality of annular bands, each annular band of the plurality of annular bands comprises a spacer that extends in the cavity from the inner sidewall to the outer sleeve, the spacer comprises at least a first layer of material applied to a second layer of material adjacent the first layer of material, and
adjacent bands define a respective pocket of a plurality of pockets in the cavity such that the insulating features maintain a desired temperature of the cold fluid.