US 12,440,066 B2
Insulated food and beverage container
Colton Bryan Haas, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Vinglace LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Vinglace LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,753.
Application 18/069,753 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/854,654, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,653,791.
Application 17/854,654 is a continuation of application No. 17/394,015, filed on Aug. 4, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/394,015 is a continuation of application No. 16/100,153, filed on Aug. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,089,906, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/388,290, filed on Jul. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/653,185, filed on Apr. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119726 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 41/00 (2006.01); A47J 41/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 41/0077 (2013.01) [A47J 41/0088 (2013.01); A47J 41/024 (2013.01); A47J 41/026 (2013.01); A47J 41/028 (2013.01); B65D 81/3869 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insulated container comprising:
an outer vessel comprising an insulated double-walled structure having a closed end, an open end, an inner side wall and an outer side wall, wherein the inner and outer side walls are connected at the open end of the outer vessel to form the open end, and a stepped portion provided in an inner surface of the inner side wall of the outer vessel and extending partially from the open end towards the closed end, wherein the inner side wall and the closed end together form a hollow interior;
an insert structure at least a portion of which is removably arranged within the hollow interior, the insert structure comprising:
a body having an open upper end and a base end, and
a sipping portion extending from the open upper end, the sipping portion comprising a sipping end and a shoulder end spaced apart from the sipping end,
wherein the sipping portion protrudes from the open end of the outer vessel, and
an inner diameter of the sipping portion from the shoulder end to the sipping end varies, with the sipping end having a greater inner diameter than the shoulder end; and
a deformable flange having a plurality of protrusions, wherein an outer surface of the body compresses the deformable flange between the insert structure and the stepped portion of the outer vessel to removably secure the body of the insert structure within the hollow interior of the outer vessel.