Insulated beverage housing with temperature maintenance

摘要

The insulated beverage housing provides an aperture for receiving a heat transfer body. Similarly, the heat transfer body provides an aperture for receiving a container. The heat transfer body stores a heat transfer material including but not limited to a fluid, gel, or other substance that can be heated or cooled depending upon the desired effect on the beverage. The removable heat transfer body may be easily removed and/or installed from the housing to heat or cool the heat transfer material for use in affecting the temperature of the beverage.

主权项

1. An apparatus for receiving a beverage container, the apparatus comprising:
a heat transfer body adapted to receive the beverage container; a heat transfer material sealed within the heat transfer body; a housing adapted to receive the beverage container wherein the housing accepts placement of the heat transfer body within the housing, the heat transfer body separable from the housing and the beverage container wherein the heat transfer body is removable from the housing; an opening in the housing wherein the opening extends vertically downward into the housing, the opening receiving the heat transfer body and at least a portion of the beverage container; a heat transfer pocket of the heat transfer body, the heat transfer pocket storing the heat transfer material; the heat transfer pocket directly contacting the beverage container; a retention head removably attached to the housing, the retention head attaching to the housing to secure the heat transfer body within the housing, the retention head detaching from the housing for removal and insertion of the heat transfer body within the housing wherein the retention head is located radially outward from the housing at the attachment of the retention head to the housing; a side wall of the housing; a head extension protruding towards the interior of the housing wherein the head extension extends radially inward beyond an innermost portion of the side wall of the housing; the opening defining a vertical axis; a side wall of the housing defining the opening, an outer surface of the side wall located radially outward from the vertical axis defined by the opening; a separating finger extending radially inward from an inner surface of the side wall towards an outer surface of the heat transfer pocket and the opening wherein the separating finger contacts the outer surface of the heat transfer pocket.