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The instant invention is a beverage container having a primary purpose of lowering the temperature of a beverage directly before consumption. The device is used in combination with a conventional beverage cup defined by an outer sleeve which operates in association with the beverage cup to form a pa

The instant invention is a beverage container having a primary purpose of lowering the temperature of a beverage directly before consumption. The device is used in combination with a conventional beverage cup defined by an outer sleeve which operates in association with the beverage cup to form a passageway for the convection of heat to lower the temperature of beverage passing through the passageway. In operation the beverage cup is placed in an inverted sealed position thereby maintaining the beverage in a hot or cold serving temperature for a longer period of time. The passageway further prevents spills and lessens the possibility of skin burning by limiting the amount of beverage that can be spilled as well as providing a radiant cooling affect for lowering of beverage temperature. A lid is further provided for concealing the beverage cup and sleeve formed passageway providing a free air space for uninhibited beverage consumption.

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A spill and scald resistant beverage device comprising: a conventional cup defined by a continuous first curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface bordered by an upper perimeter rim spaced apart from a lower perimeter edge, said lower perimeter edge sealingly connected to a botto

A spill and scald resistant beverage device comprising: a conventional cup defined by a continuous first curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface bordered by an upper perimeter rim spaced apart from a lower perimeter edge, said lower perimeter edge sealingly connected to a bottom wall having a top surface and a bottom surface with said inner surface of said side wall and said top surface of said bottom wall defining a first interior chamber; an annular housing means sized to encompass said conventional cup and defined by a cup shaped sleeve having a continuous second curved side wall of nominal thickness with an inner surface and an outer surface bordered by an upper perimeter edge spaced apart from a lower perimeter rim, said upper edge sealingly connected to a top wall, said inner surface of said second side wall and an inner surface of said top wall defining a second interior chamber; means for fluidly communicating said first interior chamber to said second interior chamber; whereby said beverage device is formed upon placement of a beverage in said first interior chamber of said conventional cup and positioning said annular housing means over said beverage filled cup positioning said bottom wall of said beverage filled cup within said perimeter rim of said annular housing forming a free air space between said bottom wall of said filled beverage cup and said lower perimeter rim, wherein beverage is consumed by inverting the beverage device allowing beverage to flow to said free air space by said means for fluidly communicating said first and second chambers when the device is tilted.