An insulating beverage-can holder including: a can-receiving cup; a primary lid that is secured to the upper edge of the cup and has (a) a main portion defining a drinking hole aligned with the can opening, (b) a disk of resiliently-deformable material on the underside of the main portion to form a
An insulating beverage-can holder including: a can-receiving cup; a primary lid that is secured to the upper edge of the cup and has (a) a main portion defining a drinking hole aligned with the can opening, (b) a disk of resiliently-deformable material on the underside of the main portion to form a seal about the can opening and having an aperture aligned with the drinking hole, and (c) a circumferential rim disposed to form a seal around the edge of the cup; and a secondary lid which is hinged to the primary lid at opposite sides of the main portion and is movable between a first position exposing the drinking hole and a second position closing the drinking hole and covering an area of the primary lid.
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1. An insulating beverage-container holder including (a) a lower container-receiving cup having an upper edge and (b) an upper lid structure, the cup and lid structure together configured to selectively admit, enclose and allow removal of a standard-shape beverage can having a bead and a top surface
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An insulating beverage-container holder including (a) a lower container-receiving cup having an upper edge and (b) an upper lid structure, the cup and lid structure together configured to selectively admit, enclose and allow removal of a standard-shape beverage can having a bead and a top surface with an offset opening near the bead, wherein the upper lid structure comprises: a primary lid including (i) a main portion secured to the upper edge of the cup, covering the cup thereby to enclose the can and defining an offset drinking hole alignable with the can opening, the main portion having an underside, and (ii) a disk of resiliently-deformable insulating material on the underside of the main portion and disposed to form a fluid-impermeable seal about the can opening, the disk having an aperture aligned with the drinking hole; anda secondary lid hinged to the primary lid about a hinge axis extending along the main portion, the secondary lid being movable between a first position exposing the drinking hole and a second position closing the drinking hole and covering a top-surface area of the main portion therearound. 2. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 1 wherein the primary lid is hinged to the upper edge of the cup, the lid structure being selectively movable about the hinge between a can-admitting/removing open position and a can-enclosing closed position. 3. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 2 wherein the primary lid includes a latch for engagement in the closed position with a latch-catch at the upper edge of the cup. 4. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 2 wherein the primary lid includes a flow-directing member disposed to extend downwardly from the underside of the main portion and through a plane defined by the can opening when the primary lid is in the closed position. 5. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 4 wherein the flow-directing member is tubular. 6. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 2 wherein the secondary lid includes an underside protrusion disposed to extend into the drinking hole when the secondary lid is in the second position. 7. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 6 wherein the underside protrusion is configured to plug the drinking hole when the secondary lid is in the second position, thereby forming a fluid-impermeable seal. 8. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 7 wherein: the primary lid includes a flow-directing member disposed to extend downwardly from the underside of the main portion through a plane defined by the can opening when the primary lid is in the closed position, the flow-directing member having inner walls; andthe protrusion extends into the flow-directing member and engages inner walls thereof to form the fluid-impermeable seal. 9. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 8 wherein the cup includes a side handle. 10. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 1 wherein the main portion includes a turret-like raised portion adjacent to the drinking hole, the secondary lid being hinged at hinge points on opposite sides of the turret-like raised portion. 11. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 10 wherein the turret-like raised portion and the secondary lid have substantially co-planar top surfaces when the secondary lid is in the second position. 12. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 10 wherein the turret-like raised portion and the secondary lid have top surfaces at least one of which bears readable indicia. 13. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 1 wherein the resiliently-deformable disk of the primary lid is disposed to sealingly engage the bead of the beverage can when the primary lid is in the closed position. 14. An insulating beverage-container holder including (a) a lower container-receiving cup having an upper edge and (b) an upper lid structure, the cup and lid structure together configured to selectively admit, enclose and allow removal of a standard-shape beverage can having a bead and a top surface with an offset opening near the bead, wherein the upper lid structure comprises: a primary lid secured to the upper edge of the cup and covering the cup thereby to enclose the can, the primary lid including (i) a main portion defining an offset drinking hole alignable with the can opening, the main portion having an underside, and (ii) a disk of resiliently-deformable insulating material on the underside of the main portion and disposed to form a fluid-impermeable seal about the can opening, the disk having an aperture aligned with the drinking hole; anda secondary lid hinged to the primary lid about a hinge axis extending along the main portion, the secondary lid being movable between a first position exposing the drinking hole and a second position closing the drinking hole and covering a top-surface area of the main portion therearound, the secondary lid being disposed in the second position to form a fluid-impermeable secondary seal 360° around the drinking hole, the secondary seal being formed at points of frictional contact between the underside of the secondary lid and an adjacent upperside of the primary lid. 15. An insulating beverage-container holder including (a) a lower container-receiving cup having an upper edge and (b) an upper lid structure, the cup and lid structure together configured to selectively admit, enclose and allow removal of a standard-shape beverage can having a bead and a top surface with an offset opening near the bead, wherein the upper lid structure comprises: a primary lid secured to the upper edge of the cup and covering the cup thereby to enclose the can, the primary lid including (i) a main portion defining an offset drinking hole alignable with the can opening, the main portion having an underside, and (ii) a disk of resiliently-deformable insulating material on the underside of the main portion and disposed to form a fluid-impermeable seal about the can opening, the disk having an aperture aligned with the drinking hole, and (iii) an edge-engaging circumferential rim disposed to form a fluid-impermeable seal 360° around the edge of the cup; anda secondary lid hinged to the primary lid about a hinge axis extending along the main portion, the secondary lid being movable between a first position exposing the drinking hole and a second position closing the drinking hole and covering a top-surface area of the main portion therearound. 16. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 15 wherein one of the edge-engaging circumferential rim and the edge of the cup is of a deformably-resilient polymer and the other is of hard plastic. 17. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 16 wherein the primary lid is hinged to the upper edge of the cup, the lid structure being selectively movable about the hinge between a can-admitting/removing open position and a can-enclosing closed position. 18. The insulating beverage-container holder of claim 14 wherein the primary lid is hinged to the upper edge of the cup, the lid structure being selectively movable about the hinge between a can-admitting/removing open position and a can-enclosing closed position.
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