A disposable beverage container sleeve has a substantially rectangular upper body and a gusset. The upper body has a vertical upper body fold line and an integrated upper body flap along a first vertical edge of the upper body. The upper body flap is adapted to fold over a second vertical edge of th
A disposable beverage container sleeve has a substantially rectangular upper body and a gusset. The upper body has a vertical upper body fold line and an integrated upper body flap along a first vertical edge of the upper body. The upper body flap is adapted to fold over a second vertical edge of the upper body and is affixed to the upper body proximate the second vertical edge. The gusset is formed from a first gusset portion and a second gusset portion, the first and second gusset portions being integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the upper body on opposing sides of the vertical upper body fold line. The gusset further comprises a gusset support band formed by at least one thickness of the first gusset portion and at least one thickness of the second gusset portion.
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1. A disposable beverage container sleeve, comprising: a substantially rectangular upper body having a vertical upper body fold line and an integrated upper body flap along a full length of a first vertical edge of the upper body, the upper body flap adapted to fold over a second vertical edge of th
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A disposable beverage container sleeve, comprising: a substantially rectangular upper body having a vertical upper body fold line and an integrated upper body flap along a full length of a first vertical edge of the upper body, the upper body flap adapted to fold over a second vertical edge of the upper body, the upper body flap further adapted to be affixed to the upper body proximate the second vertical edge;a gusset comprising a first gusset portion and a second gusset portion, the first and second gusset portions integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the upper body on opposing sides of the vertical upper body fold line;wherein the gusset further comprises a gusset support band formed by at least one thickness of the first gusset portion and at least one thickness of the second gusset portion;whereby, when the upper body flap is affixed to the upper body proximate the second vertical edge and the gusset support band is formed, the disposable beverage container sleeve is laterally continuous from the first vertical edge of the upper body to the vertical upper body fold line to the second vertical edge of the upper body, and longitudinally continuous from an upper edge of the upper body to the lower edge of the upper body through the first gusset portion to the gusset support band through the second gusset portion to the lower edge of the upper body to the upper edge of the upper body. 2. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, wherein the gusset support band is integrated with and depends from a lower edge of the first gusset portion, and the gusset is formed by folding the gusset support band over a lower edge of the second gusset portion and affixing the gusset portion gusset support band to the second gusset portion, thereby connecting the lower edge of the first gusset portion to the lower edge of the second gusset portion. 3. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 2, wherein the gusset support band is affixed to the second gusset portion with an adhesive. 4. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, wherein the gusset support band further comprises a first gusset support portion integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the first gusset portion and a second gusset support portion integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the second gusset portion, and the gusset is formed by affixing the first gusset support portion to the second gusset portion, and affixing the second gusset support portion to the first gusset portion, thereby connecting the lower edge of the first gusset portion to the lower edge of the second gusset portion. 5. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 4, wherein the first gusset support portion and the second gusset support portion are affixed with an adhesive. 6. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, wherein the gusset support band further comprises a first gusset support portion integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the first gusset portion and a second gusset support portion integrated with and depending from a lower edge of the second gusset portion and the gusset is formed by affixing the first gusset support portion to the second gusset support portion, and affixing the first gusset support portion to the first gusset portion, thereby connecting the lower edge of the first gusset portion to the lower edge of the second gusset portion. 7. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 6, wherein the first gusset support portion and the second gusset support portion are affixed with an adhesive. 8. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, further comprising a member for picking up the disposable beverage container sleeve from a stack of the disposable beverage container sleeves. 9. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 8, wherein the member for picking up the disposable beverage container sleeve is selected from the group consisting of a cut-out on the upper edge of the upper body, a tab extending from the upper edge of the upper body, and combinations thereof. 10. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, wherein the upper body flap is affixed to the upper body with an adhesive. 11. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, wherein the upper body, the upper body flap, the first gusset portion and the second gusset portion are provided in a unitary structure. 12. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 11, wherein the unitary structure is formed from a paper-based product. 13. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 12, wherein the paper-based product is selected from multi-ply and multi-layer paper-based product. 14. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 12, wherein the paper-based product further comprises plastic, foil, adsorbent, and combinations thereof. 15. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, further comprising a marketing logo incorporated in or on the upper body, the marketing logo selected from the group consisting of logos symbolizing an event, an association, an organization, a team, a school, a manufacturer, a producer, a supplier, a purveyor, a cause, goods made or sold by a manufacturer, a producer, a supplier, or a purveyor, and services provided by a manufacturer, a producer, a supplier, or a purveyor, and combinations thereof. 16. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 15, wherein the marketing logo is incorporated in or on the upper body by a process selected from the group consisting of imprinting, stamping, embossing, affixing a label, and combinations thereof. 17. The disposable beverage container sleeve of claim 1, further comprising a dispenser for a plurality of the disposable beverage container sleeves, the dispenser adaptable to at least one of packaging, shipping, and delivering the disposable beverage container sleeves to a point of use.
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