The current invention relates to an insulating container comprising a vessel and a wrap, wherein the vessel comprises one or more protrusions matched to corresponding recesses, wherein the protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness, wherein the wrap and the protrusions cooperate to f
The current invention relates to an insulating container comprising a vessel and a wrap, wherein the vessel comprises one or more protrusions matched to corresponding recesses, wherein the protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness, wherein the wrap and the protrusions cooperate to form one or more void spaces between the wall and the wrap, thereby providing insulating properties to the container.
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1. An insulating container, comprising: a vessel and a wrap;said vessel having a wall, said wall having one or more protrusions on one side of said wall that are matched to one or more corresponding recesses on the opposite side of said wall, wherein said protrusions have a substantially consistent
1. An insulating container, comprising: a vessel and a wrap;said vessel having a wall, said wall having one or more protrusions on one side of said wall that are matched to one or more corresponding recesses on the opposite side of said wall, wherein said protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness, andsaid wrap cooperates with said protrusions thereby defining one or more void spaces between said wall and said wrap, said void spaces having a depth between about 5 mm and about 12 mm, thereby providing insulating properties to said container. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the depth of said void spaces is generally between about 7 mm and about 12 mm. 3. The container of claim 1 wherein at least one of said protrusions has a configuration selected from a group consisting of ridges, corrugations, dome-like, conical, frustoconical, and pyramidal. 4. The container of claim 1 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by about 30% to about 165%. 5. The container of claim 1 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by about 100% to about 165%. 6. The container of claim 1 wherein the mass of said wrap is less than about 50% of the mass of said container without said wrap. 7. The container of claim 1 wherein the mass of said wrap is less than about 10% of the mass of said container without said wrap. 8. The container of claim 1 wherein the thickness of said wrap is less than about 0.015-inch. 9. The container of claim 1 wherein the thickness of said wrap is less than about 0.005-inch. 10. The container of claim 1 wherein at least one of said insulating void spaces is non-hermetic. 11. The container of claim 1 wherein at least one region of said wall comprises at least one thermochromatic compound. 12. The container of claim 1 wherein at least one region of said wrap comprises at least one thermochromatic compound. 13. The container of claim 1 wherein said vessel is manufactured by a method selected from blow molding and thermoforming. 14. The container of claim 1 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by more than 30%. 15. The container of claim 1 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by more than 50%. 16. The container of claim 1 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by more than 100%. 17. A method for manufacturing an insulating container comprising: fashioning a mold wherein said mold comprises at least one relief area, said relief area being suitable for actualizing at least one protrusion from the wall of a vessel formed by using said mold,forming a vessel using said mold, said vessel having a wall, said wall having one or more protrusions on one side of said wall that are matched to one or more corresponding recesses on the opposite side of said wall, wherein said protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness,removing said vessel from said mold, andpositioning a wrap to cooperate with said protrusions thereby defining one or more void spaces between said wall and said wrap, said void spaces having a depth between about 5 mm and about 12 mm, thereby providing insulating properties to said container. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the depth of said void spaces is generally between about 7 mm and about 12 mm. 19. The method of claim 17 wherein at least one of said protrusions has a configuration selected from a group consisting of ridges, corrugations, dome-like, conical, frustoconical, and pyramidal. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by about 30% to about 165%. 21. The method of claim 17 wherein said protrusions increase the overall surface area of the exterior of said vessel by about 100% to about 165%. 22. The method of claim 17 wherein the mass of said wrap is less than about 50% of the mass of said container without said wrap. 23. The method of claim 17 wherein the thickness of said wrap is less than about 0.015-inch. 24. The method of claim 17 wherein at least one of said insulating void spaces is non-hermetic. 25. The method of claim 17 wherein at least one region of said wall comprises at least one thermochromatic compound. 26. The method of claim 17 wherein said vessel is manufactured by a method selected from blow molding and thermoforming. 27. A method for hot-filling a beverage into an insulating container comprising: heating a beverage,placing said beverage into a vessel, said vessel having a wall, said wall having one or more protrusions on one side of said wall that are matched to one or more corresponding recesses on the opposite side of said wall, wherein said protrusions have a substantially consistent wall thickness,allowing said vessel and said beverage to cool,positioning a wrap to cooperate with said protrusions thereby defining one or more void spaces between said wall and said wrap, said void spaces having a depth between about 5 mm and about 12 mm, thereby providing insulating properties to said container. 28. The container of claim 13 wherein the type of thermoforming is selected from vacuum forming, pressure forming, and twin sheet forming. 29. The container of claim 13 wherein the type of blow molding is selected from injection blow molding, stretch blow molding, and extrusion blow molding. 30. The method of claim 27 wherein the depth of said void spaces is generally between about 7 mm and about 12 mm. 31. The method of claim 27 wherein said vessel is manufactured by a method selected from blow molding and thermoforming.
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