US 7,568,362 B2
Bean bag holder to be used to hold a can or bottle
Daniel Oas, Irwindale, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Calibre International, LLC, Irwindale, Calif. (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/581,875.
Prior Publication US 2008/0087786 A1, Apr. 17, 2008
Int. Cl. F25D 3/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 62—457.3  [62/457.5] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container holder comprising:
a. a top ring cover, a container, and a bottom ring attachment, the top ring cover having a top circumference with circular inner cylindrical wall extending to a bottom interior circumference and an outer curved declining outwardly extending wall extending from the top circumference to a bottom exterior circumference, the circular inner cylindrical wall and outer curved wall joined at a top circumference to form a round opening of said top ring cover;
b. said container is a generally a cylindrically shaped apparatus having a first cylindrical section and a second cylindrical section, said first cylindrical section having a top round opening extending to a transverse outer ring which connects to a top of the second cylindrical section which has a closed flat bottom, with a short height circular wall vertically affixed to an outer side of said bottom of the container;
c. said bottom planar ring attachment having a planar ring containing a central round opening, and a first and second short height circular wall which are vertically affixed onto the planar ring, said first and second short height wall are concentric and separated by a gap which matches a thickness of the circular wall on the bottom of the container;
d. said top ring cover covers said top round opening of the container, said bottom planar ring attachment is affixed to the bottom of the container by insertion of the short height circular wall of the container into the gap of the bottom planar ring attachment, which creates an air gap between the bottom of the container and a bottom surface of the bottom planar ring attachment;
e. a double layer bag with a top opening having a top hem containing an elastic means, an outer wall and an inner wall with a gap between the walls, said double layer bag securely affixed to an outer side of the container by having the top hem of the bag detachably attached onto the top of the outer transverse ring of the container and retained thereon by the elastic means, the outer curved wall of the top ring cover shielding the top hem at the location where the double layer bag is retained on the outer transverse ring;
f. the top ring cover press fit onto the container so that the circular inner cylindrical wall is press fit within the first cylindrical section of the container;
g. a multiplicity of granules retained within the gap between the outer and inner walls of the double layer bag to provide a squeezable feel to the double layer bag; and
h. the combination of the top ring cover and container being sized to retain a beverage container therein.