Insulated container pack

Claim 2

A food and/or beverage pack for holding food or drink containers comprising a block of low thermal conductivity material, said block having a plurality of cavities therein, said cavities being upwardly-open through the upper surface of said block and being adapted to seat cups therein, cups for holding said containers made of low thermal conductivity material seated upwardly-open in each said cavity, the height of said cups being such that a cup holding a container may be picked up with the container in the cup and the container will continue to be insulated from the hand and the atmosphere, said cups constructed for seating and exposing containers so that human lips may engage their rims without engaging the cups, and a lid having downwardly directed cavities matching those in said block and being directed through the bottom of the underside of said lid, said lid cavities being capable of receiving the tops of said containers and cups and having shoulders seatable on the rims of said cups when said cups are seated in the matching block cavities, said underside surface of said lid seating essentially flush on the upper surface of said block so that said matching block and lid cavities form independent thermal cavities.

Claim 3

An insulated container pack comprising: a. a base formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, b. a plurality of upwardly opening cavities in said base extending downwardly into said base from an upper surface thereof, c. a lid formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, d. said lid having a lower surface abutting said upper surface of said base, e. a plurality of downwardly directed cavities formed in said lid in registration with said cavities in said base, f. a plurality of upWardly opening cups formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, g. said cups having a height greater than the depth of the base cavities, h. said cups having an outside diameter slightly less than and being received in said base cavities, i. said cups extending from said base cavities into opposed lid cavities and forming independent thermal cavities of each opposed pair of base and lid cavities, j. said outer diameter of said cups being approximately equal to but slightly less than the inner diameter of said lid cavities thereby forming a thermal barrier between opposing portions of the outer surfaces of said cups and the inner surfaces of said lid cavities, and k. upper portions of said lid cavities extending upwardly beyond upper rims of said cups and accommodating upper ends of containers seated in said cups and projecting above said upper rims thereof.

Claim 4

An insulated container pack comprising: a. a base formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, b. a plurality of upwardly opening cavities in said base extending downwardly into said base from an upper surface thereof, c. a lid formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, d. said lid having a lower surface abutting said upper surface of said base, e. a plurality of downwardly directed cavities formed in said lid in registration with said cavities in said base, f. a plurality of upWardly opening cups formed of a material of low thermal conductivity, g. said cups having a height greater than the depth of the base cavities, h. said cups having an outside diameter slightly less than and being received in said base cavities, i. said cups extending from said base cavities into opposed lid cavities and forming independent thermal cavities of each opposed pair of base and lid cavities, j. said outer diameter of said cups being approximately equal to but slightly less than the inner diameter of said lid cavities thereby forming a thermal barrier between opposing portions of the outer surfaces of said cups and the inner surfaces of said lid cavities, and k. upper portions of said lid cavities extending upwardly beyond upper rims of said cups and accommodating upper ends of containers seated in said cups and projecting above said upper rims thereof.

Claim 5

The pack of claim 2 further comprising: a. aligned pairs of holes through said lid and said base, and b. a rope bail extending through said holes to facilitate carrying of said pack.

Claim 6

The pack of claim 2 further comprising: a. interfitting, peripheral flange and shoulder means formed on said lid and said base to minimize air leakage into and out of said pack.

Claim 7

The pack of claim 2 wherein the material of low thermal-conductivity is Styrofoam.