Holder for container for liquid

Claim 1

An insulating holder, for releasably holding a container for liquid, which comprises an elongated, annular, side wall and a bottom that coact to define an elongated, generally-cylindrical recess which has an inner diameter that is larger than the diameter of said container, an axial dimension that is shorter than the axial dimension of said container, and an open end through which the container is insertable into said recess, an annular sealing member of a resiliently-compressible cellular material disposed upon said side wall at an upper end portion thereof for sealing against a confronting portion of the container, a sump recessed formed in the bottom wall of the container, said sump recess having a peripheral wall of a lesser diameter than the inner diameter of the side wall of the holder and opening into the generally cylindrical recess, a pad of resiliently compressible cellular material, a lower end of said pad being disposed in said sump recess and an upper portion thereof projecting upwardly from the sump recess into the generally cylindrical recess, and a water-resistent cement applied about the periphery of said pad in a manner securing the pad to the peripheral wall of the sump recess, said cement serving as a means for stiffening the pad sufficiently to enable the pad to hold the bottom of the container above, and out of engagement with, the bottom of the holder, thereby enabling condensate traveling down the container to be effectively absorbed by the pad and collected in said sump recess.