Inflatable beverage insulator

Claim 1

An inflatable beverage insulator for receiving a beverage container for keeping the beverage container in a thermally protected environment, comprising, in combination: a container receptacle for receiving the beverage container, said container receptacle including a jacket portion; said jacket portion formed in a generally cylindrical configuration for receiving the beverage container therein; said container receptacle having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface and said exterior surface being joined together to form a pneumatically secure cavity; an inflation tube mounted on said container receptacle, said tube having a closed end, an open end and an inflation passage disposed between said closed and open ends, said inflation tube being connected in pneumatic communication at its open end with said cavity and having an inflation orifice formed intermediate said closed and open ends for permitting ingress and egress of air into and out of said inflation passage, respectively; a sleeve disposed in slidable, sealing engagement about said inflation tube, said sleeve being movable from a first position wherein said inflation orifice is exposed to permit the ingress or egress of air into or from said inflation passage, respectively, to a second positon wherein said sleeve covers said inflation orifice in sealing relationship to prevent the ingress or egress of air into or from aid inflation passage, respectively; and an outer sheath adapted to be disposed about said container receptacle for protecting said exterior surface of said container receptacle.