Adjustable vessel holder
View Patent ↗An adjustable vessel holder, such as an adjustable beverage container holder, is adjustable between a first position and a second position and includes a sleeve and at least one closure coupled to the sleeve. The at least one closure is configured to have a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the adjustable vessel holder is in the first position and is configured to receive a vessel having a first size. In the open position of the closure, the adjustable vessel holder is in the second position and is configured to receive a different vessel having a second size. In some vessel holders, in the first position, a top end has a first internal perimeter, and in the second position, the top end has a second internal perimeter that is larger than the first internal perimeter.
1. An adjustable beverage vessel holder configured to be adjusted between a first position and a second position, the adjustable beverage vessel holder comprising:
a sleeve, a first closure, a second closure, a first gusset, and a second gusset, each of the first closure and the second closure being coupled to the sleeve and being configured to have a closed position and an open position, each of the first gusset and the second gusset having a V-shape that taper toward a bottom end of the adjustable beverage vessel holder and configured to expand as the first closure and the second closure move to the open position and to collapse as the first closure and the second closure move to the closed position,
wherein the adjustable beverage vessel holder is in the first position when each of the first closure and the second closure is in the closed position and the first gusset and the second gusset are collapsed, the adjustable beverage vessel holder defining a first internal perimeter having a circumference of about 7.2 in. to about 9.2 in. and configured to snugly receive a single, first type of beverage vessel having a first external circumference corresponding to the first internal perimeter when in the first position, and
wherein the adjustable beverage vessel holder is in the second position when each of the first closure and the second closure is in the open position and the first gusset and the second gusset are expanded, the adjustable beverage vessel holder defining a cone shape with a second internal perimeter at a top end having a circumference of about 10 in. to about 12 in. and configured to snugly receive a single, second type of beverage vessel different from the first type and having a second external circumference at a top end corresponding to the second internal perimeter when in the second position, the second external circumference being larger than the first external circumference.
2. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first closure and the second closure comprises a zipper.
3. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein each of the first closure and the second closure have at least one intermediate position, the at least one intermediate position being between the open position and the closed position.
4. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve further comprises a bottom portion configured to support a bottom of a vessel upon insertion into the adjustable beverage vessel holder.
5. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first closure and the second closure is coupled to a sidewall of the sleeve.
6. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the adjustable beverage vessel holder comprises an internal perimeter that is the same in both the first position and the second position.
7. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable beverage vessel holder is comprised of an insulated material.
8. The adjustable beverage vessel holder of claim 1 , wherein the first type of beverage vessel is a beverage can, and the second type of beverage vessel is a beverage cup.