Portable beverage container
A portable beverage container is provided. The portable beverage container may include a glass vessel having a neck; a metal outer shell configured to surround a first portion of the glass vessel; a cap configured to engage with the metal outer shell to surround a second portion of the glass vessel; and an amorphous thermoplastic spout having a neck configured to be inserted through an opening in the cap and into the neck of the glass vessel. The spout may be configured to securely engage with the cap. The cap may include a lid with an elastomeric sealing member having a knob configured to extend into a recess in the spout and a recess configured to wrap around and over a lip of the spout. The spout may be removable from the cap while the cap is engaged with the outer shell.
1. A portable beverage container, comprising:
an inner vessel having a neck;
an outer shell configured to surround a first portion of the inner vessel;
a cap configured to engage with the outer shell to surround a second portion of the inner vessel;
a shock-absorbing cup disposed within the outer shell and configured to receive a bottom end of the inner vessel;
a shock-absorbing ring disposed on an inner surface of the cap, wherein the inner vessel comprises a shoulder configured to bear against the shock-absorbing ring when the bottom end of the inner vessel is seated in the shock-absorbing cup and the cap is secured to the outer shell; and
an outer shell threaded structure on an inner surface of the outer shell, wherein the outer shell threaded structure is configured to engage with a first cap threaded structure on an outer surface of the cap to secure the cap to the outer shell, and wherein the shock-absorbing ring is attached to a second cap threaded structure on the inner surface of the cap.
2. The portable beverage container of claim 1 , wherein the shock-absorbing cup includes a drainage feature that allows liquid to drain there through.
3. The portable beverage container of claim 1 , further comprising a foot secured to the shock-absorbing cup, wherein the foot is configured to protrude from an opening in the outer shell to form a non-slip bottom surface of the portable beverage container.
4. The portable beverage container of claim 1 , wherein the inner vessel is a glass vessel.
5. The portable beverage container of claim 1 , wherein the outer shell is a metal shell.
6. The portable beverage container of claim 1 , further comprising a spout having a neck configured to be inserted through an opening in the cap and into the neck of the inner vessel, wherein the spout is configured to securely engage with the cap.
7. The portable beverage container of claim 6 , further comprising a gasket configured to be disposed between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel to prevent leakage between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel and to provide shock absorption between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel.
8. The portable beverage container of claim 6 , wherein the spout is an amorphous thermoplastic spout.
9. A portable beverage container, comprising:
an outer shell;
an inner vessel configured to be disposed at least partially within the outer shell;
a cap configured to be secured to the outer shell;
an upper shock absorber configured to be compressed between the inner vessel and the outer shell when the cap is secured to the outer shell; and
a lower shock absorber configured to be disposed between the inner vessel and the outer shell, wherein the lower shock absorber includes a drainage feature that allows liquid to drain there through.
10. The portable beverage container of claim 9 , further comprising a foot secured to the lower shock absorber, wherein the foot is configured to protrude from an opening in the outer shell to form a non-slip bottom surface of the portable beverage container.
11. The portable beverage container of claim 9 , wherein the inner vessel is a glass vessel.
12. The portable beverage container of claim 9 , wherein the outer shell is a metal shell.
13. The portable beverage container of claim 9 , further comprising a spout having a neck configured to be inserted through an opening in the cap and into the neck of the inner vessel, wherein the spout is configured to securely engage with the cap.
14. The portable beverage container of claim 13 , further comprising a gasket configured to be disposed between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel to prevent leakage between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel and to provide shock absorption between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel.
15. The portable beverage container of claim 13 , wherein the spout is an amorphous thermoplastic spout.
16. A portable beverage container, comprising:
an inner vessel having a neck;
an outer shell configured to surround a first portion of the inner vessel;
a cap configured to be secured to the outer shell;
a shock-absorbing cup disposed within the outer shell and configured to receive a bottom end of the inner vessel; and
a foot secured to the shock-absorbing cup, wherein the foot is configured to protrude from an opening in the outer shell to form a non-slip bottom surface of the portable beverage container.
17. The portable beverage container of claim 16 , wherein the inner vessel is a glass vessel.
18. The portable beverage container of claim 16 , wherein the outer shell is a metal shell.
19. The portable beverage container of claim 16 , further comprising a spout having a neck configured to be inserted through an opening in the cap and into the neck of the inner vessel, wherein the spout is configured to securely engage with the cap.
20. The portable beverage container of claim 19 , further comprising a gasket configured to be disposed between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel to prevent leakage between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel and to provide shock absorption between the neck of the spout and the neck of the inner vessel.