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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
Michael E. Donelson, Gray, TN (US);
Lawrence A. Coppari, Kingsport, TN (US);
Stephen Weinhold, Kingsport, TN (US);
Marcus D. Shelby, Kingsport, TN (US);
Steven S. Duncan, Fall Branch, TN (US);
Robert N. Estep, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Base cup for receiving a container body bottom and for reducing heat gain to fluid contents in the container body. A passive base cup is made of foam and has a reflective layer on a majority of the outer surface thereof, or made of plastic, with an outer reflective layer, and optionally a foam layer. An active base cup serves to actively cool the fluid in the container, by including a compartment therein with a fluid that can be frozen. Again, a reflective layer and an optional foam layer extend over a majority of the outer surface of the cup. The reflective layer materials have a density different than the cup materials to facilitate recycling.