STAY COOL BAND

• Main Author: RAMSEY CHRISTOPHER PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.07.2012
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

A method of manufacturing a beverage can body with integral hand insulation band (10) or portions (18). The beverage can body (1) having a base (3) and a sidewall (2) and the insulation portion or portions (10, 18) arranged to separate a user's hand from the sidewall (2) of the can body (1) during use. A filled and sealed beverage can, incorporating the hand insulation band (10) or portions (18) may be heat-treated (e.g. pasteurised) as required during the production process and also may be chilled by a user post-production.