Insulated container

US4446978A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Wurttemberische Metallwarenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Manfred . R. Arndt · Amstetten, DE
• Walter Breier · Geislingen, DE
• Hermann Riegert · Treffelhausen, DE
• Heinz Schmidt · Kümmersbruck, DE
• Hermann Schwarz · Geislingen an der Steige, DE
• Helmut Warneke · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 1982
• Grant date: May 8, 1984
• Expiry date: May 5, 2002

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J41/02
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an insulated container comprising a vacuum glass body surrounded by a protective envelope consisting of an upper and a lower portion, and an adjustable tensioning means for producing a force biasing the glass body upwards into engagement with a seal adjacent the upper rim of the protective envelope.