Insulated packaging is provided including an inner substrate and an outer substrate attached to the inner substrate to form an air gap therebetween. An expandable material including expandable microspheres is provided with the expandable material disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate. An adhesive material different than the expandable material is disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate to attach the inner substrate to the outer substrate. A method for forming the insulated packaging is also provided.

A multi-layer sheet includes an insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material, a film, and a polymeric-lamination layer. The insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material may be formed from a polymeric formulation comprising a base resin blend and a physical nucleating agent.

A packaging or wrapping for a food product, capable of resisting to high temperatures and of eliminating the overpressure generated by the water vapour inside the packaging due to temperature rise, without the same packaging having any aperture communicating its inside and the outside environment. The packaging is also adapted to restrain/reduce the emission of odor-generating substances that are generated during the heating or baking of the packaged food product, with respect to what occurs in the absence of a packaging, or with a packaging provided with apertures.

A method of making a container includes applying an insulating material in an inactive form to form a layer on a first substrate. The applied insulating material includes expandable microspheres. The method further includes joining a second substrate to the first substrate to adhere the first substrate to the second substrate and to create at least a portion of a multi-layer composite having at least one air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The method further includes heating the applied insulating material to activate expandable microspheres thereof to form expanded microspheres. The method further includes increasing the thickness of the applied insulating material layer to thereby increase the volume of the air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate of the multi-layer composite by the heating of the applied insulating material. The method further includes forming the multi-layer composite into a container having expanded microspheres.

A method of making a container includes applying an insulating material in an inactive form to form a layer on a first substrate. The applied insulating material includes expandable microspheres. The method further includes joining a second substrate to the first substrate to adhere the first substrate to the second substrate and to create at least a portion of a multi-layer composite having at least one air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The method further includes heating the applied insulating material to activate expandable microspheres thereof to form expanded microspheres. The method further includes increasing the thickness of the applied insulating material layer to thereby increase the volume of the air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate of the multi-layer composite by the heating of the applied insulating material. The method further includes forming the multi-layer composite into a container having expanded microspheres.

An adhesive composition that provides improved structural integrity and insulative properties when applied to a substrate is provided. The adhesive composition includes an emulsion-based polymer, a plurality of microspheres; and optionally, water and plasticizer.

A beverage container assembly and a cover component thereof are provided. The beverage container assembly includes a beverage container, the cover component, and a straw. The cover component includes a first cover and a second cover pivotally connected thereto. The first cover has a top portion that includes an opening portion and a pivot portion, and has a sleeve portion that is connected to a lower end of the top portion. The second cover has a connecting arm and a main body portion that has a straw accommodating portion. A pivot end of the connecting arm has two first pivots that protrude outward and an expansion joint located at a center of the pivot end, so that a distance between terminal ends of the two first pivots can be shortened for easy engagement with or separation from two first pivot holes on the pivot portion.

The invention relates to a sleeve-shaped outer part (13) formed from a blank cut (13), wherein the blank cut (13) is wound to form a jacket and end portions (14, 15) are connected to each other in an overlapping region (16) by means of an adhesive layer (48). The adhesive layer (48) is configured such that the first end portion (14) and the second end portion (15) can be detached from one another again from the coupled state in the overlapping region (16).

A method of making a double-wall cup having an inner cup defining an inner wall and an outer wrapper defining an outer wall, the method comprising applying an adhesive on the inner wall, holding a portion of the wrapper, at a location between opposing ends of the wrapper, in contact with the adhesive while in spaced relationship with the inner wall to define a spaced condition, and wrapping the wrapper about the inner wall.

A paper-made container, in which it is unlikely to feel the heat at the time of holding the container with a hand and generation of poor appearance due to excessive expansion is prevented, without increasing the thickness of an expanded insulating layer and not resulting in a corresponding deterioration of transporting efficiency, and a method for preparing the paper-made container are provided. The paper-made container of the present invention comprises a container main body consisting of a barrel portion and a bottom plate portion, and an expanded insulating layer consisting of an expanded portion and an expansion-inhibited portion, provided on the side of the outer surface of the barrel portion, in which the expanded insulating layer is formed by heating a thermoplastic resin layer having an expansion inhibiting ink-coated portion, and the ratio of the thickness of the expansion-inhibited portion to the thickness of the expanded portion is 25% or less.