A method for constructing a triple shell tank including an inner tank, an intermediate tank, and an outer tank each having a roof and a side plate. According to the construction method, an intermediate tank roof is temporarily fixed onto an inner tank roof to form a connected roof body, a guide side plate having a predetermined height is installed around the connected roof body, a sealing process is performed between an outer peripheral edge of the connected roof body and an inner face of the guide side plate to form a sealed space, air is supplied to the sealed space to air-raise the connected roof body, at least a part of an outer tank roof is formed on the intermediate tank roof of the air-raised connected roof body, and an outer tank side plate is installed around the guide side plate.

A thermal beverage sleeve for keeping beverages cold is disclosed. The thermal beverage sleeve comprises a substantially cylindrical main body having open first and second ends with a central opening passing therebetween, and a substantially circular bottom configured to be slidably received and held within the first end. The cylindrical main body comprises an outer layer, a first pouch, a second pouch, and an inner layer. The outer layer forms the exterior surface of the cylindrical main body, the inner layer forms the interior surface and central opening of the cylindrical main body, and the first and second pouches are sandwiched between the outer layer and inner layer. In preferred embodiments, at least one of the first and second pouches contains water, with the other of the first and second pouches containing a chemical compound that undergoes an endothermic chemical reaction when mixed with water.

A multi-purpose insulating beverage container includes a container body with an open upper end, a removable insert configured for insertion into the container body via the open upper end, and a cover adapted to engage the container body and retain the insert within the container body. The interior of the container body and insert include a plurality of annular ledges with different diameters sized to support beverage bottles or cans of different sizes.

An apparatus for containing, positioning and thermally insulating plural axially aligned beverage containers provides an elongate body, a retention collar that is threadably engaged with the body, a handle carried by the body and a puck that is movable, by a user, between a first position adjacent to an opening of the body and a second position adjacent to an interior bottom surface of the body.

A method for constructing a triple shell tank including an inner tank, an intermediate tank, and an outer tank each having a roof and a side plate. According to the construction method, an intermediate tank roof is temporarily fixed onto an inner tank roof to form a connected roof body, a guide side plate having a predetermined height is installed around the connected roof body, a sealing process is performed between an outer peripheral edge of the connected roof body and an inner face of the guide side plate to form a sealed space, air is supplied to the sealed space to air-raise the connected roof body, at least a part of an outer tank roof is formed on the intermediate tank roof of the air-raised connected roof body, and an outer tank side plate is installed around the guide side plate.

A beverage receptacle configured to receive a beverage container, comprising a tubular body having a tubular portion and a base, a cavity within the tubular body adapted to receive the beverage container, a rubber sleeve at least partially surrounding the tubular portion of the tubular body, a bearing means adapted to bear on the beverage container, and wherein the beverage receptacle is formed of an insulating material.

The disclosure provides an adaptive beverage container sleeve kit, comprising a sleeve for sleeving a beverage container, a positioning structure, detachably connected to a top of the sleeve and configured to bond the beverage container with different widths, wherein the positioning structure is capable of contacting at least a part of the beverage container such that when the beverage container sleeve kit is inverted. When the positioning structure is connected to the sleeve and contacts the beverage container, the user is capable of drinking a beverage from the beverage container. An adjusting structure is located in the placement cavity and arranged along the bottom end of the inner shell and has a bonding portion connected with the bottom end of the inner shell and a contact portion contacting a bottom end of the beverage container and is deformed.

A thermal beverage sleeve for keeping beverages cold is disclosed. The thermal beverage sleeve comprises a substantially cylindrical main body having open first and second ends with a central opening passing therebetween, and a substantially circular bottom configured to be slidably received and held within the first end. The cylindrical main body comprises an outer layer, a first pouch, a second pouch, and an inner layer. The outer layer forms the exterior surface of the cylindrical main body, the inner layer forms the interior surface and central opening of the cylindrical main body, and the first and second pouches are sandwiched between the outer layer and inner layer. In preferred embodiments, at least one of the first and second pouches contains water, with the other of the first and second pouches containing a chemical compound that undergoes an endothermic chemical reaction when mixed with water.

A rigid plural beverage can holder has an internal spring to advance contained beverage cans upward to a selectively removable can shoulder ring. The can shoulder ring retains the top most beverage can top exposed while securing the beverage can within the can holder, thereby enabling a person to drink directly from the top of the top-most can. The can shoulder ring is selectively removable from the beverage can holder to permit beverage cans to be selectively inserted into and removed from the beverage can holder. The beverage can holder preferably has insulated walls to help to maintain a desired temperature of the beverages held within the beverage cans.

Methods and equipment to apply a decorative surface on a building panel wherein the surface includes a mix of fibres, binders, wear resistant particles and pigments. Layers may be applied as separate layers with equipment that applies essentially only one of the materials in the surface mix. A method of forming a surface layer on a substrate, the method including forming a first layer of a first material, applying a second layer of a second material on the first layer, mixing the first and second layers into a mix comprising the first and the second material, and applying the mix on a substrate for forming a surface layer.