Insulating insert for a personal ambient air temperature modification device

Abstract

An insulating insert that is configured to be removably attached as an insert into a lid for a container. The insulating insert of the present invention also provides an air channel to allow an internal airflow mechanism to pull air through and exhaust out the lid in which the insulating insert resides. An air filter can be provided in conjunction with the insulating insert.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insulating insert for a handheld personal ambient air temperature modification device, comprising:
 an insulating body having a top end, a bottom end, a perimeter wall therebetween, and a center point, wherein the insulating body comprises a thermally insulating material;   a central aperture disposed completely through the insulating body from the top end to the bottom end and at the center point; and   a first air intake channel disposed in the perimeter wall of the insulating body, the first air intake channel structurally configured as an air flow pathway from the perimeter wall down and out through the bottom end of the insulating body;   wherein the insulating body comprises a thermally insulating material.   
     
     
         2 . The insulating insert of  claim 1 , further comprising a second air intake channel disposed in the perimeter wall of the insulating body, the second air intake channel structurally configured as an air flow pathway from the perimeter wall down and out through the bottom end of the insulating body. 
     
     
         3 . The insulating insert of  claim 2 , wherein the second air intake channel is disposed in the perimeter wall at a location substantially opposite the first air intake channel. 
     
     
         4 . The insulating insert of  claim 1 , wherein the insulating insert is sized, dimensioned, and configured structurally as a mate with a lid of a container, the lid having a lid perimeter wall defining an interior volume within which the insulating insert is received. 
     
     
         5 . The insulating insert of  claim 4 , wherein the lid comprises:
 a return port disposed through the lid perimeter wall;   an air inlet disposed through the lid perimeter wall; and   a motorized air movement mechanism disposed inside the lid that draws air through the air inlet and exhausts return air through the return port to an external environment external to the container and the lid.   
     
     
         6 . The insulating insert of  claim 5 , further comprising a rabbet disposed in the top end of the insulating body and sized, dimensioned, and configured to match and receive a housing of the motorized air movement mechanism of the lid when the insulating body is positioned within the interior volume of the lid. 
     
     
         7 . The insulating insert of  claim 4 , wherein the insulating body comprises a structure configured for removable and replaceable mounting within the lid. 
     
     
         8 . The insulating insert of  claim 1 , wherein the insulating body comprises a vibration dampening structure. 
     
     
         9 . The insulating insert of  claim 1 , further comprising an air filter component. 
     
     
         10 . The insulating insert of  claim 9 , wherein the air filter component is removably and replaceably coupled thereto. 
     
     
         11 . The insulating insert of  claim 1 , further comprising means for air filtration and/or air purification.