Coffee cup sleeves, also known as coffee sleeves, are roughly cylindrical sleeves that fit tightly over handle-less paper

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cups to insulate the drinker's hands from hot coffee. Coffee sleeves are typically made of textured

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, but can be found made of other materials. Coffee sleeves allow

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s, and other vendors to avoid double-cupping, the practice of using two (or more) nested

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s for a single hot beverage. Some paper cup holders carry

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. The coffee sleeve was invented in 1991 by Jay Sorensen and

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ed in 1995 (under the

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ed name Java Jacket), and are now commonly utilized by coffee houses and other vendors that sell hot beverages dispensed in

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paper cups. There are a number of patents that cover various coffee sleeves and their aspects. Other people have claimed to invent the coffee sleeve. There are a number of companies that manufacture coffee sleeves; the top four companies by volume of coffee sleeves sold in the U.S. are, in no particular order,

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, LBP Manufacturing, Java Jacket, and Labansat & Schulz Manufacturing. The sleeve was invented while Sorensen was driving his daughter Ryeder to school and spilt a cup of coffee in his lap. The Java Jacket first appeared at the Seattle Coffeefest in 1995 and Sorensen and his wife Colleen were overwhelmed with requests and orders to fill. Coffee cup sleeves can be customized by having

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s or brands printed directly on the sleeves. Many coffee shops have custom printed coffee sleeves. Coffee sleeves should not be confused with fixed

cup holders A cup holder is a device, such as a zarf, to hold a cup or other drinking vessel. It may be free standing to hold cups securely on a desk or other flat surface, or in a tree style to store sets of cups in kitchens. They may be built into automob ...

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