A paper coffee cup with a cardboard sleeve

Coffee cup sleeves, also known as coffee sleeves, coffee clutches, hot cup jackets and cup holders, are roughly cylindrical sleeves that fit tightly over handle-less paper coffee cups to insulate the drinker's hands from hot coffee. Coffee sleeves are typically made of cardboard, but can be found made of other materials. Coffee sleeves allow coffee houses, fast food restaurants, and other coffee sellers to avoid double-cupping, the practice of using two (or more) nested paper cups for a single hot beverage.

Paper cup holders can be reusable or disposable. Some carry advertisements.

The coffee sleeve was invented and patented by Jay Sorenson in 1993^[1] (under the trademarked name Java Jackets), and are now common fixtures in coffee houses that use disposable paper cups, like Starbucks.

Ted Alpert continued innovation in this segment with the Comfort Grip Wrap insulating sleeve. This patented product offers several performance improvements to traditional paper sleeves.

Coffee sleeves should not be confused with fixed cup holders.

In the 2008 movie Made of Honor, Patrick Dempsey's character Thomas 'Tom' Bailey invented the coffee cup sleeve and calls it the "coffee collar."

[edit] See also

• Cup holder
• Drink carrier

[edit] References

• Java Jacket about page
• Cafe Sleeve
• BriteVision Coffee Sleeves
• Coffee Clutch
• [http://www.comfortgripwrap.com Double Wrap Cup & Container