Insert for hard cooler
US10969166B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/963
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooler insert for placement into a portable hard cooler or ice chest for separating sandwiches, lunch meats, cheese, vegetables, and the like, and drinks from the materials used to cool these items, is described. Many commercially available portable coolers have rectangular-shaped cooling volumes with at least two of the opposing walls forming a horizontal ledge inside the cooling volume parallel to and below the opening thereof upon which the present cooler insert is supported. The present cooler insert includes three adjacent chambers, a first chamber for containing food items to be cooled, a second chamber for containing clean ice for use for cooling drinks; and a third chamber, having cylindrically-shaped compartments tapered toward the bottom, for holding cans or bottles. Bottom portions of the first two chambers may be formed using aluminum or other conductive metal plates covered with plastic, or using uncoated metal plates for improving conduction to the cooler insert from the cooler. The open top portions of the first and second chambers may be covered with a removable plastic or metal cover, which may also be used as a cutting board, when attached to the side of the coo…
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