Portable cooler for medicine
US4322954A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable cooler for use in transporting medicines or the like which must be kept at lower than room temperature includes an insulative housing containing a coolant compartment and a medicine compartment, each having its own lid, and heat sinks in the compartments thermally connected by a heat tube. Water ice, dry ice, or a chilled gel may be utilized as the coolant. The whole assembly is enclosed in a carrying case about the size and weight of a carrying case for binoculars or a camera.
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