Cooler
US6629430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2331/806
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooler comprising a container having a container bottom wall and upstanding side walls standing upwardly from a periphery of the bottom wall and defining an open top and a cover wall hingedly connected to one of the side walls and attachable to at least one other of the side walls so as to close the open top. Each of the side walls and the cover wall being formed of a flexible fabric material with a layer of insulating material thereon such that the side walls can be folded to allow collapse of the container from an expanded position for receiving articles to be maintained cooled to a collapsed storage condition. A bottle for receiving liquid has two opposed side walls and a peripheral wall with one side wall shaped to substantially match the shape of the bottom wall such that the bottle is arranged to be located at the bottom of the container with the side wall lying against the bottom wall to provide stiffening for the bottom wall and the other side wall facing into the interior of the container. The bottle has a bottle neck extending through the peripheral wall through which the liquid can be poured into and discharged from the bottle and a closure cap covering the bottle neck…
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