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Cooler/ice chest ventilation method and apparatus

US8517211B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 2007
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/67
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ventilation apparatus for a cooler combination. The ventilation apparatus has a first cooler engageable portion and a second cooler engageable portion. Each portion is configured to interoperate with either a first cooler location or a second cooler location. A body section connects the first and second cooler engageable portions together. The cooler has four perimeter walls and a lid. The ventilation apparatus is positioned at the first cooler location and second cooler locations which are located on the lid and the perimeter walls. The apparatus maintains a ventilation space between the lid and the cooler perimeter walls promoting ventilation of the interior space of the cooler.

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