Cooler divider
OwnerLogan H. Stollenwerck, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A divider device for dividing an interior chamber of a cooler into a plurality of separate chambers and preventing fluid flow between the plurality of chambers. The divider device has a dividing wall that is insertable into the interior chamber of the cooler. A waterproof seal is positioned around the outer surfaces of the dividing wall. The seal is inflatable by a pump that is part of the divider device such that the seal is urged into contact with walls of the interior chamber to form a fluid-tight seal that prevents fluid flow from a first side of the dividing wall to a second side of the dividing wall.
Claims22
A divider device for an interior chamber of a cooler, the divider device comprising:
- a dividing wall sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the interior chamber of the cooler;
- and
- a seal supported on the dividing wall, the seal comprising at least one seal body, at least one inner tube, and at least one pump that is part of the dividing wall and is in fluid communication with the at least one inner tube for expanding the inner tube in relation to the seal body;
- wherein the dividing wall is insertable into the interior chamber of the cooler, and the at least one inner tube is pressurizable by the at least one pump to urge the at least one seal body into contact with an inner surface of the cooler, such that the dividing wall and the seal divide the interior chamber of the cooler into a plurality of separate chambers and prevent fluid flow between individual chambers of the plurality of separate chambers.
A divider device comprising:
- a dividing wall having at least one edge;
- and
- a seal comprising at least one inner tube, at least one seal body positioned along the at least one edge of the dividing wall adjacent the at least one inner tube, and at least one pump that is part of the dividing wall and is in sealed fluid communication with the at least one inner tube for pressurizing the inner tube and expanding the at least one seal body away from the at least one edge of the dividing wall,
- wherein the dividing wall is insertable into a correspondingly sized and shaped interior chamber of a cooler, and wherein the at least one inner tube is pressurizable by the at least one pump, to urge the at least one seal body into contact with an inner surface of the cooler such that the dividing wall and the seal cooperate to divide the interior chamber into a plurality of separate chambers and prevent fluid flow between individual chambers of the plurality of separate chambers.
A divider device for an interior chamber of a cooler, the divider device comprising:
- a dividing wall sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the interior chamber;
- and
- a seal supported on the dividing wall, the seal comprising at least one seal body, at least one tube, and at least one pump that is part of the dividing wall and is in fluid communication with the at least one tube for expanding the tube in relation to the seal body;
- wherein the dividing wall is insertable into the interior chamber of the cooler, and the at least one tube is pressurizable by the at least one pump to urge the at least one seal body into contact with an inner surface of the cooler, such that the dividing wall and the seal divide the interior chamber of the cooler into a plurality of separate chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.