Multiple purpose container assembly
AssigneeBrookview Development, LLC
InventorRosemary O'Hara
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Abstract
A multiple purpose container assembly may include a lid and a housing having at least one access port. The lid, the housing, or both may include insulating material to help retard heat transfer between the interior of the assembly and the exterior. In one configuration, the assembly provides an insulating sheltering functionality for a small pet, for example. In a second configuration, the access port is blocked and the assembly provides container functionality as an ice chest, cooler, or bulk container for example.
Claims7
A multiple purpose container assembly comprising:
- a housing including an access through a housing wall into a volume, where the volume is bounded partially by interior surfaces of the housing;
- a lid connected to the housing, where the lid bounds the volume not bounded by the housing;
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- an access obstruction, preventing communication through the access between an exterior side of the housing and the volume;
- where the housing and the lid without the access obstruction have a first utility as a pet shelter, and where the housing and the access obstruction have a second utility as a cooler or ice chest.
A multiple purpose container assembly comprising a plurality of individual components where first select components fewer than all the plurality of components have a first utility as a pet shelter and where second select components including at least some of the first select components have a second utility as a cooler or ice chest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.