Stackable rolling coolers with affixed main bin
OwnerAlina Kravchenkoinventor
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a kit of coolers that offers a number of improvements over the prior art. The coolers are modified to specifically accommodate frozen gel ice packs instead of ice cubes. Because there is no spill water, the coolers open with front-facing pull-out drawers. The coolers stack atop one another with interlocking parts. Easy transport is provided by a handle and wheels, which are attached to the bottom (main) bin. Internally, the cooler bins are compartmentalized horizontally or vertically with dividers. Hollow spaces within the walls and dividers of the bins accommodate frozen gel ice packs. Overall, the coolers are easier to pack and unpack, stack, load into a car, and transport on the ground than conventional ice chest coolers.
Claims4
A kit of coolers, comprising a main bin, comprising front, rear, left, right, top, and bottom surfaces, at least two wheels on the bottom surface, an extendable handle protruding upward from the rear surface, and indentations in the top surface;
- at least one modular bin, each comprising front, rear, left, right, top, and bottom surfaces, indentations on the top surface having the same size and shape as the indentations on the main bin, protrusions on the bottom surface, sized and shaped to fit securely within the indentations of another modular bin or the main bin, and vertical grooves on the rear surface, sized and shaped to securely fit around the extendable handle of the main bin;
- a drawer in each bin, opening from the front surface of the bin and comprising front, rear, left, right, and bottom surfaces;
- dividers in at least one drawer;
- and hollow pocket sections in the left, right, and rear surfaces of each drawer;
- wherein the dividers in each drawer are vertically oriented and comprise a lower divider and an upper divider, said upper and lower dividers being identical and with interlocking grooves;
- each divider having a hollow interior and at least one edge open to the hollow interior.
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