Portable multi-function air conditioner with a lid-based fluid pump
AssigneeSolo Brands, LLC
InventorJohn P. Brinkman
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Abstract
A portable multi-function air conditioner comprises a fluid pump disposed in a lid associated with an insulated reservoir configured to hold a liquid and ice, a heat exchanger configured to cool air flowing through the heat exchanger. A fan may be configured to move air across the heat exchanger and discharge the air through an outlet port associated with one of the reservoir or the lid. A power connection may be carried on the lid and may provide power to the at least one pump.
Claims20
A portable insulated air-conditioning ice chest comprising:
- an insulated main body configured to hold cold fluid to provide air-conditioning;
- a lid body configured to provide selective access to the insulated main body, the lid body comprising:
- a control panel;
- a fluid pump, the fluid pump in fluid communication with the cold fluid from the insulated main body and controllable by the control panel;
- a heat exchanger configured to condition air passed therethrough by circulating cold fluid from the insulated main body;
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- a power connection configured to provide power to the fluid pump in the lid body from a power source.
A method for conditioning air via a portable insulated air-conditioning ice chest, the method comprising:
- holding cold fluid in an insulated main body;
- moving, with a fluid pump disposed in a lid body, cold fluid from the insulated main body to the lid body via a conduit associated with the fluid pump;
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- circulating cold fluid from the insulated main body through a heat exchanger to condition air passed therethrough.
A portable insulated air-conditioning ice chest comprising:
- an insulated main body configured to hold cold fluid to provide air-conditioning;
- a lid body configured to provide selective access to the insulated main body;
- a control panel carried by the lid body and accessible from outside the ice chest;
- a fluid pump carried by the lid body, the fluid pump in fluid communication with the cold fluid from the insulated main body and controllable by the control panel;
- a heat exchanger carried by the lid body and configured to condition air passed therethrough by circulating cold fluid from the insulated main body;
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- a power connection carried by the lid body and configured to provide power to the fluid pump and a fan in the lid body from a power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.