Beverage can cooler
OwnerWilliam James Fienupinventor
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Abstract
In accordance with the principals of the present invention, a cold tube is adapted to securely surround the beverage can, the cold tube utilizing high heat capacity/thermal mass to wick heat from the beverage in the beverage can. Contained within the cold tube, a plurality of fins are provided thus acting as a heatsink. The presence of the fins act as a heatsink by increasing convective, conductive, and radiative heat dissipation if used in the absence of the cold tube and conductive heat dissipation if used with the cold tube.
Claims16
A beverage can cooler to facilitate cooling contents of a beverage can, the beverage can cooler comprising:
- a C-shaped cold tube adapted to securely surround the beverage can, the C-shaped cold tube defining a channel slot;
- a prying mechanism contained within the channel slot, the prying mechanism defining a surface that contacts with sides of the C-shaped cold tube in the channel slot, the surface of the prying mechanism exerting an expanding force against sides of the C-shaped cold tube in the channel slot, the expanding force expanding the C-shaped cold tube so as to accommodate variations in beverage can diameter;
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- contained on the C-shaped cold tube, a plurality of fins adapted to increase conductive heat dissipation, thus acting as a heatsink;
- wherein when the expanding force of the prying mechanism against sides of the C-shaped cold tube in the channel slot is released, the C-shaped cold tube contracts around the beverage can facilitating achieving improved contact pressure and increasing surface contact area between the C-shaped cold tube and the beverage can to increase thermal transfer from the contents of the beverage can.
A beverage can cooler to facilitate cooling contents of a beverage can, the beverage can cooler comprising:
- a C-shaped cold tube adapted to securely surround the beverage can, the C-shaped cold tube defining a channel slot;
- means for applying an expanding force against the C-shaped cold tube, the means for applying an expanding force expanding the C-shaped cold tube so as to accommodate variations in beverage can diameter;
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- contained on the C-shaped cold tube, a plurality of fins adapted to increase conductive heat dissipation, thus acting as a heatsink;
- wherein when the expanding force of the means for applying an expanding force against sides of the C-shaped cold tube is released, the C-shaped cold tube contracts around the beverage can facilitating achieving improved contact pressure and increasing surface contact area between the C-shaped cold tube and the beverage can to increase thermal transfer from the contents of the beverage can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.