# US 2013/0153588 A1 · Storage container for storing a liquid food

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- Number: US 2013/0153588 A1
- Document ID: US20130153588A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/712,337
- Filed: 2012-12-12
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16
- Assignees: WIK Far East Ltd.
- Inventors: Christoph Speh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153588A1

## CPC

- A47J 31/4403: {Constructional details}
- A47J 31/44: Parts or details {or accessories} of beverage-making apparatus (filters or strainers A47J31/06)
- A47J 31/50: Urns with devices for keeping beverages hot or cool
- F25D 3/06: Movable containers
- F25D 31/002: {Liquid coolers, e.g. beverage cooler (receptacle coolers F25D31/006)}
- F25D 2303/08221: Fasteners or fixing means for the element
- F25D 2303/0841: external to the container for a beverage, e.g. a bottle, can, drinking glass or pitcher
- F25D 2303/0843: on the side of the product
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B)

## Abstract

A storage container is described for storing a liquid food, for example milk, for supplying the same to a drink preparation machine, such as a coffee machine. The container has a removable storage insert placed in a thermally insulated storage container w. The storage insert has at least one connecting member for holding a passive cooling element.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage insert for storing a liquid food, in connection with supplying the liquid to a drink preparation machine, the storage container comprising:
the storage insert is formed as a removable insert for a thermally insulated storage container; and
the storage insert having at least one connecting member to hold a passive cooling element.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage insert of claim 1, wherein the storage insert further comprises two connecting members to hold a passive cooling element, a first connecting member is an upper connecting element formed as a hanger, on which a cooling element can be hung, and the second connecting member is a lower connecting member, on which an underside of the cooling rests when hung on the hanger on the upper connecting member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The storage insert of claim 2, wherein the cooling element is held tightly fitting between the two connecting members of the storage insert.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The storage insert of claim 2, wherein the lower connecting member has at least one upward projecting positioning element which is designed to engage a complementary element of the cooling element to hold the cooling element in a form-fit manner in at least one direction on the lower connecting element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The storage insert of claim 3, wherein the lower connecting member has at least one upward projecting positioning element which is designed to engage a complementary element of the cooling element to hold the cooling element in a form-fit manner in at least one direction on the lower connecting element.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The storage insert of claim 4, wherein the cooling element has a depression extending over its depth to its side that is to be positioned on its lower connecting element and the lower connecting element of the container bears two cross-bridges adjacent to the edge of the depression as holding elements.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The storage insert of claim 5, wherein the cooling element has a depression extending over its depth to its side that is to be positioned on its lower connecting element and the lower connecting element of the container bears two cross-bridges adjacent to the edge of the depression as holding elements.