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US 2013/0340467 A1Published application
Iceless chill chamber cooler
AssigneeIgloo Products Corp.
InventorsGary Kiedaisch, John Maldonado
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Abstract
An iceless chill chamber cooler includes a chill chamber block and an iceless chill chamber. The chill chamber block can include at least one attachment feature. The iceless chill chamber can include a wall having at least one receiving feature. The receiving feature can complement and receive the attachment feature of the chill chamber block. The chill chamber block can be configured to transfer cold to an item positioned inside the iceless chill chamber.
Claims20
An iceless chill chamber cooler, comprising:
- a chill chamber comprising a base and at least one wall extending from the perimeter of the base, wherein at least a portion of the at least one wall comprises a receiving feature configured to receive and retain a chill block,
- wherein the receiving feature comprises a first vertical siding and a second vertical siding opposite the first vertical siding, the first vertical siding and the second vertical siding each comprising an inward facing protrusion, and
- wherein when disposed in the receiving feature, the chill block is retained between the first vertical siding and the second vertical siding.
A chill block comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a front side, a back side opposite the front side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, the first and second lateral sides coupling the front side and the back side, wherein the top, bottom, front, back, first lateral, and second lateral sides form a cavity therebetween configured to hold a volume of freezable liquid;
- wherein a first distance between the first lateral side and the second lateral side is smaller than a second distance between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, wherein the first distance is measured closer to the front side and the second distance is measured closer to the back side, wherein both measurements are made substantially parallel to the back side.
A method of manufacturing an iceless chill chamber cooler, comprising:
- fabricating a container comprising at least one wall;
- and
- forming a receiving feature within the at least one wall, wherein the receiving feature is configured to receive and retain a chill block, wherein the receiving feature comprises a first siding and a second siding, wherein the chill block is vertically insertable and removable from between the first and second sidings, and horizontally retained by the first and second sidings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.