# US 2014/0151963 A1 · Combination device and system for cooling items and playing bag toss game, and method of assembly and use thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151963 A1 - Document ID: US20140151963A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/086,592 - Filed: 2013-11-21 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-21 - Inventors: Robert BENNETT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151963A1 ## CPC - A63B 67/06: Ring or disc tossing games {, e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles} - A63B 63/08: with {substantially} horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball {(A63B57/40, A63B63/06 take precedence)} - A63B 71/0036: {Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment (A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence)} - A63B 2225/66: Cooled - Y10T 29/49359: Cooling apparatus making, e.g., air conditioner, refrigerator - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A bean bag or other item toss device, system, and method that includes a housing having an angled top surface with an opening in the top surface, as well as a method of construction thereof. In some versions, at least a portion of the top surface may be opened or removed to allow access to a cooling area therebeneath. The opening in the top surface may include a passage or conduit so as to allow items tossed thereinto to pass through the cooling area to an open space beneath the device, allowing retrieval of the tossed item, without the tossed item having contacted the interior of the cooling area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for providing cooling and for playing an item toss game, the device comprising: a cooling housing, the housing including a plurality of wall sections and a bottom section, and wherein a cooling housing opening is located in at least one selected from a group consisting of the plurality of wall sections and the bottom section; a top cover attached to the cooling housing, the top cover having a top cover opening, the top cover being configured to selectively allow access to the interior of the cooling housing; a conduit attached to the cooling housing, the conduit being positioned so as to communicate the cooling housing opening with the top cover opening; and at least one support interconnectable with the cooling housing so as to angle the top cover relative to a supporting surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cooling housing has an inner surface, the device further comprising: insulating material located on at least a portion of the interior surface of the cooling housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the conduit is configured to direct an item received in the top cover opening to a location external to the device via the interior of the conduit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cooling housing opening is located in the bottom of the cooling housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cooling housing opening is located in one of the plurality of wall sections. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cooling housing further comprises: at least one side support; wherein the plurality of wall sections and the bottom section form a cooling container portion; and wherein the cooling container portion is attached to each of the at least one side support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the cooling container portion includes an interior surface, the device further comprising: insulating material abuttably located on at least a portion of the interior surface of the cooling container portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein top cover is attached to the cooling housing via at least one hinge, and wherein the top cover is configured to allow access to the interior of the cooling housing via opening of the cover via the at least one hinge. ### Claim 9 A method of using a device for playing an item toss game and for providing cooling, the device including a cooling housing, the housing including a plurality of wall sections and a bottom section having a cooling housing opening; a top cover attached to the cooling housing, the top cover having a top cover opening, the top cover being configured to selectively allow access to the interior of the cooling housing; a conduit for communicating the cooling housing opening and the top cover opening; and at least one support attachable to the cooling housing for angling the top cover relative to a supporting surface, the method comprising: storing at least one item to be cooled in the cooling housing for later retrieval; playing the item toss game, the item toss game including: tossing an item toward the device; and if the item is received within the top cover opening, the conduit directing the item to a location external to the device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein playing the item toss game further comprises: providing a score if the item is received within the top cover opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: retrieving the at least one item to be cooled from the cooling housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one item to be cooled is a beverage. ### Claim 13 A method of constructing a device for providing cooling and for playing an item toss game, the method comprising: attaching a top cover a cooling housing, the cooling housing including a plurality of wall sections and a bottom section having a cooling housing opening, wherein the top cover has a top cover opening, the top cover being configured to selectively allow access to the interior of the cooling housing; emplacing a conduit in a location to communicate the cooling housing opening with the top cover opening; and attaching at least one support to the cooling housing, the at least one support being configured to angle the top cover relative to a supporting surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: assembling the cooling housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the cooling housing includes a bottom section and four side sections, and wherein assembling the cooling housing includes attaching each of the four side sections to the bottom housing.