Temperature regulated apparatuses and methods of using same
AssigneeFuse, LLC
InventorMatthew S. Brown
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Abstract
A temperature regulated apparatus can include a layered member comprising a first layer of material and a second layer of material connected to the first layer. The layered member can have a first opening formed therein and an interior area defined by the first layer and the second layer. The interior area can be in communication with the first opening. A temperature regulating element adapted to alter the temperature of the layered member can be positioned within the interior area of the layered member, and can be removed from the layered member without disassembling the layered member.
Claims20
A temperature regulated apparatus comprising:
- (a) a layered member comprising a first layer of material and a second layer of material attached to the first layer, the layered member having a first opening formed therein and an interior area defined by the first layer and the second layer, the interior area in communication with the first opening;
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- (b) a temperature regulating element adapted to alter the temperature of the layered member positioned within the interior area of the layered member, wherein the temperature regulating element is not operatively connected to the layered member and can be removed from the layered member without disassembling the layered member.
A temperature regulated apparatus comprising:
- (a) a layered member comprising a heating section and a cooling section, the heating section defining a first side of the layered member and the cooling section defining a second side of the layered member opposite the first side, the layered member having a first opening in communication with a first interior area, and a second opening in communication with a second interior area;
- (b) a heating element positioned within the first interior area, the heating element adapted to increase the temperature of the layered member, the heating element not operatively connected to the layered member and removable from the layered member without disassembling the layered member;
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- (c) a cooling element positioned within the second interior area, the cooling element adapted to decrease the temperature of the layered member, the cooling element not operatively connected to the layered member and removable from the layered member without disassembling the layered member.
A temperature regulated container apparatus comprising:
- (a) a temperature regulating insert assembly comprising a housing and a gas contained in the housing that can alter an ambient temperature, the insert assembly adapted to dispense the gas through at least one opening formed in the housing;
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- (b) an enclosure comprising a base and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base defining an interior area within the enclosure, the enclosure having an interior surface and at least one substantially concave recess formed in the interior surface adapted to receive the insert assembly therein, wherein the ambient temperature in the interior area of the enclosure is altered when the insert assembly dispenses the gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.