System and method for cooling beverages in retail consumer packaging
OwnerJasar Ahmediinventor
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Abstract
A method and system is disclosed which provides for cooling beverage containers in a retail consumer multiple beverage container package which includes expandable corners, movable panels, and the ability to expand the interior space in the retail consumer multiple beverage container package so as to permit introduction of ice into the retail consumer multiple beverage container package. The interior space is expanded by stretching accordion joints between panels.
Claims20
A method of cooling a package of beverage containers comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of beverage containers in a retail consumer multiple beverage container package having a first planar side panel, a second planar side panel, a third planar side panel, a fourth planar side panel and four expandable corners;
- expanding the four expandable corners of the retail consumer multiple beverage container package to create a larger space inside the retail consumer multiple beverage container package;
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- adding inside the larger space inside the retail consumer multiple beverage container package, solid matter having a current exterior temperature lower than a current exterior temperature of said plurality of beverage containers.
A system for containing multiple beverage containers comprising:
- a first planar side panel, a second planar side panel, a third planar side panel, and a fourth planar side panel;
- which are connected in a rectangular ring configuration using adhesive material;
- a first to third interstitial folded accordion joining member a first to fourth interstitial folded accordion joining member, second to third interstitial folded accordion joining member 1213, and a second to fourth interstitial folded accordion joining member.
A method of cooling a package of beverage containers comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of beverage containers in a retail consumer multiple beverage container package having a first planar side panel, a second planar side panel, a third planar side panel, a fourth planar side panel and four expandable corners;
- expanding the four expandable corners of the retail consumer multiple beverage container package, to create a larger space inside the retail consumer multiple beverage container package;
- adding ice inside the larger space inside the retail consumer multiple beverage container package, wherein the step of expanding the corners further comprises pulling opposing side panels away from each other;
- wherein each of said first planar side panel, said second planar side panel, said third planar side panel and said fourth planar side panel has a bottom foldable portion which, when folded inwardly and upwardly to a perpendicular orientation with respect to an adjacent non-bottom portion, tends to create a bottom structure;
- wherein said bottom foldable portion is coupled to said non-bottom portion by a folded accordion joining fold, so that said bottom portion and said non-bottom portion can be both rotated and translated with respect to another;
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- wherein in said larger space inside is caused to be made into an even larger space inside by translating a bottom portion from a non-bottom portion by expanding said folded according joining fold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.