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US 2026/0235347 A1Published application
Cooler assembly and method of making same
OwnerKevin Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A cooler assembly includes an outer shell and an inner shell configured together with an inner core under vacuum pressure therebetween. The cooler assembly also may include structural support members arranged between the inner and outer shells to support the shells, to keep the shells at a desired spacing, and to provide mechanical support therebetween to help prevent shell deformations during the vacuum pressure process and during use. In this way, the cooler assembly may include a vacuumed insulation core.
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A cooler assembly comprising:
- a first shell wall aligned with a second shell wall forming a shell inner volume therebetween, the first shell wall including a first shell inner surface facing the shell inner volume and the second shell wall including a second shell inner surface facing the shell inner volume;
- and
- at least one support member configured within the shell inner volume and extending from the first shell inner surface to the second shell inner surface to provide support therebetween;
- wherein the shell inner volume is placed under vacuum pressure.
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A method of making a cooler assembly including an inner core under vacuum pressure, comprising:
- aligning a first shell wall with a second shell wall to form a shell inner volume therebetween, the first shell wall including a first shell inner surface facing the shell inner volume and the second shell wall including a second shell inner surface facing the shell inner volume;
- configuring at least one support member within the shell inner volume and extending from the first shell inner surface to the second shell inner surface to provide support therebetween;
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- placing the shell inner volume under vacuum pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.