US 5,095,718 AGranted

Portable refrigeration case for the storage and dispensation of canned items

OwnerJohn J. Ormond, James R. Gallowayinventors

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Abstract

A compartmentalized refrigeration case for cans of beverage and/or food with a handle and straps for portability by hand or over the shoulders. The refrigeration compartments in the interior of the case are formed by at least one horizontal layer of thermoplastic coated, removable, reusable, cooling units shaped to surround standard size beverage cans. The compartments are enclosed by multi-layer panels comprised of a thermally insulating and supportive foam sandwiched between an inner lining of waterproof material and an outer covering of water-resistant, durable fabric. Each refrigeration compartment is accessible through the front panel of the case by an insulated, door with a fastener such as VELCRO adjacent each compartment. This results in a convenient and versatile case, since every can in the case is accessible through one of the doors at all times. The case has an insulated, zippered top for access from the top of the case and a number of pockets on either side of the case that close at the top for carrying food or other items. Straps are attached to the bottom panel of the case for holding items such as towels, blankets, and shoes, which are too large to fit into the pockets.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A portable refrigeration case for multiple cans comprising:

(a) a box-like compartment formed from side, front, and rear panels arranged in a substantially rectangular configuration and a bottom panel attached to said side, front, and rear panels at right angles and a top member, said panels including an exterior layer of material, an interior layer of material, and another material layer between said exterior and interior material layers;
(b) at least two cooling units being horizontally disposed in said compartment and being spaced apart a predetermined vertical distance, said space between said cooling units defining a refrigeration chamber for storage of canned items, said cooling units having a serpentine contour comprising alternating peaks and depressions, wherein said depressions are of semi-circular shape for receiving said canned items and wherein each of said canned items is held in said refrigeration chamber between one of said depressions in each of said cooling units;
(c) support means for removably supporting said cooling units in said compartment, said support means being permanently affixed to said interior material layer of one of said panels;
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(d) access door means adjacent said refrigeration chamber for providing access to the canned items in said refrigeration chamber.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/609,645Filed 6 Nov 1990
Granted: 17 Mar 1992
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A45F 3/04
Travelling or camp articles ; Sacks or packs carried on the body: sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two…
F25D 3/08
Movable containers: portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
F25D 31/007
Specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks: bottles or cans
F25D 2303/0822
Disposed in a cold storage element not forming part of a container for products to be cooled, e.g. ice pack or gel accumulator: details of the element