Modular beverage cooler system

A beverage cooler for maintaining beverage containers having a predetermined height in a cooled condition comprising:

• (a) an outer case having a generally rectangular body with side walls, a rear wall, opposite top and bottom walls, and a front cover hinged to said bottom wall with closure means, said covering having an open position extending from said bottom wall, said cover defining an interior pocket;
• (b) at least two bottles disposed in said case with said bottles defining a plurality of generally cylindrical compartments for nestably receiving said beverage containers in a generally horizontal position when said case is normally positioned on a horizontal surface;
• (c) insulation extending about the bottles adjacent the side walls, rear wall, and top and bottom walls of the case;
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• (d) an insulation panel removably disposed in said pocket.

A modular beverage cooler system for maintaining beverage containers of the type having a generally cylindrical body in a cooled condition, said modular cooler system comprising:

• (a) a plurality of similarly sized bottles each having a planar outer wall, and opposite side walls, said bottles each containing a coolant, said inner walls defining a plurality of recesses which when said bottles are positioned facing one another in a paired arrangement, define a plurality of compartments for nestably receiving beverage containers;
• (b) at least first and second outer cases each having a generally rectangular body with side walls, a rear wall, opposite top and bottom walls and a front cover hinged to said bottom wall, said cover defining an interior pocket, said first case being sized to receive one pair of bottles and said second case being sized to receive multiple pairs of bottles in a stacked arrangement;
• (c) a removable generally rectangular insulation case having a predetermined cross section and having side walls, a rear wall, opposite top and bottom walls sized to snugly receive said paired arrangement of bottles and positionable in said case;
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• (d) a plurality of insulative panels generally sized to correspond to the cross-sectional configuration of said insulation case whereby the user may assemble a cooler of the desired size using selected components (a), (b) and (c) above.