Can cooler
OwnerRaymond A. Wickerinventor
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Abstract
A light-weight, spill resistant, easy to use barrel-shaped can cooler receptacle having a foam main body with a mating foam lid that are snug to the can and are leashed together by a flexible hinge. The can cooler is capable of receiving, protecting from spill, and keeping chilled a single soda or beer can. The main, lower body of the can cooler has a sloped upper surface to facilitate easy insertion of a can. The lid has a similarly sloped surface so as to enable an even, flush mating with the lower body. The lid can be quickly mated with the body of the receptacle without the need for any twisting or turning of the lid. Both the main body and lid are snug against the surface of the can, and are thus retained by friction. The lid may be opened and closed with the thumb and index finger of a single hand.
Claims7
A can cooler comprising:
- an elongated main body portion having a closed bottom end, an open top end and a first cylindrical side wall having a first thickness, said main body portion including a first horizontal slot formed in the first cylindrical side wall proximate the open end;
- a lid portion having a closed top end, an open bottom end matable with the open end of said main body portion, and a second cylindrical side wall having a second thickness, said lid portion including a second horizontal slot formed in the second cylindrical side wall proximate the open bottom end, wherein the second thickness of said second cylindrical wall is equal to the first thickness of said first cylindrical side wall;
- said main body portion and said lid portion being made of a foamed insulating material;
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- a one-piece hinge tethering said lid portion to said main body portion, said hinge consisting of a flexible plastic strap having a first end and second end, the first end extending through the first slot of said main body portion and having a first flat head member traversely attached thereto, and the second end extending through the second slot of said lid portion and having a second flat head member traversely attached thereto.
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