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US 6,629,431 B1Granted
Pedestal cooler with coaster base
AssigneeDisplay Industries, LLC.
InventorJames D. Robertson
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Abstract
A cooler for cooling individual beverage containers and the liquid therein using ice has a pedestal fastened to a coaster base. The pedestal has a truncated bell shape and is wider at its top than at its bottom The top portion of the pedestal contains a tub. A dome shaped lid is attached to the top portion of the pedestal. When the lid is closed, the lid covers the tub.
Claims7
A cooler for a plurality of beverage containers, comprising:
- a base having a transverse dimension;
- a pedestal having top and bottom portions and upstanding from said base, an outer sidewall extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and an inner sidewall fastened to said outer sidewall and extending along said top portion forming said reservoir, said bottom portion being fastened to said base, said top portion defining a reservoir adapted to receive and hold the plurality of beverage containers, said top portion having bell-shaped configuration with a top of the bell truncated, said top portion having a larger transverse dimension than said bottom portion, said base having a larger transverse dimension than said bottom portion and said top portion;
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- a lid connected Lo said top portion and operable between a closed position at which said lid covers said reservoir blocking access to the beverage containers and an open position at which access to the beverage containers is permitted.
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A cooler for a plurality of beverage containers, comprising:
- a base having a transverse dimension;
- a pedestal having top and bottom portions and upstanding from said base, an outer sidewall extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and an inner sidewall fastened to said outer sidewall and extending along said top portion forming said reservoir, said bottom portion being fastened to said base, said top portion defining a reservoir adapted to receive and hold the plurality of beverage containers, said top portion having bell-shaped configuration with a top of the bell truncated, said top portion having a larger transverse dimension than said bottom portion, said base having a larger transverse dimension than said bottom portion and said top portion;
- a transparent lid hingedly connected to said top portion and operable between a closed position at which said lid covers said reservoir blocking access to the beverage containers and an open position at which access to the beverage containers is permitted;
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- a thermal insulator attached to said inner sidewall and interposed between said inner and outer sidewalls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.