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US 7,334,802 B2Granted
Combination portable cooler and retractable tray
OwnerRonda Kaplaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a portable, insulated container with lid; particularly towards a portable insulated container with lid and attached tray for movement between a stowed and elevated position above the surface of the container lid capable of supporting various items thereon while simultaneously allowing the user to lift the lid of the container to access the interior; more particularly to a portable cooler with an attached retractable tray constructed and arranged to be readily positioned by a single user at various elevations above the surface of the lid.
Claims16
A portable, insulated container comprising in combination:
- (a) an container having two opposing sidewall panels and two opposing end panels extending between said sidewall panels, each of said end panels and said sidewall panels are integrally formed to a bottom panel, thereby defining an internal cavity with an upper access opening, said interior cavity being constructed and arranged for receipt of at least one item therein;
- (b) a cover member constructed and arranged for positioning between;
- (i) a closed position, wherein said cover is placed over said upper access opening;
- (ii) an open position, wherein said cover provides access to said interior cavity of said container;
- (c) a pair of handle members, each of said handle members comprising at least one leg portion and a transverse portion attached to said leg portion, said leg portion of each handle member is movably attached to said container, each of said handle members includes at least one integrally formed attachment means, wherein said handle members are movably attached between;
- (i) a first position juxtaposed to said container for storage or transport by the user;
- (ii) a second position wherein said at least one attachment means is constructed and arranged to removably attach to and support a tray member;
- (d) said tray member including an upper surface, a lower surface, at least one tray member edge, whereby said tray member is attached to said container for movement between;
- (i) a stowed position, wherein said tray member is lower than said upper access opening on one of said sidewall panels of said container;
- (ii) a deployed position wherein said upper surface of said tray member faces upwards and said at least one tray member edge removably engages said handle attachment means, wherein said tray member is laterally stabilized and remains substantially parallel to the surface of said bottom panel;
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- wherein said cover member is movable between an open and closed position independent of the location of said tray member.
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