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US 7,387,305 B2Granted
Wheeled travel cooler with inflatable sidewalls
AssigneeM & C Innovations, LLC
InventorsMatthew Alexander Vanderberg, Ian D. Kovacevich, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Chris Hoy
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Abstract
A travel cooler includes a wheeled platform and an insulated container. The wheeled platform includes a base and a plurality of wheels mounted to the base for rolling movement of the platform. The insulated container includes an inflatable wall and a valve for inflating of the wall. The insulated container is disposed on the base in fixed disposition relative to the base for safe transportation of the insulated container on the wheeled platform.
Claims22
A travel cooler, comprising;
- (a) a wheeled platform including,
- (i) a base, and
- (ii) a plurality of wheels mounted to said base for rolling movement of said platform;
- and
- (b) an insulated container including,
- (i) an inflatable wall, and
- (ii) a valve for inflating of said wall;
- (c) wherein said insulated container is removably coupled to said wheeled platform;
- (d) wherein said base defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion of said insulated container is received;
- (e) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a first configuration, said inflatable wall is inflated and extends outwardly from the container receiving space;
- and
- (f) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a second configuration, said inflatable wall is deflated and is completely received within the container receiving space in a collapsed condition.
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A travel cooler, comprising;
- (a) a wheeled platform including,
- (i) abase,
- (ii) a plurality of wheels mounted to said base for rolling movement of said platform;
- and
- (b) an insulated container including,
- (i) inflatable sidewalls,
- (ii) at least one valve for inflating of said sidewalls, and
- (iii) a rim attached to a top of said inflatable sidewalls;
- (c) wherein said insulated container is removably coupled to said wheeled platform;
- (d) wherein said base defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion of said insulated container is received;
- (e) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a first configuration,
- (i) said inflatable sidewalls are inflated and extend outwardly from the container receiving space, and
- (ii) said rim is not received within the container receiving space;
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- (f) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a second configuration,
- (i) said inflatable sidewalls are deflated and are received within the container receiving space in a collapsed condition, and
- (ii) at least a portion of said rim is received within said container receiving space.
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A travel cooler, comprising
- (a) a wheeled platform including,
- (i) a base, and
- (ii) a plurality of wheels mounted to said base for rolling movement of said platform;
- and
- (b) an insulated container including,
- (i) an inflatable wall,
- (ii) a valve for inflating of said wall,
- (iii) a rim connected to a top of said inflatable wall and defining a top opening of said insulated container, and
- (iv) a lid arranged on said rim to cover the top opening;
- (c) wherein said insulated container is removably coupled to said wheeled platform in fixed disposition relative to said base for safe transportation of said insulated container on said wheeled platform;
- (d) wherein said base includes a peripheral wall that defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion of said insulated container is received;
- (e) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a first configuration,
- (i) said inflatable wall is inflated and extends outwardly from the container receiving space, and
- (ii) said rim and lid are located above the container receiving space and said peripheral wall of said base;
- and
- (f) wherein, when the travel cooler is in a second configuration,
- (i) said inflatable wall is deflated and is completely received within the container receiving space in a collapsed condition, and
- (ii) said rim and lid collectively are at least partially received within the container receiving space.
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