Cooler for transporting an animal carcass
OwnerFelix T. Bernhard, Jr., Robert J. Poppinventors
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Abstract
A soft, insulating cooler with a detachable strap for transporting and/or storing head and cape of a dead animal, for instance deer. A hinged lid is closable by a pair of overlapping zippers. A pair of openings are formed in the lid to allow antlers to extend therethrough. A tightening cord is positioned about the openings to tighten the openings around the antlers and preserve the temperature inside the cooler. The inside of the cooler contains pouches for ice of other cooling medium. The outside of the cooler carries a pouch or pouches to transport small items.
Claims10
A portable container apparatus for retaining a head and cape of an animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a flexible deformable body defining an insulated chamber;
- a lid secured to upper peripheral edges of the body, said lid having a pair of hinged portions, a closing means extending between said hinged portions for enclosing the insulated chamber,
- and at least one opening is formed in said lid to allow a part of the animal to protrude therethrough, and wherein a tightening member is positioned around said opening to facilitate narrowing of said opening upon demand to conform to the size of said protruding animal part, and wherein said closing means comprises a first closing member extending from a first end of the lid, a second closing member extending from a second end of the lid and partially overlapping the first closing member, and a reinforcing flap secured to each of said lid portions for reinforcing parts of said lid portions adjoining said at least one opening.
A portable container apparatus for retaining a head and cape of an animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a flexible deformable body having a closed bottom, closable top and waterproof insulated walls defining an insulated chamber therebetween;
- a lid secured to upper peripheral edges of the body, said lid having a pair of hinged portions and a closing means extending between said hinged portions for enclosing the insulated chamber, said closing means comprising a first closing member extending from a first end of the lid and a second closing member extending from a second end of the lid and partially overlapping the first closing member, said first closing member and said second closing member extending substantially along a center of the lid, and wherein at least one opening is formed in said lid to allow a part of the animal to protrude therethrough, and wherein a tightening cord is positioned around said opening to facilitate narrowing of said opening upon demand to conform to the size of said protruding animal part, said lid has a pair of opposing portions and a reinforcing flap secured to each of said lid portions for reinforcing parts of said lid portions adjoining said at least one opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.