Cooler having a bar extension
OwnerJason Costelloinventor
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Abstract
A cooler having at least one bar configured along one side of the cooler lid and/or cooler body is described. A lid and/or body bar is supported by a lid or body support respectively, and has an extended length between the supports wherein a strap or latch may be configured around the bar. For example, a cooler lid may have a lid on the front side of the cooler lid and a cooler body may have a body bar that extends along the front wall of the cooler body. A latch or strap may be configured to pull the lid bar to the body bar, thereby providing for secure sealing of the cooler lid to the cooler body. A strap may be configured around a body bar to positively secure the cooler to an object, such as a vehicle while still allowing for access to the interior of the cooler.
Claims23
A cooler comprising:
- a. a lid comprising:
- i. a front side having a length;
- ii. a back side,
- iii. a left side;
- iv. a right side;
- and
- v. two lid bars configured on opposing sides of said lid and extending between a plurality of integral and discrete lid supports:
- wherein the two lid bars have extended lengths between said plurality of discrete lid supports and an open space around a perimeter of each of the two lid bars, along said extended length.
A cooler comprising:
- a. a lid comprising:
- i. a front side having a length;
- ii. a back side,
- iii. a left side;
- iv. a right side;
- and
- v. two lid bars configured on opposing sides of said lid and extending between a plurality of integral and discrete lid supports;
- wherein the two lid bars have extended lengths between said plurality of discrete lid supports and an open space, around a perimeter of each of the two lid bars, along said extended length;
- b. a body comprising:
- i. a bottom;
- ii. a front wall having a length;
- iii. a back wall;
- iv. a left and a right side wall disposed between and connecting said front wall and back wall to form a cavity having an interior and an exterior;
- v. a body bar configured on the exterior of one of said body walls and substantially at the top of said body wall and extending between a plurality of integral and discrete body supports;
- c. wherein said body bar has an extend length between said plurality of integral and discrete body supports and an open space around a perimeter of said body bar along said extended length,
- wherein said lid bar and said body bar are configured on a same side of the cooler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.