Thermally insulative container having multiple compartments
OwnerMarcos Zavitsanosinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved thermally insulative containers (e.g., ice chests, coolers, lunch boxes, etc.) that include one or more isolation compartment(s) that may be isolated from a storage compartment holding ice or other cooling agent(s). The isolation compartment may be used to store items that are to be kept dry and at a higher temperature than food, beverages, and other items that are typically kept in the storage compartment. In some examples, the one or more isolation compartment(s) may include thermal vents between the compartments for varying the temperature between the one or more isolation compartment(s) and the storage compartment.
Claims20
A thermally insulated container, comprising:
- a. a body having thermally insulative walls and a first compartment therein for storing food and beverages;
- b. a lid attached to said body, said lid having a perimeter shape that is complementary to an opening in said body and said lid seals said compartment when said lid is closed over said compartment;
- c. a second compartment within said lid accessible from an underside of said lid, said second compartment including a door for accessing said second compartment attached to said lid, wherein said door has a surface at or near its edge that seals against a corresponding complementary surface in said underside of said lid to close said compartment;
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- d. at least one adjustable thermal vent in a surface of said second compartment for allowing the passage of heat between said first and second compartments.
A thermally insulated container, comprising:
- a. a body having thermally insulative walls and a first compartment therein, the body having an opening therein for access to the interior of the first compartment;
- b. a tray having a perimeter shape that is substantially the same as said opening in said body, said tray being attached to said body and moveable with respect to said opening;
- c. a thermally insulated lid having a perimeter shape that is substantially the same as said opening in said body, wherein said lid closes over said tray and said opening in said body, and thermally seals said insulated container thereby closing the first compartment between said tray and said body and creating a second compartment between said lid and said tray;
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- d. at least one adjustable thermal vent in a surface of said tray for allowing the passage of heat between said first and second compartments.
An insulative container capable of storing food and other items at different temperatures, comprising:
- a. a body having thermally insulative walls and a storage compartment therein, the body having an opening therein for access to the interior of the storage compartment;
- b. a lid that closes over said opening and having a perimeter shape that is complementary to the shape of said opening;
- c. a tray having thermally insulative walls that sits over said storage compartment and has at least one recess therein for storing items, said tray having a sealing edge that closes against a bottom side of said lid, wherein said lid has an interfacing surface against which said sealing edge of said tray can be closed, thereby thermally sealing said at least one recess against said lid;
- d. at least one adjustable thermal vent in a surface of said tray between said storage compartment and said tray for allowing the passage of heat between said storage compartment and said recess;
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- e. a closing mechanism for partially or fully closing said adjustable thermal vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.