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US 9,676,522 B1Granted
Portable cooler with contoured bottom
OwnerRobert M. Stovallinventor
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Abstract
A cooler has a contoured bottom to allow items placed within to aggregate to one side. The cooler is equipped with a spout to enable a controlled drainage of liquids from within the cooler, located at a bottom central portion of the contoured bottom at the perimeter edge thereof. The cooler is further provided with wheels and a retractable handle to facilitate the transportation thereof.
Claims18
A cooler, comprising:
- a container having a base, a vertically upstanding sidewall about a periphery of said base to define a container interior, and a neck located along a periphery of said sidewall opposite said base;
- a lid removably attached to said neck;
- a spigot in fluid communication with said interior, extending outward from said sidewall adjacent said base;
- at least one side handle located on an exterior of said sidewall;
- a handle housing located on an exterior of said sidewall opposite said spigot, comprising:
- a handle slideway located within said handle housing;
- a pair of handle apertures located at the top of said handle slideway;
- an aperture seal secured within each handle aperture;
- and,
- a slideway plug located at the bottom of said handle slideway;
- wherein said handle housing is integrally molded with said container;
- an extendable handle slidably extendable within said handle housing, comprising:
- a pair of vertical supports each having a first and a second end;
- a horizontal grip connected between each first end of said pair of vertical supports;
- and,
- a handle stop secured horizontally between each second end of said pair of vertical supports;
- wherein each vertical support passes through a respective aperture seal;
- and,
- a wheel assembly affixed to a bottom of said handle housing;
- wherein said base and said sidewall is composed of material having thermally insulative properties;
- and,
- wherein said base has an interior surface that slopes downward towards said spigot.
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A cooler, comprising:
- a container having a base, a vertically upstanding sidewall about a periphery of said base to define a container interior, and a threaded neck located along a periphery of said sidewall opposite said base;
- a lid threadably attached to said threaded neck;
- a spigot in fluid communication with said interior, extending outward from said sidewall adjacent said base;
- at least one side handle located on an exterior of said sidewall;
- a handle housing located on an exterior of said sidewall opposite said spigot, comprising:
- a handle slideway located within said handle housing;
- a pair of handle apertures located at the top of said handle slideway;
- an aperture seal secured within each handle aperture;
- and,
- a slideway plug located at the bottom of said handle slideway;
- wherein said handle housing is integrally molded with said container;
- an extendable handle slidably extendable within said handle housing, comprising:
- a pair of vertical supports each having a first and a second end;
- a horizontal grip connected between each first end of said pair of vertical supports;
- and,
- a handle stop secured horizontally between each second end of said pair of vertical supports;
- wherein each vertical support passes through a respective aperture seal;
- and,
- a wheel assembly affixed to a bottom of said handle housing;
- wherein said base and said sidewall is composed of material having thermally insulative properties;
- and,
- wherein said base has an interior surface that slopes downward towards said spigot.
19 more elements
A cooler, comprising:
- a container having a base, a vertically upstanding sidewall about a periphery of said base to define a container interior, and a threaded neck located along a periphery of said sidewall opposite said base;
- a lid threadably attached to said threaded neck;
- a spigot in fluid communication with said interior, extending outward from said sidewall adjacent said base;
- at least one side handle located on an exterior of said sidewall;
- a handle housing located on an exterior of said sidewall opposite said spigot, comprising:
- a handle slideway located within said handle housing;
- a pair of handle apertures located at the top of said handle slideway;
- an aperture seal secured within each handle aperture;
- and,
- a slideway plug located at the bottom of said handle slideway;
- wherein said handle housing is integrally molded with said container;
- an extendable handle slidably extendable within said handle housing, comprising:
- a pair of vertical supports each having a first and a second end;
- a horizontal grip connected between each first end of said pair of vertical supports;
- and,
- a handle stop secured horizontally between each second end of said pair of vertical supports;
- wherein each vertical support passes through a respective aperture seal;
- a wheel assembly removably affixed to a bottom of said handle housing;
- wherein said base and said sidewall is composed of material having thermally insulative properties;
- and,
- wherein said base has an interior surface that slopes downward towards said spigot.
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