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US 9,791,200 B2Granted
Cooler with integrated plate storage
OwnerRyan Grepperinventor
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Abstract
A portable cooler includes a cooler body formed of an insulating shell defining an interior storage section, an insulated cooler lid coupled to the cooler body, and a storage structure formed within the insulated cooler lid for storing one or more plates. The plates can be stored in a recessed portion of the insulated lid, which may include a groove or removable lip to retain the plates. A utensil storage structure is provided to store one or more utensils. Sharp utensils may include safety mechanisms to inhibit unwanted removal.
Claims12
A portable cooler, comprising:
- a cooler body formed of an insulating shell defining an interior storage section;
- an insulated cooler lid coupled to the cooler body;
- a recessed portion formed within the insulated cooler lid, the recessed portion including a closed, rounded end and an open end;
- a storage structure formed within the insulated cooler lid and structured to store a plurality of plates, and structured to permit withdraw of the plurality of plates from the open end of the recessed portion, the open end of the recessed portion having a width approximately the same size as a diameter of the plurality of plates;
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- a groove formed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the recessed portion, in which the groove is structured to retain edges of the plurality of plates within a slot of the groove.
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