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US 9,809,238 B2Granted
Compact portable cooling container and keg dispenser
AssigneePik Six LLC
InventorsDavid A. Kincaid, Tim Kalbas, Dan Wirtz, Allen Broughton, Sean McLaren, Ian Mackay
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a fully self contained, portable apparatus specifically designed for storing, cooling, transporting both upright or on the side, and dispensing a beverage, such as beer, from a Sixth barrel of Cornelius keg.
Claims12
A portable container comprising:
- a lower receiver with an internal compartment that has a bottom and substantially circular sidewalls extending from the bottom to a rim at the top of the lower receiver, and a pair of wheels;
- a removable lid that frictionally engages the lower receiver;
- a handle that is pivotally attached to the lower receiver by an axel, the handle has a down position and an up position, and a hand slot;
- wherein the handle has a regulator and a supply of CO2 contained in a component recess in the handle;
- locking means for securing the handle to the lower receiver in the down position;
- securing means for holding a keg in place in the internal compartment;
- a keg tap located in the lower receiver that is removable attached to a keg;
- and,
- a faucet for dispensing a beverage.
6 more elements
A portable container comprising:
- a lower receiver with an internal compartment that has a bottom and substantially circular sidewalls extending from the bottom to a rim at the top of the lower receiver, and a pair of wheels;
- a removable lid that frictionally engages the lower receiver;
- a handle that is pivotally attached to the lower receiver by an axel, the handle has a down position and an up position, and a hand slot;
- and,
- locking means for securing the handle to the lower receiver in the down position;
- a regulator and a supply of CO2 contained in a component recess in the handle;
- a keg tap located in the lower receiver that is removable attached to a keg;
- and,
- a faucet for dispensing a beverage.
6 more elements
A portable container comprising:
- a lower receiver with an internal compartment that has a bottom and substantially circular sidewalls extending from the bottom to a rim at the top of the lower receiver, and a pair of wheels;
- a removable lid that frictionally engages the lower receiver;
- a handle that is pivotally attached to the lower receiver by an axel, the handle has a down position and an up position, and a hand slot;
- an extension that protrudes above the rim of the lower receiver with a locking toggle on its distal end that fits through a locking slot in the handle so that the locking toggle can be rotated to lock the handle in the down position;
- a first substantially circular mating ridge and a second substantially circular mating ridge on the bottom of the internal compartment that are adapted to frictionally mate with a keg to hold it in place;
- and
- a first substantially circular mating recess and a second substantially circular mating recess on the bottom side of the lid that are adapted to frictionally mate with a keg to hold it in place;
- a regulator and a supply of CO2 contained in a component recess in the handle;
- a keg tap located in the lower receiver that is removable attached to a keg;
- and,
- a faucet for dispensing a beverage.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.