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US 9,939,188 B2Granted
Portable cooler
OwnerBrad Lockwoodinventor
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Abstract
A portable cooler is provided that includes a base that supports a refrigeration unit. The base also supports a plurality of upwardly-extending support poles that accommodate a top portion. The support poles, top portion, and base define a food storage volume that is surrounded by a plurality of insulative walls.
Claims8
A portable cooler, comprising:
- a base having a first front edge, first rear edge, and a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge connecting the first front edge and the first rear edge, the base including a first receiver positioned adjacent to the first lateral edge and between the first front edge and the first rear edge, and the base including a second receiver positioned adjacent to the second lateral edge and between the first front edge and the first rear edge;
- a base extension having a second front edge, second rear edge, and a third lateral edge and a fourth lateral edge, the second rear edge hingedly interconnected to the first front edge, the base extension including a third receiver positioned adjacent to an intersection of the first lateral edge and the second front edge, and the base including a fourth receiver positioned adjacent to an intersection of the fourth lateral edge and the second front edge;
- a first pole selectively interconnected to the first receiver;
- a second pole selectively interconnected to the second receiver;
- a third pole selectively interconnected to the third receiver;
- a fourth pole selectively interconnected to the fourth receiver;
- a top frame portion having a fifth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the first pole, a sixth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the second pole, a seventh receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the third pole, and an eighth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the fourth pole;
- a refrigeration system interconnected to the base adjacent to the first rear edge thereof;
- a top wall associated with the top frame portion;
- a front wall associated with the top frame portion, the third pole, the fourth pole, and the second front edge;
- a rear wall associated with the top frame portion, the first pole, the second pole, and the base;
- a first lateral wall associated with the top frame portion, the first pole, the third pole, the first lateral edge, and the third lateral edge;
- a second lateral wall associated with the top frame portion, the second pole, the fourth pole, the second lateral edge, and the fourth lateral edge;
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- wherein the refrigeration system directs air into a volume defined by the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the first lateral wall, the second lateral wall, the base, and the base extension.
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