Flipout cooler and accessories

• US 20030038138A1
• Filed: 08/21/2001
• Published: 02/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dwayne J. Komurke
• Original Assignee: Dwayne J. Komurke
• Inventors: Komurke, Dwayne J.
• Application Number:
  US09/943,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20030038138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 220/592.2
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/20 Lunch or picnic boxes or the like

Abstract

A. Flipout Cooler'"'"'s & Accessories is an invention that incorporates work surfaces, I.e., tables, cup holders, shelves or any combination thereof placed into or onto an “ice chest”/“cooler”.

B. The utility surfaces are recessed & conceled within the wall, and/or surface mounted into/onto the coolers exterior surface which when in a closed position and pulled along a controlled path to establish a work surface, the exterior work surfaces form table'"'"'s, Shelves, preparation areas, work surfaces, drink holders shelf, etc.

Claims

1. I claim to have invented, designed and/or conceived of an “

ice chest/cooler”

having, in addition to a compartment for the cooling of items contained therein, one (1) or more tables, shelves, work surfaces and cup holder shelves in any combination and size which move from a closed position for rest either attached to, recessed into and/or contained within the vertical walls (sides) of the exterior to a point perpendicular thereto.

2. I claim to have invented, designed and/or conceived of a work surface, shelf and/or table which is moved outward and upward along a controlled path about a hinged point from a closed position of rest either attached to, recessed into and/or contained within the exterior vertical wall of the cooler compartment to a position perpendicular thereto.

3. I claim to have invented, designed and/or conceived of a work surface, shelf, cup holder shelf and/or table which is moved outward and downward along a controlled path about a hinged point from a closed position of rest either attached to, recessed into and/or contained within the exterior vertical wall of the cooler compartment to a position perpendicular thereto. The cup holder shelf may contain any number of telescoping holders.

4. I claim to have invented, designed and conceived of a telescoping cup holder as an integral component of a shelf attached to, recessed into and/or contained within the exterior wall of the cooler compartment which moves along a controlled path about a hinged point to a position of perpendicular and thus allowing for the cup holder device to telescope into an open position to receive and hold in place third party containers.

5. I claim to have invented, designed and/or conceived of a projection of approximately four (4) square inches in area with a project height of a horizontal plane of three-eighths inches therefore being an integral part of the bottom surface and located thereon near the four corners thereof for the purpose of fitting (mating) into a depression somewhat deeper in depth located on the top surface and somewhat larger in area to allow for the mating of vertically stacked coolers.

6. I claim to have invented and conceived of the word “

flipout”

to be used as a Trademark thereafter to be embossed onto, stamped into or projection molded on the surface of the cooler and/or any and all claims applied for in this application.