Cooler chest with radio

• US 20030157893A1
• Filed: 02/19/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jason W. Peeples
• Original Assignee: Jason W. Peeples
• Inventors: Peeples, Jason W.
• Granted Patent: US 6,980,788 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/66.1
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/12 Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2331/804 Boxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/086 Portable receivers

Abstract

A resonance chamber with two or more speakers positioned in the lid of a commercially available cooler chest and electrically connected to a radio circuit board also positioned in the lid and powered by a solar panels or a combination of solar panels and batteries. All elements are water proofed and positioned for protection during normal use of the cooler and positioned so as to not disrupt the normal use of the cooler.

Claims

1. A cooler chest element fully enclosing a radio receiver system comprising:

a. a cooler lid, said lid having a top, a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, and opposing end walls, wherein said top, bottom, side and end walls define an open chamber in said lid, and further wherein in least one window is formed in said top of said lid;

b. a radio circuit board positioned in said open chamber wherein said radio circuit board is in functional communication with a power source;

c. a resonance chamber with at least one speaker, said resonance chamber being positioned in said open chamber and further wherein said speaker being in functional communication with said radio circuit board;

d. a power source positioned in said open chamber, said power source being in operative communication with said radio circuit board; and

e. switches to operate and regulate radio circuit board functions convenient to users wherein said switches are positioned in a protective waterproof structure, and

f. an antenna.

2. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said top of said lid comprises a flat, rectangular piece.

3. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said lid is circular in shape.

4. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said lid comprises two panels joined along a ridge.

5. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said power source comprises at least one solar panel.

6. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said power source comprises a battery pack.

7. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said power source comprises a battery pack and at least one solar panel.

8. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said resonance chamber comprises two speakers.

9. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said resonance chamber comprises three speakers.

10. The cooler chest element of claim 1 wherein said resonance chamber comprises at least four speakers.

11. A resonance chamber comprising:

a. a tube with at least a first end, a second end, a length, an outer diameter, and an inner diameter, an outer wall, an inner wall, and a longitudinal inner core defined by said inner wall; and

b. at least two speakers positioned in said longitudinal inner core of said tube, said speakers being in functional communication with a radio circuit board and with each other.

12. The resonance chamber of claim 12 wherein said tube has two ends and further wherein two speakers are positioned in said tube.

13. The resonance chamber of claim 12 wherein said tube comprises three ends and further wherein three speakers are positioned in said tube near each of said three ends.

14. The resonance chamber of claim of 12 wherein said resonance chamber comprises at least four ends and a speaker is positioned near each of said ends.