Expandable cooler
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1. An expandable storage device, comprising:
- a housing defining a first storage compartment being at least partially insulated;
an expandable housing adjacent to the housing and having an end wall, the expandable housing defining a second storage compartment when in an expanded position;
a common wall separating the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, the expandable housing being movable between a closed position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is adjacent the common wall and the expanded position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is positioned away from the common wall with respect to the closed position.
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Abstract
An expandable cooler is provided. The cooler includes an insulating portion defining a storage cavity and an expandable portion defining a second storage cavity. The expandable portion is adapted to move between an open and a closed position. The expandable portion may be fixedly attached to the insulated portion. In a further embodiment, a telescoping handle is attached to the cooler. A hook is provided on the telescoping handle and is adapted to be received in a corresponding slot in the expandable portion. The expandable portion may be moved between the open and closed position via the handle.
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31 Claims
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1. An expandable storage device, comprising:
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a housing defining a first storage compartment being at least partially insulated;
an expandable housing adjacent to the housing and having an end wall, the expandable housing defining a second storage compartment when in an expanded position;
a common wall separating the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, the expandable housing being movable between a closed position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is adjacent the common wall and the expanded position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is positioned away from the common wall with respect to the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An expandable storage device, comprising:
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a housing having a hard shell defining an insulated compartment, the housing including first and second sections that are movable apart from each other;
side walls extending between the first and second sections of the housing;
a bottom connected to the side walls, the side walls and the bottom defining a second compartment disposed between the two sections of the housing, the side walls adapted to collapse when the first and section sections of the housing are moved towards each other. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An expandable storage device, comprising:
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a bottom having a plurality of side edges;
insulated side walls extending in the same direction from the side edges of the bottom, the insulated side walls immediately adjacent to each other being connected together to define a first storage compartment with the bottom;
an end wall;
at least two expandable walls arranged opposite each other and extending from one of the side walls to the end wall;
a bottom connected to the expandable walls and the end wall to define a second storage compartment, the end wall being movable with respect to the side walls. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An expandable storage device comprising:
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a housing defining a first storage compartment being at least partially insulated;
at least one expandable housing attached to the housing and having an end wall, the expandable housing being movable between a closed position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is adjacent to the housing and an expanded position in which the end wall of the expandable housing is positioned away from the housing with respect to the closed position to define a second storage compartment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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