Chest Cooler

• US 20110239675A1
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
• Original Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
• Inventors: Roekens, Jurgen
• Granted Patent: US 8,925,338 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/249
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0404 Cases or cabinets of the closed type A47F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/026 for open-top cabinets

Abstract

The present application and the resultant patent provide a chest cooler for dispensing a number of products. The chest cooler may include an outer frame, a number of product compartments within the outer frame, an upper door, and a front door. The front door may include a transparent panel. Some or all of the products are accessible via either the upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel.

Claims

1. A chest cooler for dispensing a number of products, comprising:

an outer frame;

a plurality of product compartments within the outer frame;

an upper door; and

a front door;

the front door comprising a transparent panel;

wherein some or all of the number of products are accessible via either the upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel.

2. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein the plurality of compartments comprises a first product compartment and a second product compartment.

3. The chest cooler of claim 2, wherein the upper door is positioned about the first product compartment and wherein the front door is positioned about the first product compartment and the second product compartment.

4. The chest cooler of claim 2, further comprising a front panel positioned about the first product compartment.

5. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of product compartments comprise a variable height product compartment.

6. The chest cooler of claim 5, wherein the variable height product compartment comprises a variable shelf and a plurality of variable shelf ledges.

7. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of product compartments comprise a slanted orientation.

8. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein the outer frame comprises a bottle opener positioned thereon.

9. The chest cooler of claim 1, further comprising a pedestal and wherein the outer frame is positioned thereon.

10. The chest cooler of claim 9, wherein the pedestal comprises a storage area therein.

11. The chest cooler of claim 1, further comprising an anchor and wherein the anchor is attached to the outer frame.

12. The chest cooler of claim 11, wherein the anchor comprises a predetermined height and a predetermined length.

13. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein the upper door and the front door comprise a gasket layer.

14. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein the outer frame comprises messaging thereon.

15. The chest cooler of claim 1, wherein the outer frame comprises a contoured shape.

16. A chest cooler for dispensing a number of products, comprising:

an outer frame;

a first product compartment within the outer frame;

an upper door positioned about the first product compartment;

a second product compartment within the outer frame; and

a front door positioned about the first product compartment and the second product compartment;

the front door comprising a transparent panel;

wherein some or all of the number of products are accessible via either the upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel.

17. The chest cooler of claim 16, wherein the first product compartment and the second product compartment comprise variable height product compartments.

18. The chest cooler of claim 17, wherein the variable height product compartments comprise a variable shelf and a plurality of variable shelf ledges.

19. The chest cooler of claim 17, wherein the first product compartment and the second product compartment comprise a slanted orientation.

20. The chest cooler of claim 16, wherein the outer frame comprises a contoured shape.