Food and Beverage Cooler Assembly

• US 20180186547A1
• Filed: 04/21/2017
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otter Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Otter Products LLC
• Granted Patent: US 10,689,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/20 Lunch or picnic boxes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/06 characterised by association with auxiliary devices, e.g. line indicators, leaf turners, lampholders, book or page holdersspot indicators, leaf turners, per se B42D9/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/02 Glass or bottle holders serving trays with openings for carrying glasses or bottles A47G23/0641; bottle racks A47B73/00; for feeding-bottles A61J9/06; in vehicles B60N3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 21/0201 stackable or joined together side-by-side
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 21/0204 and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/20 External fittings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 3/06 essentially conical or frusto-conical
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3813 rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 3/08 portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally

Abstract

A cooler assembly for the storage of one or more objects includes a cooler portion having a main portion and a cover portion that is removably or pivotable relative to the main portion. First and second main portion securement features are disposed on a side wall of the main portion, and the first and second main portion securement features may be identical. First and second attachment assemblies, which may include a container, have identical first and second attachment securement features, respectively, which may releaseably engage either of the first and second main portion securement features to allow the first and second attachment assemblies to be transported with and stored on the cooler portion.

Claims

1. A cooler assembly for the storage of one or more objects, the cooler assembly comprising:

a cooler portion, the cooler portion comprising;

a main portion having one or more side walls having one or more interior surfaces that at least partially define an interior portion that is adapted to receive the one or more objects, wherein one or more exterior surfaces of the one or more side walls of the main portion define an exterior portion of the cooler portion;

a cover portion at least one of pivotably coupled to or removably secured to the main portion, wherein when the cover portion is in a closed position relative to the main portion, one or more interior surfaces of the cover portion at least partially define the interior portion, wherein the cover portion includes a contact area that extends along a portion of one or more exterior surfaces of the cover portion;

a label extending over all or a portion of the contact area of the cover portion and inmolded with the all or a portion of the contact area of the cover portion;

a first main portion securement feature disposed at a first location on at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion; and

a second main portion securement feature disposed at a second location on at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion.

2. The cooler assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover portion includes a first cover ridge and a second cover ridge and wherein the contact area extends between the first cover ridge and the second cover ridge.

3. The cooler assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a cover attachment portion removably secured to one or more portions of the cover portion, the cover attachment portion including a support portion extending from a first end to a second end, and a cushion portion coupled to the support portion, wherein the support portion of the cover attachment portion includes a first body arm and a second body arm, the first body arm having a first lip adapted to removably engage a first slot formed in a first portion of the cover portion and the second body arm having a second lip adapted to removably engage a second slot formed in a second portion of the cover portion.

4. The cooler assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover portion includes a top cover component coupled to a bottom cover component, the bottom cover component including an outer bottom component perimeter wall and an inner bottom component perimeter wall, and the top cover component including an outer top component perimeter wall and an inner top component perimeter wall, and an adhesive is disposed between the outer bottom component perimeter wall and the inner bottom component perimeter wall.

5. The cooler assembly of claim 1, further comprising a seal removably secured within a channel formed in a surface of the cover portion, the seal adapted to sealingly engage a surface of the main portion when the cover portion is in the closed position.

6. The cooler assembly of claim 1, wherein the main portion includes a bottom wall having a gate feature, the gate feature being surrounded by a gate groove.

7. The cooler assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a first attachment assembly, the first attachment assembly having a first attachment securement feature adapted to releaseably engage the first main portion securement feature or the second main portion securement feature of the cooler portion to removably secure the first attachment assembly to at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion.

8. The cooler assembly of claim 7, wherein the first attachment assembly is an accessory clip having a ring portion, the accessory clip having a first accessory clip securement feature adapted to releasably engage a second attachment securement feature of a second attachment assembly.

9. The cooler assembly of claim 7, wherein the first attachment assembly is a cup holder assembly including a cup support portion and a cage portion coupled to the cup support portion.

10. The cooler assembly of claim 7, wherein the first attachment assembly is a side table portion including a table portion having a planar top surface portion.

11. A cooler assembly for the storage of one or more objects, the cooler assembly comprising:

a cooler portion, the cooler portion comprising;

a main portion having one or more side walls having one or more interior surfaces that at least partially define an interior portion that is adapted to receive the one or more objects, wherein one or more exterior surfaces of the one or more side walls of the main portion define an exterior portion of the cooler portion;

a cover portion at least one of pivotably coupled to or removably secured to the main portion, wherein when the cover portion is in a closed position relative to the main portion, one or more interior surfaces of the cover portion at least partially define the interior portion;

a cover attachment portion removably secured to one or more portions of the cover portion, the cover attachment portion including a support portion extending from a first end to a second end, and a cushion portion coupled to the support portion;

a first main portion securement feature disposed at a first location on at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion; and

a second main portion securement feature disposed at a second location on at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion.

12. The cooler assembly of claim 11, wherein the support portion of the cover attachment portion includes a first body arm and a second body arm, the first body arm having a first lip adapted to removably engage a first portion of the cover portion and the second body arm having a second lip adapted to removably engage a second portion of the cover portion.

13. The cooler assembly of claim 11, wherein the cover portion includes a top cover component coupled to a bottom cover component, the bottom cover component including an outer bottom component perimeter wall and an inner bottom component perimeter wall, and the top cover component including an outer top component perimeter wall and an inner top component perimeter wall, and an adhesive is disposed between the outer bottom component perimeter wall and an inner bottom component perimeter wall.

14. The cooler assembly of claim 11, further comprising a seal removably secured within a channel formed in a surface of the cover portion, the seal adapted to sealingly engage a surface of the main portion when the cover portion is in the closed position.

15. The cooler assembly of claim 11, wherein the main portion includes a bottom wall having a gate feature, the gate being surrounded by a gate groove.

16. The cooler assembly of claim 11, further comprising:

a first attachment assembly, the first attachment assembly having a first attachment securement feature adapted to releaseably engage the first main portion securement feature or the second main portion securement feature to removably secure the first attachment assembly to at least one of the one or more side walls of the main portion.

17. The cooler assembly of claim 16, wherein the first attachment assembly is an accessory clip having a ring portion, the accessory clip having a first accessory clip securement feature adapted to releasably engage a second attachment securement feature of a second attachment assembly.

18. The cooler assembly of claim 16, wherein the first attachment assembly is a cup holder assembly including a cup support portion and a cage portion coupled to the cup support portion.

19. The cooler assembly of claim 16, wherein the first attachment assembly is a side table portion including a table portion having a planar top surface portion.

20. The cooler assembly of claim 11, wherein the first main portion securement feature includes a first bar portion that is offset from a first portion of one or more of the exterior surfaces of the one or more side walls, and wherein the second main portion securement feature includes a second bar portion that is offset from a second portion of one or more of the exterior surfaces of the one or more side walls.