Cooler assembly
First Claim
1. A cooler assembly primarily designed to cool and maintain a bottled liquid at a lower than ambient temperature, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a housing formed from insulating material and including a cooling compartment mounted to extend into the interior thereof,(b) said housing including a base portion structured for support of said housing on a substantially horizontal surface,(c) auxiliary compartment means formed within said housing and structured for containment of ancillary objects therein,(d) said cooling compartment comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve secured together in substantially coaxial, spaced apart and telescoping relation to one another and a hollow interior portion defined within said first sleeve and dimensioned and configured to at least partially receive a bottle therein,(e) a coolant chamber defined between said spaced apart inner sleeve and outer sleeve and structured for maintenance of a coolant therein, said coolant chamber disposed in heat transferring relation to said inner sleeve and said hollow interior portion thereof, and(f) closure means connected to said cooling compartment and structured for closing and opening of said coolant chamber and at least partial closure of said hollow interior portion, whereby coolant may be added thereto or removed therefrom.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooling assembly of the type designed to maintain a bottle of wine or like beverage at a chilled temperature and in a predetermined orientation to facilitate serving thereof. A housing includes a cooling compartment removably secured therein in surrounded relation to insulating material wherein the cooling compartment may be at least partially filled with water and separately subjected to a freezing environment for freezing the water and forming ice to be used as a coolant. A closure and a cover structure is mounted on the cooling compartment to provide access to a coolant chamber while at the same time serving to separate the interior of the cooling compartment from ambient temperature surrounding the housing. Auxiliary compartments are provided on the housing for the storage of glasses, bottle opening structures and like ancillary objects.
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16 Claims
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1. A cooler assembly primarily designed to cool and maintain a bottled liquid at a lower than ambient temperature, said assembly comprising:
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(a) a housing formed from insulating material and including a cooling compartment mounted to extend into the interior thereof, (b) said housing including a base portion structured for support of said housing on a substantially horizontal surface, (c) auxiliary compartment means formed within said housing and structured for containment of ancillary objects therein, (d) said cooling compartment comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve secured together in substantially coaxial, spaced apart and telescoping relation to one another and a hollow interior portion defined within said first sleeve and dimensioned and configured to at least partially receive a bottle therein, (e) a coolant chamber defined between said spaced apart inner sleeve and outer sleeve and structured for maintenance of a coolant therein, said coolant chamber disposed in heat transferring relation to said inner sleeve and said hollow interior portion thereof, and (f) closure means connected to said cooling compartment and structured for closing and opening of said coolant chamber and at least partial closure of said hollow interior portion, whereby coolant may be added thereto or removed therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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