Convertible briefcase, food and beverage carriage, and mini-cooler
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1. A container converting between a briefcase and, at separate times, a food and beverage carriage and a mini-cooler, said container comprising:
- a case functioning as a briefcase and having;
(a) a base with walls defining a first hollow center filled with insulating material, and(b) a top with walls defining a second hollow center filled with insulating material and hingedly secured to said base along co-extensive edges;
a plurality of separate food and beverage carriage inserts removably positioned in said base for converting said case into a food and beverage carriage; and
an insulating mini-cooler adapter for separately converting said case into a mini-cooler when said food and beverage carriage inserts are not positioned in said base.
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A container converting between a briefcase, a food and beverage carriage, and a mini-cooler. The container has a case which functions as a briefcase. The case includes a base and a top, each of which has walls defining a hollow center filled with insulating material. The top is secured by a hinge to the base along coextensive edges. A plurality of separate food and beverage carriage inserts may be removably positioned in the base to convert the case into a food and beverage carriage. An insulating mini-cooler adapter converts the case into a mini-cooler.
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47 Claims
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1. A container converting between a briefcase and, at separate times, a food and beverage carriage and a mini-cooler, said container comprising:
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a case functioning as a briefcase and having; (a) a base with walls defining a first hollow center filled with insulating material, and (b) a top with walls defining a second hollow center filled with insulating material and hingedly secured to said base along co-extensive edges; a plurality of separate food and beverage carriage inserts removably positioned in said base for converting said case into a food and beverage carriage; and an insulating mini-cooler adapter for separately converting said case into a mini-cooler when said food and beverage carriage inserts are not positioned in said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A container converting between a briefcase and, at separate times, a food and beverage carriage and a mini-cooler, said container comprising:
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a case functioning as a briefcase and having; (a) a base with walls defining a first hollow center filled with insulating material, (b) a top with walls defining a second hollow center filled with insulating material and hingedly secured to said base along co-extensive edges, (c) a rear, (d) a front, (e) a first side, and (f) a second side; a plurality of separate food and beverage carriage inserts removably positioned in said base for converting said case into a food and beverage carriage, each of said inserts having walls defining cavities filled with a gel allowing said inserts to be heated and cooled and to retain nearly constant temperature for a number of hours; and an insulating mini-cooler adapted for separately converting said case into a mini-cooler when said food and beverage carriage inserts are not positioned in said base, said mini-cooler adapter having; (a) a resilient cover adapted to snap into engagement with said top of said case, simultaneously engaging said first side, said second side, said front, and said rear of said case, and (b) a resilient platform adapted to snap into engagement with said base of said case, simultaneously engaging said first side, said second side, said front, and said rear of said case, said cover and said platform mating to encase and insulate at least one can when said top of said case is closed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A container converting between a briefcase and a food and beverage carriage comprising:
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a case functioning as a briefcase and having; (a) a base with walls defining a first hollow center filled with insulating material, (b) a top with walls defining a second hollow center filled with insulating material and hingedly secured to said base along co-extensive edges, (c) a rear, and (d) a front; and a plurality of separate food and beverage carriage inserts removably positioned in said base for converting said case into a food and beverage carriage, each of said inserts having walls defining cavities filled with a gel allowing said inserts to be individually heated and cooled and to retain nearly constant temperature for a number of hours. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A container converting between a briefcase and a mini-cooler comprising:
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a case functioning as a briefcase and having; (a) a base with walls hollow center filled with insulating material, (b) a top with walls defining a second hollow center filled with insulating material and hingedly secured to said base along co-extensive edges, (c) a rear, (d) a front, (e) a first side, and (f) a second side; and an insulating mini-cooler adapter for converting said case into a mini-cooler, said mini-cooler adapter having; (a) a resilient cover adapted to snap into engagement with said top of said case, simultaneously engaging said first side, said second side, said front, and said rear of said case, and (b) a resilient platform adapted to snap into engagement with said base of said case, simultaneously engaging said first side, said second side, said front, and said rear of said case, said cover and said platform mating to encase and insulate at least one can when said top of said case is closed. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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