Wheeled cooler
First Claim
1. A wheeled cooler comprising:
- (a) an open top housing having a pair of opposing transversely displaced sidewalls and opposing longitudinally displaced frontal and rear walls, said open top housing defining an internal cooling chamber;
(b) a cover member releasably engageable to said open top housing;
(c) at least two wheel members rotatably secured to said opposing transversely displaced sidewalls of said open top housing;
(d) means for removably capturing each of said wheel members individually within a respective one of said opposing transversely displaced sidewalls, said means for removably capturing each of said wheel members including a wheel base member slidably insertable in a vertical direction within a pair of longitudinally displaced grooves formed in said sidewall of said housing and a wheel axle extending substantially normal said wheel base member, each of said wheel members being rotatably coupled to a respective wheel base member;
(e) means for vertically capturing each of said wheel base members to a respective one of said sidewalls within said longitudinally displaced grooves, including a respective wheel base pin member insertable through a respective wheel base through opening formed through a respective wheel base member, said wheel base through opening alignable with a housing sidewall recess for insert of said wheel base pin therein; and
,(f) means for releasably securing said wheel base pin member to said wheel base member and said housing sidewall including spring biasing means mounted to said wheel base member and contiguous said base pin member for applying a force loading to said base pin member to maintain said base pin member within said sidewall recess.
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Abstract
A wheeled cooler (10) is provided having an open top housing (22) with a removable cover member (24) forming a closed internal chamber (16) for the storage of articles. At least two wheel members (12) are rotatably secured to opposingly displaced sidewalls (32, 32'"'"') of the open top housing (22). The wheel members (12) have a mechanism for removably capturing each of the wheel members (12) individually within a respective transversely displaced sidewall (32, 32'"'"'). The wheel capturing mechanism (40) includes a wheel base member (42) which may be inserted in a tongue in groove connection to the sidewalls (32, 32'"'"'). In this manner there is provided a wheeled cooler (10) which may easily have the wheel members (12) removable from the housing (22) or inserted within the housing (22) for rotatable transport across a base surface (14).
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13 Claims
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1. A wheeled cooler comprising:
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(a) an open top housing having a pair of opposing transversely displaced sidewalls and opposing longitudinally displaced frontal and rear walls, said open top housing defining an internal cooling chamber; (b) a cover member releasably engageable to said open top housing; (c) at least two wheel members rotatably secured to said opposing transversely displaced sidewalls of said open top housing; (d) means for removably capturing each of said wheel members individually within a respective one of said opposing transversely displaced sidewalls, said means for removably capturing each of said wheel members including a wheel base member slidably insertable in a vertical direction within a pair of longitudinally displaced grooves formed in said sidewall of said housing and a wheel axle extending substantially normal said wheel base member, each of said wheel members being rotatably coupled to a respective wheel base member; (e) means for vertically capturing each of said wheel base members to a respective one of said sidewalls within said longitudinally displaced grooves, including a respective wheel base pin member insertable through a respective wheel base through opening formed through a respective wheel base member, said wheel base through opening alignable with a housing sidewall recess for insert of said wheel base pin therein; and
,(f) means for releasably securing said wheel base pin member to said wheel base member and said housing sidewall including spring biasing means mounted to said wheel base member and contiguous said base pin member for applying a force loading to said base pin member to maintain said base pin member within said sidewall recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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