Portable cooler with suspended grate for ice-free storage areas
First Claim
1. A portable cooler including a housing having a bottom, side walls and a pivotal top hinged to one of the side walls, said bottom, side walls, and top being formed of an insulating material,a support having side walls positioned within said housing, a space for ice defined between a plurality of said support side walls and a plurality of said housing side walls,a plurality of drawers movable in said support and accessible from outside one of said housing side walls, each drawer including a front, side walls, and a bottom, at least one of said drawers having a grate supported on the drawer side walls above the drawer bottom, the space beneath the grate providing a container for ice to cool articles positioned on the grate, but spaced from the ice beneath the grate.
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Abstract
A portable cooler for use with fish bait, as well as food and beverage, includes a housing having an insulated bottom, side walls, and a pivotal top hinged to one of the side walls. There is a support positioned within the housing with the support having side walls and a bottom. There is a space for ice defined between a plurality of the housing side walls and a plurality of the support side walls. There are a plurality of drawers movable in the support and accessible from outside of one of the housing side walls. Each drawer includes a front, side walls, and a bottom, at least one of the drawers having a grate supported on the side walls above the drawer bottom, the space beneath the grate and above the drawer bottom providing a container for ice to cool articles positioned on the grate, but to keep the articles spaced from the ice positioned beneath the grate.
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1. A portable cooler including a housing having a bottom, side walls and a pivotal top hinged to one of the side walls, said bottom, side walls, and top being formed of an insulating material,
a support having side walls positioned within said housing, a space for ice defined between a plurality of said support side walls and a plurality of said housing side walls, a plurality of drawers movable in said support and accessible from outside one of said housing side walls, each drawer including a front, side walls, and a bottom, at least one of said drawers having a grate supported on the drawer side walls above the drawer bottom, the space beneath the grate providing a container for ice to cool articles positioned on the grate, but spaced from the ice beneath the grate.
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