Compartmentalized portable cooler with cooling gradient
First Claim
1. An insulated portable cooler, comprising:
- a. bottom, front, rear, left-side and right-side insulated exterior walls defining a container;
b. insulated partition means for separating the interior of said container into at least two separate compartments;
c. dividing wall means for separating the interior of said container into at least three separate compartments;
d. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as an ice-cold storage compartment;
e. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry moderately-cold storage compartment;
f. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry non-cold storage compartment;
g. thermal conduction pathways located on the bottom of said container extending from the ice-cold storage compartment into the dry moderately-cold storage compartment and adjacent to the dividing wall; and
h. insulated individual lid means associated with each of the three separate compartments, said insulated lid means comprising a plurality of lids hinged to the rear exterior wall of the container and being operative to individually seal each compartment and allow selective entry therein;
wherein the container has a multi-compartment gradient cooling construction that allows perishable and non-perishable food and non-food items to be stored at ice-cold, dry moderately cold, or dry non-cold temperatures.
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Abstract
A portable cooler has at least three separate storage compartments that comprise at least one ice-cold storage compartment; at least one dry moderately cold storage compartment; and at least one dry non-cold storage compartment. A temperature gradient construction enables the user to proficiently store food and non-food items of varying water sensitivities and temperature needs. Typically, a wet cooling medium is added to the ice-cold storage compartment. Discrete thermal conduction pathways extend from the ice-cold storage compartment into the moderately cold storage compartment, cooling the moderately cold storage compartment. The less cold compartment and the non-cold compartment are completely dry of water. Each of the compartments has its own lid enabling selective entry and thereby preventing temperature fluctuations and moister transfer when another compartment is accessed. The portable cooler has a plurality of foldable wheels on the base thereof to facilitate portability.
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22 Claims
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1. An insulated portable cooler, comprising:
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a. bottom, front, rear, left-side and right-side insulated exterior walls defining a container; b. insulated partition means for separating the interior of said container into at least two separate compartments; c. dividing wall means for separating the interior of said container into at least three separate compartments; d. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as an ice-cold storage compartment; e. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry moderately-cold storage compartment; f. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry non-cold storage compartment; g. thermal conduction pathways located on the bottom of said container extending from the ice-cold storage compartment into the dry moderately-cold storage compartment and adjacent to the dividing wall; and h. insulated individual lid means associated with each of the three separate compartments, said insulated lid means comprising a plurality of lids hinged to the rear exterior wall of the container and being operative to individually seal each compartment and allow selective entry therein; wherein the container has a multi-compartment gradient cooling construction that allows perishable and non-perishable food and non-food items to be stored at ice-cold, dry moderately cold, or dry non-cold temperatures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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