Personalizable sports themed ice chest, and methods of constructing and utilizing same

• US 8,196,951 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2009
• Issued: 06/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ken Blakeman
• Original Assignee: Ken Blakeman
• Inventors: Blakeman, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, HAU VAN
• Application Number:
  US12/573,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20110056230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 983 Days
• Field of Search: 280/87.043, 280/30, 280/79.2, 280/655, 280/47.26, 600/500, 600/323, 600/324, 624/577, 623/31, D76/04, D76/06, D75/14, D75/29
• US Class Current: 280/655
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/08 of round or oval shape
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/14 with built-in rolling means
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2331/804 Boxes

Abstract

A personalizable sports themed ice chest having a main ice chest housing and a selectively openable and closable lid member pivotably secured to the housing. The ice chest has a personalizable sports related shape, wheels rotatably secured to the housing, a collapsible pull handle mechanism connected to the housing, and areas on the housing and lid member for the placement of a logo or emblem.

Claims

1. A personalizable sports themed ice chest, comprising:

a main ice chest housing having a selectively openable and closable lid member pivotably secured to said main ice chest housing;

said main ice chest housing and said selectively openable and closable lid member being formed in a personalizable ellipsoidal football shape;

wheels rotatably secured to said main ice chest housing under said main ice chest housing to enable said personalizable sports themed ice chest to be rolled by a user of said personalizable sports themed ice chest;

a supporting stand member integral, unitary and contiguous with and depending directly from said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing;

said supporting stand member being oriented substantially perpendicular to a central vertical axis of said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing;

said central vertical axis of said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing being oriented substantially in line with a midpoint of said supporting stand member;

said supporting stand member having an uppermost surface which is contiguous with and is integral and unitary with a lower portion of said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing;

said supporting stand member having a flat planar lowermost surface which is co-planar with a lowermost portion of said wheels;

said flat planar lowermost surface of said supporting stand member is oriented substantially perpendicular to said central vertical axis of said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest;

a collapsible pull handle mechanism connected to said main ice chest housing;

said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing being provided with a channel therethrough;

said collapsible pull handle mechanism is disposed in said channel in said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing; and

one or more predetermined areas on said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing for the placement thereon of a logo or emblem.

2. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 1, wherein:

said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing and said selectively openable and closable lid member are fabricated from a renewable resource; and

a drain is provided at the bottom of said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing.

3. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 2, wherein:

one or more speakers are provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

4. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 3, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

5. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 2, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

6. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 1, wherein:

one or more speakers are provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

7. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 6, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

8. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 1, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

9. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 8, wherein:

said digital recorder is provided with preset messages and the ability for the user of said personalizable sports themed ice chest to record additional messages on said digital recorder.

10. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 1, wherein:

said personalizable ellipsoidal football shaped main ice chest housing, said selectively openable and closable lid member, said wheels, and said handle mechanism are fabricated from a renewable resource which is corn sugar or a fibrous residue remaining after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.

11. A personalizable sports themed ice chest, comprising:

a main ice chest housing having a selectively openable and closable lid member pivotably secured to said main ice chest housing;

said main ice chest housing and said selectively openable and closable lid member being formed in a personalizable sports related shape;

wheels rotatably secured to said main ice chest housing under said main ice chest housing to enable said personalizable sports themed ice chest to be rolled by a user of said personalizable sports themed ice chest;

a supporting stand member integral, unitary and contiguous with and depending directly from said personalizable sports shaped main ice chest housing;

said supporting stand member being oriented substantially perpendicular to a central vertical axis of said personalizable sports shaped main ice chest housing;

said central vertical axis of said personalizable sports shaped main ice chest housing being oriented co-planar with a cental medial plane of said supporting stand member;

said supporting stand member having an uppermost surface which is contiguous with and is integral and unitary with a lower portion of said personalizable sports shaped main ice chest housing;

said supporting stand member having a flat planar lowermost surface which is co-planar with a lowermost portion of said wheels;

said flat planar lowermost surface of said supporting stand member is oriented substantially perpendicular to said central vertical axis of said personalizable sports shaped main ice chest;

a collapsible pull handle mechanism connected to said main ice chest housing; and

one or more predetermined areas for the placement thereon of a logo or emblem.

12. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 11, wherein:

said main ice chest housing and said selectively openable and closable lid member are fabricated from a renewable resource; and

a drain is provided at the bottom of said main ice chest housing.

13. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 12, wherein:

one or more speakers are provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

14. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 13, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

15. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 12, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

16. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 11, wherein:

one or more speakers are provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

17. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 16, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

18. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 11, including:

a digital recorder provided on the underside of said selectively openable and closable lid member.

19. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 18, wherein:

said digital recorder is provided with preset messages and the ability for the user of said personalizable sports themed ice chest to record additional messages on said digital recorder.

20. The personalizable sports themed ice chest of claim 11, wherein:

said main ice chest housing, said selectively openable and closable lid member, said wheels, and said handle mechanism are fabricated from a renewable resource which is corn sugar or a fibrous residue remaining after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.