Portable drink dispenser with adjustable height stand

• US 9,505,601 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Derek Ray Shoup
• Original Assignee: Derek Ray Shoup
• Inventors: Shoup, Derek Ray
• Primary Examiner(s): Durand, Paul R
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAINBRIDGE, ANDREW PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US13/788,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20140252040A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,363 Days
• Field of Search: 222/160, 222/185.1, 222/465.1, 222/466, 222/608, 222/612, 222/146.1, 222/146.6, 222/186, 222522-524, 248/157, 248/161, 248/292.12, 2481881-1889, 248/74.1, 248/121, 248/125.6, 248/65, 473/483, 473/479, 473/481, 220/475, 220/480, 220/629, 220/592.03, 22059217-59218
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/00 Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes separating and dispensing metered quantities of liquids G01F
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0054 Mounting or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in shops or bar counters
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0083 for the liquid container
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/24 changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each otherF16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/30 with co-moving side-struts
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2331/806 Dispensers

Abstract

The invention discloses a carrier stand for a sports cooler having a travel closed position on a taller dispensing position. The stand can be integrated or removable from the cooler.

Claims

1. A method of using a cooler for carrying and dispensing food or drink while keeping said cooler cold comprising:

a) providing an insulated cooler that selectively stores and dispenses food or drink while keeping said cooler cold comprising

b) an adjustable height stand having two or more vertical arms, a base and a foothold device,

c) each of said two or more vertical arms having an attached carry handle, each of said carry handles attached to or integral with said cooler,

d) said cooler having a lower position wherein said cooler rests upon said base and said cooler having an upper position wherein said cooler does not rest upon said base such that said cooler can be selectively raised or lowered between said upper position and said lower position,

e) said cooler is height adjustable by raising or lowering said carry handles with respect to said two or more vertical arms

f) wherein said adjustable height stand has means for connecting height adjustably to said cooler, and

g) wherein said foothold device is configured to hold said adjustable height stand in position with a user'"'"'s foot while a user raises said cooler from said lower position to said upper position and

h) wherein said carry handles are configured to lift said cooler from said lower position to said upper position and

i) said cooler can be selectively carried by grasping said carry handles when said cooler is in said lower position

j) wherein said means for said adjustable height stand connecting height adjustably to said cooler comprises the user simultaneously;

stepping on the foothold, grabbing said cooler by grabbing said carry handles and raising said cooler from said lower position to said upper position all in one motion.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cooler is held in place in at least either the upper position or the lower position by a releasable locking mechanism.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein wheels on the cooler or the adjustable height stand base are configured for rolling on the ground.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cooler is removable from the stand.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the stand comprises two vertical arms connected at a lower end to the base.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cooler is selected from the group consisting of a sports food cooler and cooler for dispensing liquids.