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Thermally insulated chest
Assignee: LIFE-LIKE PRODUCTS Inc A MD CORP
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Filing: 1984-03-27
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Granted: 1985-09-17
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Expires: 2004-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A thermally insulated foam chest holds hot and cold articles in separate insulated environments. The chest comprises a body separated into two compartments by a partition wall, one compartment being adapted to contain the major portion of a beverage bottle in an upright position. The chest also includes a chest having a pair of recesses adapted to mate selectively with the aforesaid compartment for containing a top portion of the bottle. Dividing wall means between the recesses engages the partition wall irrespective of which recess is mated with the compartment. Portions of a flexible carrying strap, which is secured to abutments on opposite sides of the body, locate within channels on opposite sides of the lid to prevent the lid from falling from the body should the chest be bumped or knocked during transport by means of the carrying strap.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Gretz
- 👤 Gerald J. Kandel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:05
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J41/00; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/20; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A thermally insulated chest comprising a body and a detachable lid for thermally sealing engagement therewith, said body having a pair of thermally insulated compartments separated by a partition wall asymmetrically disposed within said body with at least one of said compartments being constructed to receive and hold upright a beverage bottle of greater height than that compartment, said lid having a pair of recesses respectively adapted to mate with said compartment and separated by dividing wall means adapted to engage said partition wall irrespective of which of said recesses is mated with said compartment, whereby the major portion of said bottle is contained within said compartment and a top portion of said bottle is contained within the recess mated with said compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A thermally insulated chest comprising a body and a detachable lid for thermally sealing engagement therewith, said body having a pair of thermally insulated compartments separated by a partition wall asymmetrically disposed within said body with at least one of said compartments being constructed to receive and hold upright a beverage bottle of greater height than that compartment, said lid having a pair of recesses respectively adapted to mate with said compartment and separated by dividing wall means adapted to engage said partition wall irrespective of which of said recesses is mated with said compartment, whereby the major portion of said bottle is contained within said compartment and a top portion of said bottle is contained within the recess mated with said compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 1, wherein said compartment includes peripheral rib portions adapted to engage said bottle laterally for retaining said bottle in an upright position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a flexible handle and wherein said body includes a pair of abutments disposed externally on opposite sides thereof, said flexible handle being secured at opposite ends to said abutments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 3, wherein each of said abutments has an opening therethrough and wherein a respective end of said handle is inserted through said opening, said end having attached thereto anchor means adapted to prevent the withdrawal of that end through said opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 3, wherein said lid includes opposite side portions which overlap said abutments, said side portions each having a channel adapted for the location of a corresponding portion of said handle therein during transport of the chest by suspension from a center portion of said handle, whereby said lid is restrained by said handle from falling off of said body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 3, wherein said handle is adjustable to permit the same to be drawn snugly across the top surface of said lid for preventing accidental detachment of said lid from said body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
A thermally insulated chest comprising a hollow body having a partition wall asymmetrically disposed therein for dividing said body into a pair of compartments and a detachable lid adapted to be fitted to the top of said body in either of two orientations, selectively, said lid having a pair of recesses adapted to mate with said pair of compartments, said recesses being separated by dividing wall means adapted to engage said partition wall in both of said orientations of the lid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
A thermally insulated chest comprising a hollow body having a partition wall asymmetrically disposed therein for dividing said body into a pair of compartments and a detachable lid adapted to be fitted to the top of said body in either of two orientations, selectively, said lid having a pair of recesses adapted to mate with said pair of compartments, said recesses being separated by dividing wall means adapted to engage said partition wall in both of said orientations of the lid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 7, wherein said body and said lid are formed from a rigid plastic foam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 7, wherein said dividing wall means comprises a pair of substantially parallel walls positioned in such a manner that one of said walls engages said partition wall in one of said orientations of the lid and the other of said walls engages said partition wall in the other of said orientations.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 7, wherein said body is substantially rectangular and wherein said partition wall extends substantially perpendicularly between two opposing sides thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 7, wherein at least one of said compartments is adapted to contain the major portion of a beverage bottle in upright position and wherein each of said recesses is adapted to contain the remaining portion of said bottle when mated with the said one compartment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 11, wherein said compartment includes peripheral rib portions adapted to engage said bottle laterally for retaining said bottle in an upright position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 7, further comprising a flexible handle and wherein said body includes a pair of abutments projecting outward from respective opposite sides thereof, said handle being secured at opposite ends to said abutments.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 13, wherein each of said abutments includes an opening therethrough and wherein said opposite ends of the handle are inserted through the openings of said abutments, respectively, said opposite ends having anchor means attached thereto for preventing the withdrawal thereof through the respective openings.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
64 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 13, wherein said lid includes opposite side portions which overlap said abutments, said side portions each having a channel in which a corresponding portion of said handle locates during transport of said chest by suspension from a center portion of the handle, whereby said handle restrains said lid from falling from the top of said body.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 13, wherein said handle is adjustable to lie snugly across the top surface of said lid for preventing accidental detachment of said lid from said body.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A thermally insulated chest in accordance with claim 1, wherein said body and said lid are formed from a rigid plastic foam.
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