U.S. patent application number 11/706813 was filed with the patent office on 2008-08-21 for p.r.o. cooler or the perfectly re-engineered omni cooler.
Invention is credited to George Arthur Footer.
Application Number | 20080196443 11/706813 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39705497 |
Filed Date | 2008-08-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080196443 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Footer; George Arthur |
August 21, 2008 |
P.R.O. cooler or the perfectly re-engineered omni cooler
Abstract
The manner in which you use this cooler is you first remove the
lid, then remove the inner tray. You then add ice (as much or as
little as desired), water (enough to cover ice), a hand full of
rock salt and the desired beverage containers. If traveling
reinsert inner tray and lid and that's it, But if you are where
your going and you want a drink fast just simply mix water with
your hand and set timer to Cold, Ice Cold, Arctic Cold, or Liquid
Ice and when bell rings your drinks are ready. You can also reverse
the lid and put ice and drinks in it as a serving cooler. The inner
tray has four equal compartments for storing cold foods or for
serving from. The Timer is also a great tool for grilling or as a
reminder, when set, to keep an eye on the grill.
Inventors: |
Footer; George Arthur;
(Bloomfield, IN) |
Correspondence
Address: |
George A. Foote JR
3276 N County Rd 825 East
Jasonville
IN
47438
US
|
Family ID: |
39705497 |
Appl. No.: |
11/706813 |
Filed: |
February 16, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
62/457.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F25D 2303/085 20130101;
F25D 2331/804 20130101; F25D 2303/0841 20130101; F25D 3/08
20130101; F25D 31/007 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
62/457.5 |
International
Class: |
F25D 3/08 20060101
F25D003/08 |
Claims
1) The multi function cooler that cools faster by using water, ice,
and rock salt and a timer with a bottom and four walls that each
wall having a molded ridge going from left to right half way up
(for stopping purposes) and a small groove in center of each wall
going from top of wall to 3/4 of an inch from ridge (for pressure
relieving purposes), and also said cooler has a molded reversible
lid which has a seat on one side and a molded plastic bowl on the
other side; further more said cooler has an inner bowl that fits
snugly to the inside walls of cooler and the sides of inner bowl
slope in-ward as they go up as to have the lid bowl fit over it
when lid is installed on cooler and cooler also has a sixty (60)
minute timer with four distinct settings of COLD at ten (10)
minutes, ICE COLD at twelve (12) minutes, ARCTIC COLD at fifteen
(15) minutes, and LIQUID ICE at eighteen (18) minutes with the
timer doubling as a grill timer and cooler also having a drain
spout with valve to open and close to also double as a water
dispenser.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates specifically to the field of coolers
or ice chests, i.e., generally rectangular containers with
insulated walls and having a hinged or removable top lid, typically
portable, into which items to be cooled or chilled, such as cans or
bottles, are placed along with ice and water.
[0002] Coolers used in chilling and maintaining at reduced
temperature beverage containers such as bottles or cans are well
known. Usually composed of insulated plastic walls. Portable
coolers are common for use in transporting bottles or cans of
beverages to be consumed at chilled temperatures. In the most
common scenario, a large number of cans or bottles are placed into
the interior of the cooler and a large amount of relatively small
ice cubes or crushed ice is then placed on top of the containers.
As the heat is drawn from the cans or bottles by the ice, the ice
melts to create a slurry of chilled water and ice surrounding, the
beverage containers. Individual beverage containers are removed by
simply reaching into the chilled water and ice mixture.
[0003] Because the quantity of beverage containers able to be
chilled at any one time is limited by the size of the cooler,
circumstances often arise, such as at a party, where it is
desirable to restock or replenish the cooler with un-chilled cans
or bottles for cooling. The problem that arises as to how long to
wait and how can they be cooled faster than the ice and water
method. By adding rock salt to the ice and water slurry a
continuous quantity of chilled containers will always be available
for consumption in a matter of minutes.
[0004] A cooler loses its usefulness after a drink is cooled.
Because at parties and functions there is usually grilling,
fishing, or some type of eating being done a cooler with multi
functions was inevitable. To be more specific a cooler that not
only cooled drinks in a faster than normal method but also could be
a seat, have a serving bowl of nice per portion, include a
reversible lid to serve as a means to hold ice, water and drinks
while cooler is cooling more, and while grilling it would have a
timer to sound off for set times or just as a reminder to check the
food.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[0005] A cooler with the standard four walls and lid for use as a
means to cool down below ambient temperatures containers such as
bottles or cans for consuming. The lid on one side is a molded seat
and on the other side is a bowl for serving purposes. The lid seals
the cooler in either position. The cooler has an inner-bowl also
for serving but while in cooler with lid in seat position makes a
water tight cold storage bowl. A timer is located on the front of
cooler with settings marked for cooling a drink to a desired range
of temperatures. The cooler also has a drain or spout for draining
water from cooler. This cooler was designed to be used with ice,
water, and rock salt to cool down items but the rock salt is not a
must. The rock salt is the key to faster cooling and lower water
temperatures however.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0006] Description of cooler is as follows:
[0007] The Cooler it's self;
[0008] 1: Four walls and bottom are molded plastic to form a square
with foam as an insulator for thermal properties to retain cooler
than ambient temperatures inside when ice, water, and rock salt are
added. An inner plastic liner over the insulating liner.
[0009] 2: Inside cooler walls half way from bottom has a 1/2''
molded plastic rim that goes all the way around all four sides to
make a complete ridge for the purpose of sitting and stopping a
square bowl. About 3/4 of an inch above ridge on all four sides is
a 1/4 inch wide by 1/4 inch deep grove that goes all the way to the
top of cooler on inside walls as for means to release air pressure
when inserting inner square bowl and to release air pressure when
installing lid in it's upright position.
[0010] 3: A square bowl that fits snugly inside cooler sits on
1/2'' ridge to form a dry storage bowl that serves as dry but
cooled storage space. Bowl is divided into four equal parts by two
molded plastic dividers running perpendicular to each other. From
corner to corner and corner to corner. At center of bowl where
dividers cross, in each of the divider walls is a hole in divider
to form four holes one in each compartment near center for means if
inserting fingers to remove bowl from cooler. Bowl doubles as a
four compartment serving bowl for cooled or room temperature foods.
Bowl sides taper in as they go up and at the top one inch tapers in
almost to a inward curl to allow lid-bowl to slide over top and
form a seal with lid when lid is installed.
[0011] 4: A lid that is foam filled for insulating properties that
is rigid when closed to form a means as to be a seat. Lid has a
slight impression to fit a persons bottom to make a comfortable
seat. Lid on seat side has a ridge around outside edge for
reversible sealing of cooler lid. Lid when removed and flipped over
seals cooler and has molded on square bowl which serves as a
serving bowl, salad bowl or meat platter or any means as to hold
food that is not to be kept hot. Bowl is ideal for any cold or room
temperature storage and serving. Bowl also serves as a wash basin
or rinse basin. When lid is removed and returned to upright
position and returned to cooler the lid forms a water tight cold
storage space by sliding over the inner bowel and locking in
air.
[0012] 5: A drain spout with knob or push button located in the
bottom corner of cooler front to drain liquid from inside.
[0013] 6: A wind up timer with bell and dial ranging from zero (0)
to sixty (60) minutes is located on the front side of cooler 3/4
way up from bottom. The timer is glued into cooler body and sits
flush with cooler outside. At the ten (10) minute mark it reads
COLD, at the twelve (12) minute mark it reads ICE COLD, at the
fifteen (15) minute mark it reads ARCTIC COLD, and at the eighteen
(18) minute mark it reads LIQUID ICE. When set to desired minute,
timer will ring when time has elapsed and indicate that time has
elapsed. Timer is for the purpose of counting down a preset time
from room temperature drinks to be cooled to a predetermined
temperature setting. Timer also doubles as a sixty (60) minute
grilling timer. Cooler will double as a water cooler when rock salt
and inner-bowl are not used and drain spout will be used to
dispense water.
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