U.S. patent application number 12/481865 was filed with the patent office on 2010-02-04 for portable cooler and game assembly.
Invention is credited to Kathleen Casey, John D. Griffard, Ellen Hassman.
Application Number | 20100025934 12/481865 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41607525 |
Filed Date | 2010-02-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100025934 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hassman; Ellen ; et
al. |
February 4, 2010 |
PORTABLE COOLER AND GAME ASSEMBLY
Abstract
A portable cooler and game assembly includes a cooler attached
to a collapsible stand, a frame attached to the cooler capable of
extending above the cooler, and a game board attached to the frame.
The game board includes one or more catch nets attached to one or
more toss holes contained within the game board. A side net is
attached to the cooler for retaining a set of playing objects. The
assembly also includes a carrying bag for holding the cooler,
frame, game board, and playing objects.
Inventors: |
Hassman; Ellen; (New York,
NY) ; Casey; Kathleen; (New York, NY) ;
Griffard; John D.; (Quincy, IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BRYAN CAVE LLP
211 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 3600
ST. LOUIS
MO
63102-2750
US
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Family ID: |
41607525 |
Appl. No.: |
12/481865 |
Filed: |
June 10, 2009 |
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Patent Number |
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61131494 |
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
273/400 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 63/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/400 |
International
Class: |
A63B 63/00 20060101
A63B063/00 |
Claims
1. A portable cooler and game assembly comprising: a cooler
attached to a collapsible stand; a frame attached to the cooler
capable of extending above the cooler; a game board attached to the
frame, wherein the game board includes one or more catch nets
attached to one or more toss holes contained within the game board;
a side net attached to the cooler for retaining a set of playing
objects; and a carrying bag for holding the cooler, frame, game
board, and playing objects.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(e)
to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/131,494, filed
Jun. 10, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to the fields of portable
coolers and games.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] A need exists for an improved portable cooler and game
assembly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, a portable
cooler and game assembly includes a cooler attached to a
collapsible stand, a frame attached to the cooler capable of
extending above the cooler, and a game board attached to the frame.
In certain embodiments, the game board includes one or more catch
nets attached to one or more toss holes contained within the game
board. A side net may be attached to the cooler for retaining a set
of playing objects. The assembly also preferably includes a
carrying bag for holding the cooler, frame, game board, and playing
objects.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0005] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the
invention will become more fully apparent from the following
detailed description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings,
wherein the drawings illustrate features in accordance with an
exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and wherein:
[0006] FIGS. 1a-1f are a series of perspective views of the
portable cooler and game assembly;
[0007] FIG. 2 is a side view of the portable cooler and game
assembly;
[0008] FIG. 3 is a side view of the portable cooler and game
assembly illustrating the backboard in a partially folded
condition; and
[0009] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the carrying case for the
portable cooler and game assembly.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0010] FIGS. 1-3 illustrates various views of the portable cooler
game assembly of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1a-1f,
the game concept may include virtually any game that includes a
thrown, kicked, tossed, shot or otherwise moved playing object,
such as a ball, puck, disk or other similar object. Thus, the game
concept may be based on baseball, football, basketball, hockey,
soccer, boxing, and other sports or games.
[0011] The assembly includes cooler, preferably a soft-sided
collapsible cooler. The lining of the cooler may be a PVC
waterproof fabric. The outside of the cooler may be formed from
pebble leather copy or a poly or a poly/cotton denier material. The
cooler is preferably attached to a stand, such as a set of
collapsible legs that allow the cooler to be set up at the game
location at a height which allows one to access the interior of the
cooler without bending down. The folding or collapsible legs are
preferably powder coated steel tubes having metal joints for
folding. The legs may be 16 mm in diameter and 1 mm in
thickness.
[0012] The assembly includes a game board attached to the cooler.
The game board may be rigid, foldable or collapsible, such as
canvas, plastic, leather, poly, poly/cotton denier or other
material placed over a folding or collapsible frame attached to the
cooler. For example, the frame may be formed from 13 mm powder
coated steel tubes that may be attached to the cooler using rods
extended into slots in the back of the cooler. The game board may
slide over and onto, or otherwise be attached to the frame. As
illustrated in the various Figures, the game board may include one
or more catch nets attached to one or more toss holes for easy
retrieval of thrown balls.
[0013] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the entire portable cooler stand,
game board and playing objects preferably collapse and/or fold into
one portable carrying bag, such as a 210D poly carrying bag with an
attached shoulder strap, for ease of travel.
[0014] Preferably the assembly includes a varied number of playing
objects, i.e., toss balls or disks, such as footballs, basketballs,
baseballs, or any sport ball or disks. The assembly may also
include a side net for retaining the playing objects when not in
use.
[0015] The assembly may be fabricated into a variety of shapes and
sizes. For example, the cooler and stand (in an expanded state) may
be approximately 16 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 30 inches high.
With the game board attached, the assembly may stand approximately
60 inches high.
[0016] The assembly described herein includes a portable cooler
that allows users to access the cooler without having to bend down
and has as an added benefit a sports game included into a single
unit.
[0017] Although certain illustrative embodiments and methods have
been disclosed herein, it will be apparent from the foregoing
disclosure to those skilled in the art that variations and
modifications of such embodiments and methods may be made without
departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly,
it is intended that the invention should be limited only to extent
required by the appended claims and the rules and principals of
applicable law.
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