Patent ID: 6481014
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A cooler, comprising:a cooler container, said cooler container comprising; a bottom wall having a periphery; at least one side wall having a top edge, a bottom edge and an interior and an exterior surface, said bottom edge of said at least one side wall being connected to said bottom wall about said periphery; said cooler container having an upper access opening defined by said top edge of said at least one side wall and an interior volume defined by said space between said bottom wall and said at least one sidewall interior surface; and a first thermally insulative layer adjacent said at least one sidewall interior surface; said sidewall and said first thermally insulative layer having an aperture extending through from said sidewall exterior surface to said interior volume and having an aperture periphery; a container lid having substantially the same periphery as said cooler bottom wall, said cooler lid being adapted for retention in said upper access opening against said at least one sidewall interior surface; a liquid impermeable, thermally conductive interior liner within said interior volume of said container adjacent said first insulative layer and said aperture, said liner being adapted to receive a cooling medium; and a extendable beverage container holder adapted to retain a beverage container being extendably mounted in said aperture; wherein said extendable beverage container holder is adapted to placed in a first extended position wherein said extendable beverage container holder and a beverage therein are substantially exterior to said interior volume; and wherein said extendable beverage container holder is adapted to placed in a second stowed position wherein said extendable beverage container holder and a beverage therein are substantially interior to said interior volume, thereby placing said beverage container in contact with said interior liner.