Patent ID: 6216487
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65D,F25D

Abstract:
A beverage cooler for transporting and cooling beverage containers, each of the beverage containers having a substantially cylindrical exterior, said cooler comprising:an outer shell defining an interior and having at least one opening for providing access to said interior, said outer shell being formed of a substantially rigid material for protecting beverage containers stored therein;a cap configured to engage said opening, said cap being formed of a substantially rigid material, said cap being movable between an open position and a closed position, in said closed position said cap engaging said at least one opening such that said cap and said outer shell encase said interior for protecting beverage containers stored therein;at least one storage chamber formed within said interior and communicating with said at least one opening, said storage chamber being configured with a substantially cylindrical shape, said storage chamber adapted to receive at least one beverage container such that said cylindrical shape of said storage chamber substantially conforms to the exterior of a beverage container inserted therein;an insulating material disposed within said interior between said storage chamber and said outer shell; anda re-freezable material disposed within said interior between said storage chamber and said insulating material such that said re-freezable material is disposed and is configured to conform about the exterior of a beverage container inserted within said storage chamber.