Patent ID: 6783034
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
An article comprising a container for a selected liquid, the container being pressurized and thermally insulated for carrying and dispensing the liquid conveniently, the article comprising:a thermally insulated carrier with peripheral side and top and bottom walls, at least one of the walls being at least partly openable to an interior of said carrier; a sealable container sized to be receivable within the carrier and to be insertable into and removable from the carrier through the openable wall, the container being adapted to contain a liquid and a pressure on the liquid of up to at least about 8 psig, and the container having a dispensing tap communicating into the container and to a gravitationally lower portion thereof for passing liquid from the container and a pressurizing inlet communicating into a top portion of the container; a dispensing valve mounted on and having a passage extending through the peripheral wall of the carrier from a first flexible tube to a liquid outlet, the tube communicating from the dispensing outlet of the container to the valve and the valve passage communicating to the outside of the carrier upon opening the valve; pressurizing means mounted on and having a second passage extending through the peripheral wall of the carrier to a second flexible tube, the tube extending within the carrier to the pressurizing inlet of the container, the pressurizing means comprising one of a hand-operated air pump, a foot-operated air pump, an electric air pump, and a gas cartridge with suitable gas release mechanism; and at least one handle affixed to one of the carrier peripheral and top walls for manually lifting the article or for manually carrying the article from place to place.