Patent ID: 6026647
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A45C,F25B,F25D,H01L

Abstract:
A container useful for selectively cooling or warming items stored therein, said container comprising:a main body having a base wall and four sidewalls extending from said base wall and defining an item receiving compartment, each of said four sidewall having a top edge opposite said base wall;a lid member constructed and arranged to be movable between (1) a closed position closing off said item receiving compartment and (2) an opened position permitting access to said item receiving compartment; anda thermoelectric engine assembly constructed and arranged to selectively cool or warm said item receiving compartment, said thermoelectric engine assembly being attached to said top edges of three of said four sidewalls independently of said lid member so that said thermoelectric engine assembly remains attached to said top edges of said three side walls during movement of said lid member between said closed and opened positions.