Patent ID: 6196017
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A cooling insert for insertion into a wine bottle cooler container for cooling a wine bottle beverage container inserted into the wine bottle cooler container, said cooling insert comprising:a housing for holding a cooling material therein and comprising a bottom wall, a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around said bottom wall of said housing, and an open top defined by a top edge of said perimeter side wall of said housing;a lid being inserted into said open top of said housing, said lid having a plurality of holes therethrough;said perimeter side wall of said housing having an inner surface, said inner surface of said perimeter side wall having a shoulder therearound adjacent said top edge of said perimeter side wall of said housing;said lid resting on said shoulder of said perimeter side wall;said holes of said lid are generally triangular wedge-shaped and arranged on said lid to outwardly radiate from a center of said lid such that a generally circular extent is defined on said lid between said holes of said lid at said center of said lid; andsaid lid has an outer perimeter frictionally engaging said inner surface of said perimeter side wall to frictionally hold said lid to said perimeter side wall of said lid when said lid is resting on said annular shoulder of said perimeter side wall.