Patent ID: 6895778
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: F25D,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An insulated portable cooler, comprising: a. bottom, front, rear, left-side and right-side insulated exterior walls defining a container; b. insulated partition means for separating the interior of said container into at least two separate compartments; c. dividing wall means for separating the interior of said container into at least three separate compartments; d. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as an ice-cold storage compartment; e. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry moderately-cold storage compartment; f. at least one of said separate compartments functioning as a dry non-cold storage compartment; g. thermal conduction pathways located on the bottom of said container extending from the ice-cold storage compartment into the dry moderately-cold storage compartment and adjacent to the dividing wall; and h. insulated individual lid means associated with each of the three separate compartments, said insulated lid means comprising a plurality of lids hinged to the rear exterior wall of the container and being operative to individually seal each compartment and allow selective entry therein; wherein the container has a multi-compartment gradient cooling construction that allows perishable and non-perishable food and non-food items to be stored at ice-cold, dry moderately cold, or dry non-cold temperatures.