Patent ID: 6363740
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A47F,F25D

Abstract:
A chilled beverage display container, comprisingan outer casing having a base, a top that includes a top rim member, a cover hinged to the top rim member so that the cover can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position, and a circular cylindrical peripheral wall member of a transparent material, the peripheral wall member being sealed to the base and to the top rim member so as to prevent substantially any flow of a gas into or out of the outer casing; and a tub of a transparent material having an upper rim portion, a peripheral wall, and a bottom wall, the tub being supported within the outer casing solely by attachment of the upper rim portion of the tub to the top rim member of the casing, the peripheral wall of the tub being spaced apart from the peripheral wall of the casing and the bottom wall of the tub being spaced apart from the base of the outer casing so as to form a dead air space between the tub and the outer casing, and the upper rim portion of the tub being sealed to the upper rim portion of the casing so as to prevent substantially any flow of a gas into or out of the dead air space at an interface between the upper rim portion of the tub and the top rim member of the casing.