Patent ID: 6295831
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A47G,F25D

Abstract:
A chilling pitcher for holding and cooling a beverage, said chilling pitcher comprising:a main body formed by an exterior wall and a base, said exterior wall having an inner surface, a bottom end and an open top end, and said base having an inner surface;a dividing wall having top and bottom ends, opposed sides, and inner and outer surfaces, said bottom end of said dividing wall being integrally molded to said inner surface of said base, and said opposed sides of said dividing wall being integrally molded at spaced apart locations to said inner surface of said exterior wall;a beverage compartment formed by said inner surface of said exterior wall, said inner surface of said bottom wall and said inner surface of said dividing wall; and,a wedge-shaped cooling chamber formed by said inner surface of said exterior wall and said outer surface of said dividing wall, said cooling chamber having upper and lower ends, said cooling chamber having a cross-sectional area that continuously increases as it extends from its said lower end toward its said upper end.