Water cooler with compartmentalized storage area

A new water cooler with compartmentalized storage area for transporting large quantities of water and individual canned beverages. The inventive device includes an insulated cooler having a generally cylindrical configuration. The cooler has an opening through an upper end thereof into a hollow interior. The hollow interior receives a water container therein. The water container has a plurality of radially spaced recesses each extending a length of the container. The insulated cooler has a plurality of elongated openings in a side thereof corresponding with the radially spaced recesses of the water container. A plurality of insulated sleeves are hingedly coupled with the four elongated openings of the insulated cooler. Each of the sleeves have a recessed interior for receiving beverage cans therein whereby when the sleeves are closed within the insulated cooler, the beverage cans rest between the recessed interior and the recess of the water container.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to beverage dispensers and more particularly 
pertains to a new water cooler with compartmentalized storage area for 
transporting large quantities of water and individual canned beverages. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of beverage dispensers is known in the prior art. More 
specifically, beverage dispensers heretofore devised and utilized are 
known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural 
configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the 
crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of 
countless objectives and requirements. 
Known prior art beverage dispensers include U.S. Pat. No. 4,516,409 to 
Hobbs, Jr. et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,385,275 to Billet; U.S. Pat. No. 
4,924,682 to Penner; U.S. Pat. No. 4,910,977 to Hilton; U.S. Pat. No. 
2,730,151 to Smith; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,161,031 to Flannery. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area. The inventive device includes 
an insulated cooler having a generally cylindrical configuration. The 
cooler has an opening through an upper end thereof into a hollow interior. 
The hollow interior receives a water container therein. The water 
container has a plurality of radially spaced recesses each extending a 
length of the container. The insulated cooler has a plurality of elongated 
openings in a side thereof corresponding with the radially spaced recesses 
of the water container. A plurality of insulated sleeves are hingedly 
coupled with the four elongated openings of the insulated cooler. Each of 
the sleeves have a recessed interior for receiving beverage cans therein 
whereby when the sleeves are closed within the insulated cooler, the 
beverage cans rest between the recessed interior and the recess of the 
water container. 
In these respects, the water cooler with compartmentalized storage area 
according to the present invention substantially departs from the 
conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing 
provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of transporting 
large quantities of water and individual canned beverages. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
beverage dispensers now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a new water cooler with compartmentalized storage area 
construction wherein the same can be utilized for transporting large 
quantities of water and individual canned beverages. 
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new water cooler with 
compartmentalized storage area apparatus and method which has many of the 
advantages of the beverage dispensers mentioned heretofore and many novel 
features that result in a new water cooler with compartmentalized storage 
area which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even 
implied by any of the prior art beverage dispensers, either alone or in 
any combination thereof. 
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an insulated 
cooler having a generally cylindrical configuration. The cooler has an 
opening through an upper end thereof into a hollow interior. The upper end 
has an annular recess disposed around the opening thereof. The cooler has 
a handle pivotally coupled with the upper end disposed within the annular 
recess. The hollow interior receives a water container therein. The water 
container has a cap removably coupled with an upper end thereof. The water 
container has a spigot extending outwardly therefrom and extending 
outwardly of the insulated cooler. The water container has four radially 
spaced recesses each extending a length of the container. The insulated 
cooler has four elongated openings in a side thereof corresponding with 
the four radially spaced recesses of the water container. Four insulated 
sleeves are hingedly coupled with the four elongated openings of the 
insulated cooler. Each of the sleeves have a recessed interior for 
receiving beverage cans therein whereby when the sleeves are closed within 
the insulated cooler, the beverage cans rest between the recessed interior 
and the recess of the water container. An upper end of the sleeves each 
have a lock disposed thereon for engaging an upper end of the elongated 
opening of the insulated cooler. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional 
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which 
will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area apparatus and method which has 
many of the advantages of the beverage dispensers mentioned heretofore and 
many novel features that result in a new water cooler with 
compartmentalized storage area which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, 
suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art beverage dispensers, 
either alone or in any combination thereof. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new water cooler 
with compartmentalized storage area which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area which is of a durable and 
reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area which is susceptible of a low 
cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such water cooler with compartmentalized storage 
area economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area which provides in the 
apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, 
while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally 
associated therewith. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area for transporting large 
quantities of water and individual canned beverages. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new water 
cooler with compartmentalized storage area which includes an insulated 
cooler having a generally cylindrical configuration. The cooler has an 
opening through an upper end thereof into a hollow interior. The hollow 
interior receives a water container therein. The water container has a 
plurality of radially spaced recesses each extending a length of the 
container. The insulated cooler has a plurality of elongated openings in a 
side thereof corresponding with the radially spaced recesses of the water 
container. A plurality of insulated sleeves are hingedly coupled with the 
four elongated openings of the insulated cooler. Each of the sleeves have 
a recessed interior for receiving beverage cans therein whereby when the 
sleeves are closed within the insulated cooler, the beverage cans rest 
between the recessed interior and the recess of the water container. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 
thereof, a new water cooler with compartmentalized storage area embodying 
the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally 
designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the water cooler with 
compartmentalized storage area 10 comprises an insulated cooler 12 having 
a generally cylindrical configuration. The cooler 12 has an opening 
through an upper end thereof into a hollow interior 14. The upper end has 
an annular recess 16 disposed around the opening thereof. The cooler 12 
has a handle 18 pivotally coupled with the upper end disposed within the 
annular recess 16. The hollow interior 14 receives a water container 20 
therein. The water container 20 has a cap 22 removably coupled with an 
upper end thereof. The water container 20 has a spigot 24 extending 
outwardly therefrom and extending outwardly of the insulated cooler 12. 
The water container 20 has four radially spaced recesses 26 each extending 
a length of the container 20. The insulated cooler 12 has four elongated 
openings 28 in a side thereof corresponding with the four radially spaced 
recesses 26 of the water container 12. The water container would be filled 
with ice water. 
Four insulated sleeves 30 are hingedly coupled with the four elongated 
openings 28 of the insulated cooler 12. Each of the sleeves 30 have a 
recessed interior 32 for receiving beverage cans 34 therein whereby when 
the sleeves 30 are closed within the insulated cooler 12, the beverage 
cans 34 rest between the recessed interior 32 and the recess 26 of the 
water container 20. An upper end of the sleeves 30 each have a lock 36 
disposed thereon for engaging an upper end of the elongated opening 28 of 
the insulated cooler 12. 
In use, the insulated sleeves 30 would hold a total of twelve 12-ounce 
beverage cans. The sleeves 30 are hingedly secured to the bottom of the 
elongated openings 28 thereby allowing an individual to pull open the 
sleeves 30, drop in an assortment of canned beverages, and then lock the 
sleeves 30 to the insulated sleeves 12. The cans 34 would then be kept 
cool by being stored against the water container 20. 
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the 
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. 
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and 
operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.