Spray mate cooler

A spray mate cooler is provided and consists of a portable ice chest being typically but not necessarily a box-shaped container having bottom, front, back and side inter-connecting walls. A removable lid is supported on the top edges of the box-shaped container so that the box-shaped container can receive and hold a supply of ice therein for cooling. A mechanism is on the bottom wall of the box-shaped container, for elevating the supply of ice to permit cold water of the melted ice to collect on the bottom wall. Another mechanism is for spraying the cold water collected on the bottom wall out through one of the side walls of the box-shaped container.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The instant invention relates generally to portable ice chests and more 
specifically it relates to a spray mate cooler. 
Numerous portable ice chests have been provided in prior art that are 
adapted to cool drinking liquids stored within the ice chest. For example, 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,395,550 to Dungan; U.S. Pat. No. 3,498,976 to Michael and 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,565,074 to Morgan all are illustrative of such prior art. 
While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they 
address, they would not be as suitable for the purpose of the present 
invention as hereafter described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a spray mate cooler 
that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide a spray mate cooler that will include an 
elongated hose that fluidly connects a spray nozzle gun to the cold water 
melted from ice in the cooler so that a person can spray the water 
therefrom. 
An additional object is to provide a spray mate cooler that contains a 
removable support member for elevating the ice above the elongated hose, 
so that when the ice melts the water will drip down to cover the end of 
the tube. 
A further object is to provide a spray mate cooler that is simple and easy 
to use. 
A still further object is to provide a spray mate cooler that is economical 
in cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which like reference 
characters denote like elements throughout the several views, the Figures 
illustrate a spray mate cooler 10 which consists of a portable ice chest 
12 being typically a box-shaped container 14 having bottom 16, front 18, 
back 20 and side 22 inter-connecting walls. A removable lid 24 is 
supported on the top edges of the box-shaped container 14 so that the 
box-shaped container 14 can receive and hold a supply of ice 26 therein 
for cooling. An elevating structure 28 is on the bottom wall 16 of the 
box-shaped container 14, for elevating the supply of ice 26 to permit cold 
water 30 of the melted ice to collect on the bottom wall 16. A mechanism 
32 is for spraying the cold water 30 collected on the bottom wall 16 out 
through one of the side walls 22 of the box-shaped container 14. 
The elevating structure 28 is a removable support member 34 having a 
perforated platform 36 and a plurality of legs 38 to elevate the 
perforated platform 36. 
The spraying mechanism 32 includes an elongated hose 40 having a first end 
42 on the bottom wall 16 under the perforated platform while a second end 
44 extends through the side wall 22 of the box-shaped container 14. A 
spray nozzle gun 46 is fluidly connected to the second end 44 of the hose 
40. The spraying mechanism 32 further includes a guide tube 48 connected 
by clamps 50 to the bottom wall 16 and the side wall 22 of the box-shaped 
container 14 so that the hose 40 can slide through the guide tube 48. The 
side wall 22 has an aperture 52 therethrough. A door 54 is hinged at 56 
along its bottom edge to the aperture 52 in the side wall 22 so that the 
hose 40 can slideably extend outwardly therefrom. A latch mechanism 58 is 
connected between the door 54 and the side wall 22 so as to retain the 
door 54 in a closed position to the side wall 22 when the spray nozzle gun 
46 is inserted within the side wall 22 and is not being used. 
In operative use the water 30 that melts from the ice 26 that is used to 
keep typical food contents stored within the container 14 can be sprayed 
on the user's skin or into his/her mouth to help keep cool. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood 
that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details 
of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those 
skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.