Patent ID: 8695372

Claim:
A cooler device comprising: (a) a first half housing having a bottom surface, an open top, an inner cavity, a top edge and a tray near the bottom surface; (b) a second half housing having a bottom surface, an open top, an inner cavity, and a top edge, wherein the bottom surface of the first half housing is removably attached to the top edge of the second half housing via a first attachment means; (c) a lid for attaching to the top edge of the first half housing or to the top edge of the second half housing via a second attachment means; (d) a plurality of vents disposed in the tray of the first half housing; (e) a sliding plate embedded in the tray near the bottom surface of the first half housing, the sliding plate comprises a plurality of plate apertures, wherein the sliding plate can slide within the tray of the first half housing between an open position wherein the plate apertures are aligned with the vents and a closed position wherein the sliding plate covers the vents, wherein when the sliding plate is in the open position air or liquid from the inner cavity of the second half housing can exchange with air or liquid from the inner cavity of the first half housing and when the sliding plate is in the closed position air or liquid from the inner cavity of the second half housing cannot exchange with air or liquid from the inner cavity of the first half housing; and (h) a sliding button disposed on the sliding plate, the sliding button provides a user a means of moving the sliding plate between the open position and the closed position.