Patent ID: 7313928

Claim:
An insert for placement on a lower surface of an interior of a cooler for maintaining foodstuffs therein in a cool state, the lower surface being bounded by at least one cooler wall extending therefrom, said insert comprising: a first surface having at least one leg extending vertically therefrom for supporting said insert upon the lower surface and defining a space therebetween; a second surface, generally opposed to said first surface and upon which the foodstuffs rest when placed in the cooler; and at least one elongated curved draining aperture extending through said insert for drainage of liquid in the cooler away from the foodstuffs and into said space, each said draining aperture being defined by at least one elongate internal wall having at least one curved section, said draining aperture defined thereby being sized and adapted for cleaning of said wall by insertion therein of a human finger and scrubbing said wall therewith, said curved section facilitating said scrubbing and thereby said cleaning; and at least one guide line disposed on at least one of said first and second surface, said guide line approximately representing a surface size and a surface shape of the lower surface for facilitating cutting of said insert by a user to substantially approximatey said surface size and said surface shape for adapting said insert for placement upon said lower surface.