Patent ID: 7269969

Claim:
A double cooler apparatus, comprising in combination: an outer housing shell; an inner housing shell disposed within the outer housing shell and coupled thereto to form an outer reservoir, wherein the inner and outer housing shells comprise a housing; an inner core residing within the inner shell to form an inner reservoir; a first tap coupled to the outer reservoir and passing through the outer shell to provide access to and permit dispensing of a liquid stored in the outer reservoir; a second tap coupled to the inner reservoir and passing through both the inner shell and the outer shell to provide access to and permit dispensing of a liquid stored in the inner reservoir; a vent spout in fluid communication with the inner reservoir; a drain spout in fluid communication with the inner reservoir; and a lid for closing the housing, the lid having both an outer seal adjacent a periphery thereof to seal the outer reservoir and an inner seal to seal the inner reservoir, wherein, when the lid is fully engaged with the housing, both the inner and outer reservoirs are sealed by the inner and outer seals and the vent spout and drain spout are closed, wherein, the vent spout and the drain spout extend in a radial direction from the inner core and mate with recesses in the lid, wherein, when the lid is lifted from full engagement without removal from engagement with the housing, the vent spout and drain spout are revealed and the inner seal is opened to permit draining the inner reservoir through the drain spout and venting through the vent spout to facilitate the draining, without permitting fluid communication between the inner and outer reservoirs, and wherein, when the lid is removed from engagement with the housing, both the inner and outer seals are unsealed to open the inner and outer reservoirs.