Patent ID: 7757908

Claim:
A portable container and dispenser for kegged beer, said container comprising: an outer container having top section provided with an opening centrally formed therein, said opening spanning across a major width of said top section, said top section including a removable lid selectively positional in the opening, said outer container further having front and rear sections, said outer container including a plurality of flange portions extending inwardly and orthogonally from said front and rear sections, said flange portions having a bore formed therein, said rear section having a plurality of oppositely spaced and monolithically formed handle portions, said handle portions including a rectilinear handle bar positioned medially therebetween; an inner container having a cylindrical shape defining a cavity therein, said inner container being centrally positioned within said outer container and sized and shaped for receiving and storing a keg of beer therein, said inner container being removably positional on a bottom section of said outer container, said bottom section having a substantially planar upper surface, said bottom section further having an axial bore formed in a rear portion thereof, the bore extending parallel to a latitudinal axis of said container, said inner container having an open top end disposed subjacent to said flange portions such that said flange portions remain continuously positioned above said inner container; means for dispensing beer from the keg; means for securing the keg within said inner container; a rectilinear and elongated axle having opposed end portions and being positioned in the bore, said end portions extending outwardly from the bore; a drain cock directly conjoined to said rear section and in fluid communication therewith such that excess fluid can be manually and selectively drained from said outer container, said drain cock being manually adaptable between open and closed positions; and a plurality of wheels directly and rotatably conjoined to said end portions of said axle, said wheels including a plurality of coextensive and juxtaposed ridges for providing traction when a user traverses a ground surface; wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of locking plates each having at least one aperture formed therethrough; and a plurality of fastening members removably and threadably securing said locking plates to said flange portions in such a manner that said locking plates remain spaced above said flange portions respectively; wherein said locking plates linearly extend horizontally from said flange portions and engage an upper portion of the keg for maintaining the keg at a substantially stable position during operating conditions.