Article holder for a barrel cooler
View Patent ↗An article holder for a barrel cooler has a lip for fitting on the top end of the barrel sidewall and a tray attached to the lip for holding containers which indicate the contents of the barrel.
1. An article holder for a barrel cooler, comprising:
an inverted U-shaped lip having inner and outer vertical lip panels and a top panel connecting top end portions of said inner and outer lip panels, said inner lip panel curving at a first radius and said outer lip panel curving at a second radius greater than said first radius creating a space between said inner and outer vertical lips;
a tray connected to said outer lip panel, said tray having a curved rear wall, a front wall spaced from said rear wall, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a bottom wall connected to said front wall, rear wall, left sidewall and right sidewall; and
a first brace connected to said right sidewall, rear wall and outer lip panel.
2. An article holder, as set forth in claim 1 , including a second brace connected to said left sidewall, rear wall and outer lip panel.
3. An article holder, as set forth in claim 1 , including at least one partition dividing said tray into a plurality of compartments.
4. An article holder, as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said at least one partition is connected to said front and rear walls.
5. An article holder, as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said at least one partition is connected to said bottom wall.
6. An article holder, as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said at least one partition is removably positioned in grooves in said front and rear walls.
7. An article holder, as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said at least one partition is removably positioned in a groove in said bottom wall.