Cooler with automatic product height adjustment mechanism
A cooler has a housing defining a product compartment having a floor panel. A product platform is disposed in the product compartment and is movable vertically relative to the floor panel. A plurality of product containers are disposed on the product platform within the product compartment. A constant force spring disposed between the floor panel and the product platform exerts an upward force on the product platform to maintain product containers at a constant height as product containers are removed and as ice melts.
1 . A cooler, comprising:
an upright housing;
a product compartment mounted within said housing and having a floor;
a product platform disposed in said housing and movable vertically relative to said floor, said product platform adapted to hold a plurality of product containers disposed within said product compartment; and
a constant force spring disposed between said floor panel and said product platform exerting an upward force on said product platform to maintain said product platform at a constant height as product containers are removed.
2 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said product platform has a plurality of openings.
3 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said product compartment has a sidewall attached to said floor forming water tight compartment
4 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 1 , including a pole attached to said floor.
5 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said spring is a coil spring and said spring is coiled about said pole.
6 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said product platform has a central opening and said pole protrudes through said opening.
7 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 1 , including a floor platform disposed on said floor.
8 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 7 , including a pole attached to said floor platform.
9 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said spring is a coil spring and said spring is coiled about said pole.
10 . A cooler, as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said product platform has a central opening and said pole protrudes through said opening.