IP Library Granted Patent US 12,455,106
Granted Patent B2
US 12,455,106 · App. 17/985,600 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Multi-function cooler

Inventor: Dylan M. Jacob (Denver, DE)
Assignee: BruMate, Inc.
F25D3/08A45C11/20A45C13/02B65D81/3825B67D3/0009B67D3/043F25D3/06F25D23/028F25D31/002A45C2013/026B67D2210/00128B67D2210/00133F25D2331/806
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Patent No.
US 12,455,106
App. No.
17/985,600
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulated container having an internal chamber, a second container received within the internal chamber, a spigot assembly extending through a passageway through a wall of the insulated container and removably coupled to the second container, the spigot assembly being in fluid communication with the second container for dispensing liquid out of the insulated container.

Claims (29)

1. A multi-function cooler comprising:

a cooler top unit and a cooler bottom unit, the cooler bottom unit having a front wall that meets a first sidewall at a first corner;

the first corner having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion extends out from the cooler bottom unit farther than the lower portion; and

a first slot formed through the upper portion of the first corner and configured to hold a clip of an accessory beneath the cooler top unit and at the first corner.

2. The multi-function cooler of claim 1 further comprising the cooler top unit coupled to the cooler bottom unit, the cooler top unit and the cooler bottom unit enclose an interior cooler volume.

3. The multi-function cooler of claim 2 , wherein the cooler top unit includes a first corner portion, the first corner portion positioned adjacent the upper portion of the first corner of the cooler bottom unit when the cooler top unit is in a closed position.

4. The multi-function cooler of claim 3 further comprising a first locking aperture extending through the first corner portion of the cooler top unit and extending through the upper portion of the first corner of the cooler bottom unit.

5. The multi-function cooler of claim 4 , wherein the first locking aperture is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the first slot.

6. The multi-function cooler of claim 1 further comprising the front wall of the cooler bottom unit meeting a second sidewall at a second corner, the second corner having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion extends out from the cooler bottom unit farther than the lower portion.

7. The multi-function cooler of claim 1 , wherein the first slot extends vertically through the upper portion of the first corner.

8. The multi-function cooler of claim 7 , wherein a long side of the first slot is set at a 45 degree angle to the front wall and a 45 degree angle to the first sidewall, when viewed from above.

9. The multi-function cooler of claim 1 comprising a channel formed into a top surface of the upper portion of the first corner of the cooler bottom unit, the channel configured to receive a portion of the accessory.

10. The multi-function cooler of claim 9 , wherein the channel has a width equal to a width of the first slot.

11. A multi-function cooler comprising:

a cooler top unit and a cooler bottom unit, the cooler bottom unit having an interior cooler volume defined by cooler walls;

a lip extending outward from a top edge of the cooler walls; and

an accessory slot formed through the lip at a corner of the cooler bottom unit, the accessory slot configured to hold a clip of an accessory beneath the cooler top unit and at the corner.

12. The multi-function cooler of claim 11 , wherein the lip includes a top planar surface.

13. The multi-function cooler of claim 12 , wherein the cooler top unit is pivotally coupled to the cooler bottom unit and configured to move between an open state and a closed state.

14. The multi-function cooler of claim 13 , wherein the cooler top unit includes a bottom planar surface, the bottom planar surface being positioned adjacent to the top planar surface when the cooler top unit is in the closed state.

15. A multi-function cooler system comprising:

a cooler comprising a cooler bottom unit coupled to a cooler top unit, the cooler bottom unit and the cooler top unit enclose an interior cooler volume;

a lip extending outward from a top edge of the cooler bottom unit;

an accessory slot formed through the lip at a corner of the cooler bottom unit; and

an accessory having a clip coupled to the cooler beneath the cooler top unit and at the accessory slot.

16. The multi-function cooler of claim 15 , wherein the clip includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion received between the lip and the cooler top unit when the vertical portion is received in the accessory slot.

17. The multi-function cooler of claim 16 , wherein the accessory comprises a cup holder.

18. The multi-function cooler of claim 17 , wherein the accessory comprises a fishing rod holder.

19. The multi-function cooler of claim 18 , wherein the clip further includes a bottom brace configured to contact an outer wall of the cooler when the clip is coupled to the cooler.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2026
From: BRUMATE, LLC
To: MERCATUS ADMIN LLC
Reel/Frame 074833/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2026
From: BRUMATE, INC.
To: BRUMATE, LLC
Reel/Frame 074728/0050 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2022
From: JACOB, DYLAN M.
To: BRUMATE, INC.
Reel/Frame 061978/0341 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17647129 · Jan 5, 2022
Related Publication 20230213264A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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