IP Library Granted Patent US 8,925,338
Granted Patent B2
US 8,925,338 · App. 13/074,080 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Chest cooler

Inventor: Jurgen Roekens (Kampenhout, BE)
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
F25D23/026A47F3/0404
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Patent No.
US 8,925,338
App. No.
13/074,080
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application and the resultant patent provide a chest cooler for dispensing a number of products. The chest cooler may include an outer frame, a number of product compartments within the outer frame, an upper door, and a front door. The front door may include a transparent panel. Some or all of the products are accessible via either the upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel.

Claims (42)

1. A chest cooler for dispensing a number of products, comprising:

an outer frame;

a plurality of vertically arranged product compartments within the outer frame;

a horizontal upper door; and

a front door;

the front door comprising a transparent panel;

wherein some or all of the number of products are accessible via either the horizontal upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel; and

wherein the front door and one or more of the plurality of vertically arranged product compartments comprise an offset orientation extending outwardly from a plane perpendicular with respect to the horizontal upper door.

2. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vertically arranged product compartments comprises a first product compartment and a second product compartment.

3. The chest cooler of claim 2 , wherein the horizontal upper door is positioned about the first product compartment and wherein the front door is positioned about the first product compartment and the second product compartment.

4. The chest cooler of claim 2 , further comprising a front panel positioned about the first product compartment.

5. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of vertically arranged product compartments comprise a variable height product compartment.

6. The chest cooler of claim 5 , wherein the variable height product compartment comprises a variable shelf and a plurality of variable shelf ledges.

7. A chest cooler for dispensing a number of products, comprising:

an outer frame;

a plurality of product compartments within the outer frame;

a horizontal upper door; and

a front door;

the front door comprising a transparent panel;

wherein the front door and one or more of the plurality of product compartments comprise an offset orientation extending outwardly from a plane perpendicular with respect to the horizontal upper door.

8. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises a bottle opener positioned thereon.

9. The chest cooler of claim 1 , further comprising a pedestal and wherein the outer frame is positioned thereon.

10. The chest cooler of claim 9 , wherein the pedestal comprises a storage area therein.

11. The chest cooler of claim 1 , further comprising an anchor and wherein the anchor is attached to the outer frame.

12. The chest cooler of claim 11 , wherein the anchor comprises a predetermined height and a predetermined length.

13. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal upper door and the front door comprise a gasket layer.

14. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises messaging thereon.

15. The chest cooler of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises a contoured shape.

16. A chest cooler for dispensing a number of products, comprising:

an outer frame;

a refrigeration device with a compressor positioned within the outer frame;

a first product compartment within the outer frame;

a horizontal upper door positioned about the first product compartment;

a second product compartment within the outer frame and positioned underneath the first product compartment; and

a front door positioned about the first product compartment and the second product compartment;

the front door comprising a transparent panel;

the front door and the second product compartment comprising an offset orientation extending outwardly from a plane perpendicular with respect to the horizontal upper door;

wherein some or all of the number of products are accessible via either the horizontal upper door or the front door and visible through the transparent panel.

17. The chest cooler of claim 16 , wherein the first product compartment and the second product compartment comprise variable height product compartments.

18. The chest cooler of claim 17 , wherein the variable height product compartments comprise a variable shelf and a plurality of variable shelf ledges.

19. The chest cooler of claim 17 , wherein the first product compartment and the second product compartment comprise a slanted orientation extending upwardly towards the front door.

20. The chest cooler of claim 16 , wherein the outer frame comprises a contoured shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2011
From: ROEKENS, JURGEN
To: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 026036/0407 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 12752247 · Apr 1, 2010
Related Publication 20110239675A1 · Oct 6, 2011