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Granted Patent B2
US 10,328,962 · App. 15/265,283 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Insulated storage system

Inventor: Chad Anthony Collins (Temple, TX)
B62B5/0079B60D1/58B62B1/008B62B2206/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,328,962
App. No.
15/265,283
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulated container configured to store cold consumables is disclosed. The container has a body having a curved track wrapping around the body and upon which the body is able to be rolled. The body has an insulated wall encompassing a cavity configured to hold at least ice and consumables.

Claims (24)

1. An insulated container configured to store consumables, the container comprising:

a body having an insulated wall that encompasses a cavity, the cavity configured to hold consumables;

a curved track configured to wrap around the body and upon which the body is able to be rolled, the curved track including a curved band wrapping around the body, the curved band having interior gear teeth that are continuous around a periphery of the curved band and that mate with teeth of a plurality of interior gears attached to the body, such that the curved track moves relative to the body;

a leash attachable to the container and configured to pull the container so that the container rolls on the curved track, the leash having a first end attachable to the container, a second end opposite the first end and having a pump, and an air conduit along a length of the leash, the pump facilitating sending a pulse of air through the air conduit and wherein the container further comprises a braking mechanism actuated by the pulse of air to brake the container; and

a ballast tank configured such that the pump and air conduit are configurable to pump air into the ballast tank.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the curved track is one of spherical and ellipsoidal.

3. The container of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first hatch openable to load and unload the container; and

a second hatch smaller than the first hatch and openable to retrieve consumables from the cavity.

4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the second hatch has recesses to receive fingers of a hand to enable opening of the second hatch.

5. The container of claim 1 , further comprising retractable feet extending from the body upon which the container rests when the retractable feet are extended.

6. The container of claim 5 , wherein the retractable feet are extendible and retractable by operation of at least one lever.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the body is configured to float in water.

8. The container of claim 7 , wherein the body has in the cavity at least one ballast tank to stabilize the container when in water.

9. The container of claim 8 , further comprising holes in the body to enable water to fill the at least one ballast tank to stabilize the container when in water.

10. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a towing bar attachable to the container and configured to pull the container so that the container rolls on the curved track.

11. An insulated container ball, comprising:

a body, the body being one of spherical and ellipsoidal in shape, the body having an insulated wall that encompasses a cavity; and

a rotational mechanism disposed around the body and upon which the body is able to be rolled, the rotational mechanism having gear teeth that are continuous around a periphery of the rotational mechanism and that mate with teeth of a plurality of interior gears attached to the body, such that the curved track moves relative to the body;

a leash attachable to the insulated container ball and configured to pull the insulated container ball so that the insulator container ball rolls on the curved track, the leash having a first end attachable to the container, a second end opposite the first end and having a pump, and an air conduit along a length of the leash, the pump facilitating sending a pulse of air through the air conduit and wherein the container further comprises a braking mechanism actuated by the pulse of air to brake the insulated container ball; and

a ballast tank configured such that the pump and air conduit are configurable to pump air into the ballast tank.

12. The insulated container ball of claim 11 , wherein the rotatable mechanism includes a removable track.

13. The insulated container ball of claim 11 , wherein the rotational mechanism includes rubber wheels rotatably mounted on the insulated container ball.

14. The insulated container ball of claim 11 , further comprising a ballast tank that may be filled at least in part with a gas.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62285794 · Nov 9, 2015
Related Publication 20170129685A1 · May 11, 2017
Cited By (1)
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