Portable cooler
A portable cooler is provided that includes a base that supports a refrigeration unit. The base also supports a plurality of upwardly-extending support poles that accommodate a top portion. The support poles, top portion, and base define a food storage volume that is surrounded by a plurality of insulative walls.
1. A portable cooler, comprising:
a base having a front edge, rear edge, and a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge connecting the front edge and the rear edge, the base including:
a selectively movable base extension interconnected to the front edge;
a first receiver corresponding with the first lateral edge and a front edge of the base extension,
a second receiver corresponding with the second lateral edge and the front edge of the base extension,
a third receiver corresponding with the first lateral edge and located between the first receiver and the rear edge, and
a fourth receiver corresponding with the second lateral edge and located between the second receiver and the rear edge;
a first pole selectively interconnected to the first receiver;
a second pole selectively interconnected to the second receiver;
a third pole selectively interconnected to the third receiver;
a fourth pole selectively interconnected to the fourth receiver;
a top frame portion having a fifth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the first pole, a sixth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the second pole, a seventh receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the third pole, and an eighth receiver that selectively receives a distal end of the fourth pole;
a refrigeration system interconnected to the base adjacent to the rear edge thereof;
a top wall associated with the top frame portion;
a front wall associated with the top frame portion, the first pole, and the second pole;
a rear wall associated with the top frame portion, the third pole, and the fourth pole;
a first lateral wall associated with the top frame portion, the first pole, and the third pole; and
a second lateral wall associated with the top frame portion, the second pole, and the fourth pole.
2. The portable cooler of claim 1 , wherein the first pole, the second pole, the third pole, and the fourth pole are collapsible.
3. The portable cooler of claim 1 , wherein the top frame includes a plurality of cross members.
4. The portable cooler of claim 1 , wherein the front wall, the first lateral wall, and the second lateral wall are selectively interconnected.
5. The portable cooler of claim 1 , further comprising a first wheel interconnected to the base at an intersection of the rear edge and the first lateral edge, a second wheel interconnected to the base at an intersection of the rear edge and the second lateral edge, a third wheel interconnected to the base at an intersection of the front edge and the first lateral edge, and a fourth wheel interconnected to the base at an intersection of the front edge and the second lateral edge.
6. The portable cooler of claim 5 , wherein the wheels are castor wheels.
7. The portable cooler of claim 5 , wherein the wheels are tires.