Beverage flight cooler
View Patent ↗A beverage cooler assembly comprising a cooler case, a cooler lid coupled to an upper surface of the cooler case so as to define an internal volume, and a cooler pack located within the internal volume. The cooler case having one or more ribs along an upper surface to elevate the cooler pack. The cooler lid including a container aperture permitting access into the internal volume. The cooler pack having a recess aligned with the container aperture and configured to accept a beverage container. The cooler pack being insulative to regulate the temperature of the beverage in the container as it rests in the recess.
1 . A beverage flight cooler assembly comprising:
a cooler case having one or more ribs along an upper surface, the cooler case includes opposing raised ends and a handle aperture formed therein, the handle aperture being located in each of the opposing raised ends;
a cooler lid configured to rest on the cooler case, the cooler lid defining an internal volume, the cooler lid including a plurality of container apertures permitting access into the internal volume; and
a cooler pack resting upon the one or more ribs of the cooler case and below the cooler lid, the cooler pack configured to be insulative so as to minimize heat transfer, the cooler pack including a plurality of cylindrical recesses, wherein each one of the plurality of cylindrical recesses is aligned with a respective one of the plurality of container apertures;
wherein the one or more ribs of the cooler case elevate the cooler pack above the upper surface to permit the collection and removal of moisture.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cooler lid includes an end cap extending inward, the end cap being inset from a perimeter of the cooler lid.
3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the inset end cap forms an internal volume between the cooler case and the cooler lid adjacent to the handle aperture.
4 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cooler pack is removable.
5 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cooler pack is temperature conditioned externally to the cooler lid.
6 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a container resting within the recess and passing through the container aperture.
7 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a foot coupled to a lower surface of the cooler case.
8 . A beverage flight cooler assembly comprising:
a cooler case having one or more ribs along an upper surface, the cooler case includes opposing raised ends and a handle aperture, the handle aperture being located in each of the opposing raised ends;
a cooler lid configured to rest on the cooler case, the cooler lid defining an internal volume, the cooler lid including a plurality of container apertures permitting access into the internal volume, the cooler lid includes an end cap extending inward, the end cap being inset from a perimeter of the cooler lid, the inset end cap forms an internal volume between the cooler case and the cooler lid adjacent to the handle aperture;
a removable cooler pack resting upon the one or more ribs of the cooler case and below the cooler lid within the internal volume, the cooler pack configured to be insulative so as to minimize heat transfer, the cooler pack including a plurality of cylindrical recesses, wherein each one of the plurality of cylindrical recesses has an opening aligned with and adjacent to a respective one of the plurality of container apertures; and
a container resting within the plurality of cylindrical recesses and passing through the container aperture;
wherein the one or more ribs elevate the cooler pack off an upper surface of the cooler case.