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A portable, self-contained heating and cooling assembly comprising at least two compartments or alternately one compartment and a heat reservoir wherein the two compartments are specifically structured to concurrently hold containerized liquids, medical items or objects, foodstuffs, etc. Thermoelect

A portable, self-contained heating and cooling assembly comprising at least two compartments or alternately one compartment and a heat reservoir wherein the two compartments are specifically structured to concurrently hold containerized liquids, medical items or objects, foodstuffs, etc. Thermoelectric heat transfer technology is utilized to transfer heat energy between the two compartments by means of a thermoelectric device which, when electrically activated, serves to remove heat from one compartment and the object or substance therein and transfer such heat to the other compartment as well as the object or substance therein thereby serving to simultaneously cool the interior of one compartment and heat the interior of the other compartment. Operative modifications include the selective heating or cooling of a single object or substance within one compartment which may be interconnected in thermal contact with a second compartment or with the thermal reservoir.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A heating and cooling assembly designed to heat and cool a variety of objects and substances utilizing thermoelectric heat transfer technology, said assembly comprising:a) at least two compartments each having a hollow interior structured to receive an object therein,b) a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A heating and cooling assembly designed to heat and cool a variety of objects and substances utilizing thermoelectric heat transfer technology, said assembly comprising:a) at least two compartments each having a hollow interior structured to receive an object therein,b) at least one heat transferring thermoelectric device disposed in interconnecting, heat conducting relation with said two compartments,c) a power supply electrically connected to said one thermoelectric device and structured to selectively deliver activating current thereto,d) said thermoelectric device comprising two faces each disposed in heat conductive interconnection with a different one of said two compartments,e) said thermoelectric device structured to transfer heat from said interior of one of said two compartments to said interior of the other of said two compartments, andf) wherein a temperature of said interior of one of said two compartments is lowered concurrently with a temperature of said interior of the other said two compartments being raised.