Removable cooler accessory to prevent soaking
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-003/00
출원번호
UP-0094636
(2005-03-31)
등록번호
US-7628033
(2009-12-16)
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/ 주소
Skeels, David W.
Curran, Kirt D.
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초록▼
A portable accessory includes a plurality of platforms having substantially planar upper surfaces for supporting the foodstuff thereon. Each platform is provided with baffled slots such that melted ice can drain downwardly therethrough. In an alternate embodiment, a plurality of spaced racks are sli
A portable accessory includes a plurality of platforms having substantially planar upper surfaces for supporting the foodstuff thereon. Each platform is provided with baffled slots such that melted ice can drain downwardly therethrough. In an alternate embodiment, a plurality of spaced racks are slidably positionable within a cooler body such that the racks become spaced apart adjacent to opposed ends of a cooler body. Such racks are offset at an oblique angle so that melted ice is directed downwardly and away from the top surfaces of the platforms. In a further embodiment, a specially designed cooler is provided with slots for receiving the racks therein such that the platforms can be simultaneously employed with the racks.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A portable accessory for isolating foodstuff from melted ice housed within a common area, said portable accessory comprising: a plurality of platforms including substantially planar upper surfaces spa
What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A portable accessory for isolating foodstuff from melted ice housed within a common area, said portable accessory comprising: a plurality of platforms including substantially planar upper surfaces spaced upwardly from a bottom surface of a cooler body and for supporting the foodstuff thereabove, each said platforms being provided with a plurality of baffled slots formed therein such that the melted ice can drain downwardly therethrough and be maintained intermediate of the bottom surface of the cooler body and said platform upper surfaces respectively, each said platforms comprising a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from said upper surfaces and terminating above the bottom surface of the cooler body such that lateral movement of the melted ice can be restricted during transportation between remote locations, and a plurality of outer walls extending along a perimeter of said platforms, said outer walls being provided with a plurality of openings spaced therealong for defining a plurality of channels through which the melted ice can flow so that selected amounts of the melted ice do not become trapped along outer perimeters of said platforms respectively. 2. The portable accessory of claim 1, wherein each said platforms comprise: a substantially linear tongue portion; and a substantially linear groove portion oppositely spaced therefrom such that adjacent ones of said tongue and groove portions become detachably locked and juxtaposed end-to-end when said platforms are positioned into the cavity. 3. The portable accessory of claim 1, wherein said platform slots extend substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. 4. A removable assembly for isolating foodstuff from melted ice housed within a common area, said removable assembly comprising: a plurality of platforms including substantially planar upper surfaces spaced upwardly from a bottom surface of a cooler body and for supporting the foodstuff thereabove, each said platforms being provided with a plurality of baffled slots formed therein such that the melted ice can drain downwardly therethrough and be maintained intermediate of the bottom surface of the cooler body and said platform upper surfaces respectively, each said platforms comprising a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from said upper surfaces and terminating above the bottom surface of the cooler body such that lateral movement of the melted ice can be restricted during transportation between remote locations, and a plurality of outer walls extending along a perimeter of said platforms, said outer walls being provided with a plurality of openings spaced therealong for defining a plurality of channels through which the melted ice can flow so that selected amounts of the melted ice do not become trapped along outer perimeters of said platforms respectively; and a plurality of spaced racks slidably positionable within the cooler body such that said racks become spaced apart adjacent opposed ends of the cooler body, said racks being offset at an oblique angle from a vertical axis traversing the cooler body such that said melted ice can be directed downwardly and away from said top surfaces of said platforms so that foodstuff supported on said platforms can remain isolated from the melted ice. 5. The removable assembly of claim 4, wherein said platforms comprise: a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from said upper surfaces and terminating above said bottom surface of said cooler body such that lateral movement of the melted ice can be restricted during transportation between remote locations; and a plurality of outer walls extending along a perimeter of said platforms, said outer walls being provided with a plurality of openings spaced therealong for defining a plurality of channels through which the melted ice can flow so that selected amounts of the melted ice do not become trapped along outer perimeters of said platforms respectively. 6. The removable assembly of claim 4, wherein each said platform comprises: a substantially linear tongue portion; and a substantially linear groove portion oppositely spaced therefrom such that adjacent ones of said tongue and groove portions become detachably locked and juxtaposed end-to-end when said platforms are positioned into the cavity. 7. The removable assembly of claim 4, wherein said platform slots extend substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis. 8. The removable assembly of claim 4 wherein said plurality of racks comprise: substantially planar back surfaces extending along a longitudinal length of said racks; opposed sidewalls integrally connected to said back surfaces and displaced substantially orthogonal thereto; and a plurality of finger-like protrusions having first and second surfaces connected to said back surfaces and traveling outwardly therefrom respectively such that a user may effectively isolate a plurality of ice cubes from the foodstuff by positioning the ice cubes along said protrusions. 9. The removable assembly of claim 8, wherein said second surfaces are angled downwardly from a horizontal plane such that the melted ice can be directed along a lateral path traveling towards the walls of the cooler body. 10. A cooler assembly for isolating foodstuff from melted ice housed within a common area, said removable assembly comprising: a cooler body having a planar bottom portion and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically therefrom, said cooler body further including a removable top portion, said cooler body further having a plurality of linear channels formed in said sidewalls respectively; a plurality of platforms including substantially planar upper surfaces spaced upwardly from a bottom surface of the cooler body and for supporting the foodstuff thereabove, each said platforms being provided with a plurality of baffled slots formed therein such that the melted ice can drain downwardly therethrough and be maintained intermediate of the bottom surface of the cooler body and said platform upper surfaces respectively, each of said baffled slots being formed along a top surface of said platforms and oriented along a horizontal plane that is registered parallel to said planar bottom portion of said cooler, each said platforms comprising a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from said upper surfaces and terminating above the bottom surface of the cooler body such that lateral movement of the melted ice can be restricted during transportation between remote locations, and a plurality of outer walls extending along a perimeter of said platforms, said outer walls being provided with a plurality of openings spaced therealong for defining a plurality of channels through which the melted ice can flow so that selected amounts of the melted ice do not become trapped along outer perimeters of said platforms respectively; and a plurality of spaced racks slidably positionable within the cooler body such that said racks become spaced apart adjacent opposed ends of the cooler body, said racks being offset at an oblique angle from a central vertical axis traversing the cooler body such that said melted ice can be directed downwardly and away from said top surfaces of said platforms so that foodstuff supported on said platforms can remain isolated from the melted ice, said racks are sloped downwardly and away from said lid and being equidistantly offset from the central vertical axis, said racks being slidably and linearly interfitted along said channels. 11. The cooler assembly of claim 10, wherein said platforms comprise: a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from said upper surfaces and terminating above the bottom surface of the cooler body such that lateral movement of the melted ice can be restricted during transportation between remote locations; and a plurality of outer walls extending along a perimeter of said platforms, said outer walls being provided with a plurality of openings spaced therealong for defining a plurality of channels through which the melted ice can flow so that selected amounts of the melted ice do not become trapped along outer perimeters of said platforms respectively. 12. The cooler assembly of claim 10, wherein each said platform comprises: a substantially linear tongue portion; and a substantially linear groove portion oppositely spaced therefrom such that adjacent ones of said tongue and groove portions become detachably locked and juxtaposed end-to-end when said platforms are positioned into the cavity. 13. The cooler assembly of claim 10, wherein said platform slots extend substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis. 14. The cooler assembly of claim 10, wherein said plurality of racks comprise: substantially planar back surfaces extending along a longitudinal length of said racks; opposed sidewalls integrally connected to said back surfaces and displaced substantially orthogonal thereto; and a plurality of finger-like protrusions having first and second surfaces connected to said back surfaces and traveling outwardly therefrom respectively such that a user may effectively isolate a plurality of ice cubes from the foodstuff by positioning the ice cubes along said protrusions. 15. The cooler assembly of claim 14, wherein said second surfaces are angled downwardly from a horizontal plane such that the melted ice can be directed along a lateral path traveling towards the walls of the cooler body.
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