IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0134753
(2011-06-16)
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등록번호 |
US-8356712
(2013-01-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
18 |
초록
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A portable, insulated container, preferably a cooler, including an integrated table surface upon which items can be placed. The table surface is movable between a stowed position and an extended position, wherein each position the lid of the container can be lifted to access the interior cavity of t
A portable, insulated container, preferably a cooler, including an integrated table surface upon which items can be placed. The table surface is movable between a stowed position and an extended position, wherein each position the lid of the container can be lifted to access the interior cavity of the container. Advantageously, the footprint of the table surface in a horizontal plane is always located above the footprint of the container in a horizontal plane such that object or item in a surrounding area need not be disturbed in order to move the table surface between the stowed position and the extended position.
대표청구항
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1. A portable container with an integrated table surface, comprising: a container comprising a base having an internal cavity adapted for receiving items to be maintained in a desired temperature range, the container including a lid operatively connected to the base and upwardly pivotable thereon, t
1. A portable container with an integrated table surface, comprising: a container comprising a base having an internal cavity adapted for receiving items to be maintained in a desired temperature range, the container including a lid operatively connected to the base and upwardly pivotable thereon, the base having a footprint in a horizontal plane; anda table assembly connected to the container base and having a table surface with a table lid upwardly pivotable thereon, the table surface movable between a stowed position and an extended position, wherein the table surface has a footprint in a horizontal plane, and wherein the table surface footprint is located above the base footprint during movement between the stowed position to the extended position, wherein the table assembly includes two table legs each fixedly connected to a different table arm, that fixedly extends outward from the table leg and wherein the table surface is connected to the table arms such that the table lid is pivotable in relation to the fixed position table arms in the stowed position. 2. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein the table leg is substantially vertically adjustable in relation to the container base. 3. The portable container according to claim 2, wherein the table leg includes a channel that is slideably mated in relation to a mount member that is connected to and extends a substantially vertical distance along a wall of the container. 4. The portable container according to claim 3, wherein the mount member includes a plurality of height adjustment apertures, wherein the table assembly includes a height adjusting assembly comprising a projection selectively mateable with the height adjustment apertures to fix the height of the table assembly in relation to the container base. 5. The portable container according to claim 4, wherein the height adjusting assembly includes an actuating lever operatively connected to a pushrod that operatively actuates the projection to engage and disengage the projection from the height adjustment apertures. 6. The portable container according to claim 5, wherein the projection is connected to a spring release that is actuated by the pushrod, wherein the pushrod and the spring release are located in the table leg channel, and wherein the mount member is in the form of a plate having vertically separated height, adjustment apertures. 7. The portable container according to claim 6, wherein the table assembly comprises the two table legs connected by a table leg support, wherein the table lid is hingedly connected to the table assembly between two end leaves each connected to one of the table arms, and wherein the base lid is hingedly connected to the base. 8. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein the base lid can be opened without contacting the table surface when the table assembly is in the extended position. 9. A portable container with an integrated table surface, comprising: a container comprising a base having an internal cavity adapted for receiving items to be maintained in a desired temperature range, the container including a lid operatively connected to the base and upwardly pivotable thereon; anda table assembly including a pair of mount plates connected to the container base, a table leg operatively connected to and substantially vertically adjustable and upwardly extendable in relation to each mount plate, wherein each table leg includes a channel that is slidably mated in relation to the mount plate, wherein each mount plate includes a plurality of height adjustment apertures, wherein the table assembly includes a height adjusting assembly comprising a projection selectively mateable with the mount plate height adjustment apertures to fix the height of the table assembly in relation to the container base, a table surface connected to an arm of each table leg, the table surface including a table lid upwardly pivotable in relation to the container base and between the arms of table leg, whether the table surface is in a stowed position or extended position, wherein the table surface with the table lid down in the stowed position is located in a substantially horizontal plane adjacent and parallel to the container lid and in the extended position is located in a substantially horizontal plane directly above the lid. 10. The portable container according to claim 9, wherein the height adjusting assembly includes an actuating lever operatively connected to a pushrod that operatively actuates the projection to engage and disengage the projection from the height adjustment apertures. 11. The portable container according to claim 10, wherein the projection is connected to a spring release that is actuated by the pushrod, wherein the pushrod and spring release are located in the table leg channel, and wherein the height adjustment apertures are vertically separated. 12. The portable container according to claim 11, wherein the base lid can be opened without contacting the table surface when the table assembly is in the extended position. 13. A portable container with an integrated table surface, comprising: a container comprising a base having a front side wall and a rear side wall connected at each end by end walls, said walls defining an interior cavity, and a lid hingedly located on the base for accessing the interior cavity;a mount member connected to each end wall and having a guide surface extending in a substantially vertical direction;a table leg slidably connected to each mount member, each table leg including an arm to which a table surface is connected;the table legs including a height adjusting assembly for moving the table surface between a stowed position parallel and adjacent to the base lid and an extended position located a distance above the base lid thereby allowing the base lid to be pivoted such that the interior cavity can be accessed, wherein the height adjusting assembly of the table legs includes an actuating lever operatively connected to a pushrod that operatively actuates a projection to engage and disengage the projection from the mount member. 14. The portable container according to claim 13, wherein the table leg includes a channel that is slideably mated in relation to the mount member that is connected to and extends a substantially vertical distance along a wall of the container. 15. The portable container according to claim 14, wherein the mount member includes a plurality of height adjustment apertures, wherein the height adjusting assembly projection is selectively mateable with the height adjustment apertures to fix the height of the table assembly in relation to the container base. 16. The portable container according to claim 15, wherein the projection is connected to a spring release that is actuated by the pushrod, wherein pushrod and spring release are located in the table leg channel, and wherein the mount member is in the form of a plate having vertically separated height adjustment apertures wherein the table assembly comprises two table legs connected by a table leg support wherein the table lid is hingedly connected to the table assembly between two end leaves, and wherein the base lid is hingedly connected to the base. 17. The portable container according to claim 13, wherein the base lid can be opened without contacting the table surface when the table assembly is in the extended position.
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