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A portable cooling assembly for separating food and beverages from ice includes a shell that has a top, which is open. A lid is reversibly couplable to the shell to close the top. The lid and the shell are insulated. A grate is positioned to reversibly couple to the shell substantially equally dista

A portable cooling assembly for separating food and beverages from ice includes a shell that has a top, which is open. A lid is reversibly couplable to the shell to close the top. The lid and the shell are insulated. A grate is positioned to reversibly couple to the shell substantially equally distant from a bottom and a midpoint of the shell. The grate defines an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A plurality of baskets is reversibly couplable to the shell and positionable in the upper chamber. The baskets are positioned proximate to the top. The top is configured to insert ice into the lower chamber, followed by the grate, and then articles, such as food and beverages, into the baskets and the upper chamber to cool the articles. The grate is configured to separate the articles from the ice and melted ice in the lower chamber.

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1. A portable cooling assembly comprising: a shell defining an interior space, said shell being insulated, said shell having a top, said top being open;a lid complementary to said top, said lid being insulated, said lid being reversibly couplable to said shell to close said top;a grate reversibly co

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A portable cooling assembly comprising: a shell defining an interior space, said shell being insulated, said shell having a top, said top being open;a lid complementary to said top, said lid being insulated, said lid being reversibly couplable to said shell to close said top;a grate reversibly couplable to said shell and positionable in said interior space, said grate being positioned for coupling to said shell substantially equally distant from a bottom and a midpoint of said shell such that said grate is substantially coplanar with said bottom defining an upper chamber and a lower chamber;a plurality of baskets reversibly couplable to said shell and positionable in said upper chamber, said baskets being positioned proximate to said top;wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is configured for inserting ice into said lower chamber, said grate into said interior space, and articles, such as food and beverages, into said baskets and said upper chamber, wherein said grate is positioned in said shell such that said grate is configured for separating the articles positioned in said upper chamber from the ice and melted ice positioned in said lower chamber, wherein said lid is positioned for coupling to said shell for closing said top such that the articles positioned within said upper chamber are configured for cooling;a first inset positioned around an inner perimeter of said shell proximate to said top defining a first ridge, said first ridge being parallel to said top of said shell;a second inset positioned in a lower surface of said lid, said second inset being positioned around an outer perimeter of said lid defining an insert;wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said insert such that said insert is positioned on said first ridge for coupling said lid to said shell; anda third inset positioned fully around said inner perimeter of said shell substantially equally distant from said bottom and said midpoint of said shell defining a second ridge having a planar upwardly facing surface extending fully around said inner perimeter of said shell, said second ridge being parallel to said first ridge and said top of said shell, said third inset being circumferentially smaller than said first inset, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said grate such that said grate is positioned on said second ridge for coupling said grate to said shell such that said grate is configured for separating the articles positioned in said upper chamber from the ice and the melted ice positioned in said lower chamber. 2. The assembly of claim 1, further including said shell being substantially rectangularly box shaped. 3. The assembly of claim 1, further including a plurality of cutouts positioned in said lid proximate to said second inset, wherein said cutouts are positioned in said lid such that said cutouts are configured for inserting digits of a hand of a user for decoupling said lid from said shell. 4. The assembly of claim 3, further including said plurality of cutouts comprising four said cutouts positioned singly in opposing ends and opposing sides of said lid. 5. The assembly of claim 1, further including said grate comprising a plurality of first rods and a plurality of second rods, said first rods being coplanarly and parallelly positioned, each said second rod being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between each of said first rods such that said second rods are parallelly positioned. 6. The assembly of claim 1, further including said baskets being substantially rectangularly box shaped, said baskets being open-topped, said baskets being meshed, each said basket having a lip coupled to and extending from an upper perimeter of said basket, said baskets being substantially equally sized. 7. The assembly of claim 1, further including said plurality of baskets comprising three first trays. 8. The assembly of claim 7, further including said plurality of baskets comprising a second tray, said second tray being substantially complementary to said inner perimeter of said shell. 9. The assembly of claim 8, further including a pair of grasps coupled to and extending from said second tray, said grasps being substantially C-shaped, wherein each said grasp is positioned on said second tray such that said grasp is configured for inserting digits of a respective hand of the user for reversibly inserting said second tray into said interior space. 10. The assembly of claim 1, further including a fourth inset positioned around said inner perimeter of said shell below and proximate to said first inset defining a third ridge, said fourth inset being circumferentially smaller than said first inset and circumferentially larger than said third inset, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said baskets such that said lips of said baskets are positioned on said third ridge for coupling said baskets to said shell such that said baskets are configured for positioning the articles such that the articles are configured for cooling. 11. The assembly of claim 1, further including a pair of rollers rotationally coupled to said shell, said rollers being positioned on a first end of said shell adjacent to said bottom and a respective corner of said shell. 12. The assembly of claim 11, further including said rollers being substantially inset into said shell. 13. The assembly of claim 11, further including a first handle coupled to a second end of said shell, said first handle comprising a plurality of nested sections such that said first handle is extensible, wherein said first handle is positioned on said shell such that said first handle is configured for grasping in the hand of the user for motivating said shell upon said rollers. 14. The assembly of claim 13, further including a second handle coupled to said first end of said shell proximate to said top, wherein said second handle is positioned on said shell such that said second handle is configured for lifting said shell. 15. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a pipe coupled to and positioned through a first end of said shell such that said pipe is fluidically coupled to said lower chamber;a cap reversibly couplable to said pipe for selectively closing said pipe; andwherein said cap is configured for selectively decoupling from said pipe such that said pipe is configured for draining the water from said lower chamber. 16. A portable cooling assembly comprising: a shell defining an interior space, said shell being insulated, said shell having a top, said top being open, said shell being substantially rectangularly box shaped;a lid complementary to said top, said lid being insulated, said lid being reversibly couplable to said shell to close said top, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is configured for inserting ice and articles, such as food and beverages, into said interior space, wherein said lid is positioned for coupling to said shell for closing said top such that the articles positioned within said interior space are configured for cooling;a first inset positioned around an inner perimeter of said shell proximate to said top defining a first ridge, said first ridge being parallel to said top of said shell;a second inset positioned in a lower surface of said lid, said second inset being positioned around an outer perimeter of said lid defining an insert, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said insert such that said insert is positioned on said first ridge for coupling said lid to said shell;a plurality of cutouts positioned in said lid proximate to said second inset, wherein said cutouts are positioned in said lid such that said cutouts are configured for inserting digits of a hand of a user for decoupling said lid from said shell, said plurality of cutouts comprising four said cutouts positioned singly in opposing ends and opposing sides of said lid;a grate reversibly couplable to said shell and positionable in said interior space, said grate being positioned for coupling to said shell substantially equally distant from a bottom and a midpoint of said shell such that said grate is substantially coplanar with said bottom defining an upper chamber and a lower chamber, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is configured for inserting said grate, wherein said grate is positioned in said shell such that said grate is configured for separating the articles positioned in said upper chamber from the ice and melted ice positioned in said lower chamber, said grate comprising a plurality of first rods and a plurality of second rods, said first rods being coplanarly and parallelly positioned, each said second rod being coupled to and extending perpendicularly between each of said first rods such that said second rods are parallelly positioned;a third inset positioned fully around said inner perimeter of said shell substantially equally distant from said bottom and said midpoint of said shell defining a second ridge having a planar upwardly facing surface extending fully around said inner perimeter of said shell, said second ridge being parallel to said first ridge and said top of said shell, said third inset being circumferentially smaller than said first inset, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said grate such that said grate is positioned on said second ridge for coupling said grate to said shell such that said grate is configured for separating the articles positioned in said upper chamber from the ice and the melted ice positioned in said lower chamber;a plurality of baskets reversibly couplable to said shell and positionable in said upper chamber, said baskets being positioned proximate to said top, wherein said baskets are positioned in said upper chamber such that said baskets are configured for positioning the articles such that the articles are configured for cooling, said baskets being substantially rectangularly box shaped, said baskets being open-topped, said baskets being meshed, each said basket having a lip coupled to and extending from an upper perimeter of said basket, said baskets being substantially equally sized, said plurality of baskets comprising three first trays, said plurality of baskets comprising a second tray, said second tray being substantially complementary to said inner perimeter of said shell;a pair of grasps coupled to and extending from said second tray, said grasps being substantially C-shaped, wherein each said grasp is positioned on said second tray such that said grasp is configured for inserting digits of a respective hand of the user for reversibly inserting said second tray into said interior space;a fourth inset positioned around said inner perimeter of said shell below and proximate to said first inset defining a third ridge, said fourth inset being circumferentially smaller than said first inset and circumferentially larger than said third inset, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said baskets such that said lips of said baskets are positioned on said third ridge for coupling said baskets to said shell such that said baskets are configured for positioning the articles such that the articles are configured for cooling;a pair of rollers rotationally coupled to said shell, said rollers being positioned on a first end of said shell adjacent to said bottom and a respective corner of said shell, said rollers being substantially inset into said shell;a first handle coupled to a second end of said shell, said first handle comprising a plurality of nested sections such that said first handle is extensible, wherein said first handle is positioned on said shell such that said first handle is configured for grasping in the hand of the user for motivating said shell upon said rollers;a second handle coupled to said first end of said shell proximate to said top, wherein said second handle is positioned on said shell such that said second handle is configured for lifting said shell;a pipe coupled to and positioned through said first end of said shell such that said pipe is fluidically coupled to said lower chamber;a cap reversibly couplable to said pipe for selectively closing said pipe, wherein said cap is configured for selectively decoupling from said pipe such that said pipe is configured for draining the water from said lower chamber; andwherein said cutouts are positioned in said lid such that said cutouts are configured for inserting the digits of the hand of the user for decoupling said lid from said shell, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is configured for inserting the ice into said lower chamber, wherein said top is positioned for inserting said grate such that said grate is positioned on said second ridge for coupling said grate to said shell, wherein said top is positioned for inserting said baskets such that said lips of said baskets are positioned on said third ridge for coupling said baskets to said shell such that said baskets are configured for positioning the articles, such as the food and the beverages, into said baskets and said upper chamber, such that said grate is configured for separating the articles positioned in said upper chamber from the ice and the melted ice positioned in said lower chamber, wherein said top is positioned in said shell such that said top is positioned for inserting said insert such that said insert is positioned on said first ridge for coupling said lid to said shell for closing said top such that the articles positioned within said upper chamber are configured for cooling wherein said cap is configured for selectively decoupling from said pipe such that said pipe is configured for draining the water from said lower chamber.