| US 7,458,591 B2 | ||
| Travel cooler with inflatable sidewalls | ||
| Matthew Alexander Vanderberg, Charlotte, N.C. (US); Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, N.C. (US); Daniel Lee Bizzell, Davidson, N.C. (US); and Chris Hoy, Charlotte, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to M & C Innovations, LLC, Charlotte, N.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 27, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/127,012. | ||
| Application 12/127012 is a continuation of application No. 11/380199, filed on Apr. 25, 2006, granted, now 7,387,305. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/674622, filed on Apr. 25, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0223862 A1, Sep. 18, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62B 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—47.26 [280/47.17; 280/47.24; 280/47.34] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A portable cooler assembly, comprising:
(a) a base; and
(b) an insulated container subassembly including,
(i) an inflatable wall, and
(ii) a valve for inflating said wall;
(c) wherein said insulated container is removably coupled to said base;
(d) wherein said base defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion of said insulated container subassembly
is received;
(e) wherein, when the portable cooler assembly is in a first configuration, said inflatable wall is inflated and extends outwardly
from the container receiving recess;
(f) wherein, when the portable cooler assembly is in a second configuration, said inflatable wall is deflated and is completely
received within the container receiving recess in a collapsed condition; and
(g) wherein said base includes a peripheral wall that at least partially defines the container receiving recess, at least
a portion of said peripheral wall extending above said insulated container subassembly when the portable cooler assembly is
in the second configuration.
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