Automobile cooler and receptacle

Claim 2

A combination cooler and receptacle for an automobile having a dashboard, a front seat, a transmission hum in underlying spaced relation to the central portion of said dashboard and an air conditioning unit with an outlet in said dashboard, which cooler and receptacle is comprised of:

Claim 3

A container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard so as to extend forwardly underneath said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a botttom wall, and an open upper end, said walls being of a multi-layer construction with an inner layer of foam plastic material defining a watertight interior accessible through said open end and an outer supporting layer of substantially rigid plastic material and the outer layer of said bottom wall having an aperture adjacent to each side wall near said front wall and an aperture adjacent to each side wall near said rear wall;

Claim 4

A container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard so as to extend forwardly underneath said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a botttom wall, and an open upper end, said walls being of a multi-layer construction with an inner layer of foam plastic material defining a watertight interior accessible through said open end and an outer supporting layer of substantially rigid plastic material and the outer layer of said bottom wall having an aperture adjacent to each side wall near said front wall and an aperture adjacent to each side wall near said rear wall;

Claim 5

Closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably positioned in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a hand-sized vessel or the like, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, and air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container;

Claim 6

Closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably positioned in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a hand-sized vessel or the like, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, and air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container;

Claim 7

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conduit means includes an inlet aperture in said container closure, a flexible hose, means for connecting one end of said hose to said inlet aperture and means for connecting the other end of said hose to said air conditioning outlet on the automobile dashboard.

Claim 8

Closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably positioned in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a hand-sized vessel or the like, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, and air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container;

Claim 9

Closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably positioned in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a hand-sized vessel or the like, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, and air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container;

Claim 10

A pair of front leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said front bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment;

Claim 11

A pair of front leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said front bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment;

Claim 12

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 1 wherein said air outlet means includes a single upstanding operating knob for manually adjusting said damper to regulate outlet air flow, for manually moving said closure means into its snug-fitting closing relationship with said container open end, and for manually removing said closure means from said container open end for access to the container interior.

Claim 13

A pair of front leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said front bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment;

Claim 14

A pair of front leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said front bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment;

Claim 15

A pair of rear leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said rear bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment, said rear leg members being angularly disposed for sliding movement substantially parallel to the incline of said wall; and,

Claim 16

A pair of rear leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said rear bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment, said rear leg members being angularly disposed for sliding movement substantially parallel to the incline of said wall; and,

Claim 17

A pair of rear leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said rear bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment, said rear leg members being angularly disposed for sliding movement substantially parallel to the incline of said wall; and,

Claim 18

A pair of rear leg members with one mounted on the inside of the rigid outer layer of each side wall between said inner and outer layers in spaced relation to said rear bottom wall aperture and arranged for sliding movement through said aperture for vertical adjustment, said rear leg members being angularly disposed for sliding movement substantially parallel to the incline of said wall; and,

Claim 19

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 1 wherein said air outlet means includes a plurality of openings arranged in spaced-apart relationship through said closure means and said adjustable damper is comprised of a plate member having a plurality of openings arranged in spaced-apart relationship corresponding to the spaced-apart relationship of said closure openings, means for mounting said plate member on the interior side of said closure means for sliding movement relative to said closure openings, sand means for slidably moving said plate member to adjustably position the plate openings between a fully open, aligned position and a fully closed, misaligned position relative to said closure openings.

Claim 20

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 1 wherein one of said side walls in provided with an opening through both of said layers and an auxiliary elongated container of the liquid thermos type having a normally closed spigot extending from one end thereof is transversely disposed on its side within said container interior such that said spigot extends through said side wall opening for exterior access to the contents of said auxiliary container with said closure of the primary container in place.

Claim 21

Clamping means operable from the exterior of said container for releasably securing said leg members in selected positions for vertical adjustment of said container.

Claim 22

Clamping means operable from the exterior of said container for releasably securing said leg members in selected positions for vertical adjustment of said container.

Claim 23

Clamping means operable from the exterior of said container for releasably securing said leg members in selected positions for vertical adjustment of said container.

Claim 24

Clamping means operable from the exterior of said container for releasably securing said leg members in selected positions for vertical adjustment of said container.

Claim 25

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 5 wherein seal means is provided concentric to said spigot within the inner layer portion of said opening for preventing any liquid in said watertight interior from leaking out between said wall opening and said extending spigot.

Claim 26

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 2 wherein one of said side walls has an internally threaded drain opening and said cool air inlet aperture is internally threaded, and said cooler and receptacle includes removable cap means for engaging said air inlet threads to close said cool air inlet aperture and removable cap means for sealingly engaging said drain threads to close said side wall opening.

Claim 27

A combination cooler and receptacle in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of said leg members includes a stationary guide member secured to the container side wall; an extensible leg having a central, longitudinally extending groove therein, said leg being slidably mounted in said guide member; and a releasable clamping means having a clamping screw operable from the exterior of said container side wall, said clamping screw extending through said side wall and said central leg groove and being threadedly engageable with said guide member for clamping said leg to said guide member in a selected vertical position.

Claim 28

A combination cooler and receptacle for an automobile having a dashboard, a front seat, a transmission hump in underlying spaced relation to the central portion of said dashboard and an air conditioning unit with an outlet in said dashboard comprised of a container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard with at least a portion of said wall underlying said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall, and an open upper end, said front and rear walls, said side walls, and said bottom wall defining an interior accessible through said open end; vertically adjustable leg means mounted on said container and arranged to support the container in overlying relationship with said transmission hump; and detachable closure means of insulating material including a substantially rectangular lid having a recessed marginal portion arranged along the lower edge of the sides thereof for snug-fitting, closing engagement with the inner edge portion of said container open end, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, an air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container, and an upper surface having a pair of downwardly depending recesses formed integrally therein for accommodating hand-sized vessels or the like, said pair of recesses being disposed in space-apart relationship adjacent to the front side of said lid, said cool air aperture being disposed adjacent to the rear side of said lid, and said air outlet means being disposed centrally to said upper lid surface.

Claim 29

A combination cooler and receptacle for an automobile having a dashboard, a front seat, a transmission hump in underlying spaced relation to the central portion of said dashboard and an air conditioning unit with an outlet in said dashboard comprised of a container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard with at least a portion of said wall underlying said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall, and an open upper end, said front and rear walls, said side walls, and said bottom wall defining an interior accessible through said open end; vertically adjustable leg means mounted on said container and arranged to support the container in overlying relationship with said transmission hump; and detachable closure means of insulating material including a substantially rectangular lid having a recessed marginal portion arranged along the lower edge of the sides thereof for snug-fitting, closing engagement with the inner edge portion of said container open end, conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior, an air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container, and an upper surface having a pair of downwardly depending recesses formed integrally therein for accommodating hand-sized vessels or the like, said pair of recesses being disposed in space-apart relationship adjacent to the front side of said lid, said cool air aperture being disposed adjacent to the rear side of said lid, and said air outlet means being disposed centrally to said upper lid surface.

Claim 30

A combination cooler and receptacle for an automobile having a dashboard, a front seat, a transmission hump in underlying spaced relation to the central portion of said dashboard and an air conditioning unit with an outlet in said dashboard comprised of a container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard with at least a portion of said wall underlying said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall and open upper end, said front and rear walls, said side walls, and said bottom wall defining an interior accessible through said open end; vertically adjustable leg means mounted on said container and arranged to support the container in overlying relationship with said transmission hump; closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably position in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a handsized vessel or the like, air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container, and conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior including an inlet aperture in said container closure, a flexible hose, means for connecting one end of said hose to said inlet aperture, and means for connEcting the other end of said hose to said air conditioning outlet comprising a hollow adapter having a margin of resilient material around one end, adjustable hook means on said adapter engageable with said outlet for mounting said adapter over said outlet with said resilient marginal portion in yieldable, sealing engagement with the dashboard surface adjacent to the edge of said outlet, a funnel arranged to be detachably mounted at its larger end to the other end of said adapter, an elbow fitting arranged to be detachably mounted on the smaller end of said funnel, and means for detachably mounting the other end of said hose to said elbow fitting.

Claim 31

A combination cooler and receptacle for an automobile having a dashboard, a front seat, a transmission hump in underlying spaced relation to the central portion of said dashboard and an air conditioning unit with an outlet in said dashboard comprised of a container of insulating material having a front wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the front seat, an inclined rear wall arranged to be installed adjacent to the dashboard with at least a portion of said wall underlying said dashboard in the space between the dashboard and said transmission hump, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall and open upper end, said front and rear walls, said side walls, and said bottom wall defining an interior accessible through said open end; vertically adjustable leg means mounted on said container and arranged to support the container in overlying relationship with said transmission hump; closure means of insulating material arranged to be detachably position in snug-fitting, closing relationship with said container open end and including an upper surface having at least one downwardly depending recess formed integrally therein for accommodating a handsized vessel or the like, air outlet means having an adjustable damper for regulating the flow of air out of said container, and conduit means for introducing refrigerated air from said air conditioning outlet into said container interior including an inlet aperture in said container closure, a flexible hose, means for connecting one end of said hose to said inlet aperture, and means for connEcting the other end of said hose to said air conditioning outlet comprising a hollow adapter having a margin of resilient material around one end, adjustable hook means on said adapter engageable with said outlet for mounting said adapter over said outlet with said resilient marginal portion in yieldable, sealing engagement with the dashboard surface adjacent to the edge of said outlet, a funnel arranged to be detachably mounted at its larger end to the other end of said adapter, an elbow fitting arranged to be detachably mounted on the smaller end of said funnel, and means for detachably mounting the other end of said hose to said elbow fitting.