US4078701A
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Multiple vessel container unit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-03-11
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Granted: 1978-03-14
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Expires: 1996-03-11
Abstract
Abstract Improvements in multiple vessel container assemblies made up of one vessel removably mountable and secureable on top of another vessel, with the bottom end of the upper vessel and the top end of the lower vessel interconnectable with one another; multiple vessel container assemblies adapted to carry liquids, which vessels optionally may be insulated from one another or to heat exchange one another; multiple vessel container assemblies of versatile use and carrying capacity with respect to ice and liquids for drinking purposes, each vessel separately chargeable with and able to dispense either or both of ice and liquids.
Inventors
- 👤 Esther R. Clubb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:25
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F25D3/02; F25D3/06; F25D3/08; A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/20; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/16; A45F3/18; A47; A47J; A47J41/00; A47J41/0038; A47J41/0044; F25D2303/00; F25D2303/08; F25D2303/081; F25D2331/00; F25D2331/80; F25D2331/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
351 words
A multi-vessel container unit comprising, in combination, a pair of separate vessels, one of which is removably mountable on top of the other with the lower end of the upper vessel removably engaging the upper end of the lower vessel, the upper vessel having a normally vertical pouring spout at the top thereof with a removable cap therefor, the upper vessel pouring spout of sufficient internal diameter that it will receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, the lower vessel having a pouring spout in the side thereof adjacent the top end with a removable cap therefor, there being an opening into the lower vessel of sufficient size that same will receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, plural means cooperating between the lower side wall of the upper vessel and the upper side wall of the lower vessel for removably securing the two vessels to one another as a portable, multi-vessel container unit, male-female engaging means cooperating between the lower end of the upper vessel and the upper end of the lower vessel for maintaining the two vessels fixed in axial alignment with one another when secured together by said latter means, the engaging ends of said vessels of like sectional configuration, the upper portion of the upper vessel tapering upwardly in off-set frusto-conical form to the side of the upper vessel with the pouring spout of the upper vessel extending upwardly from the apex of the said off-set frusto-conical structure, the upper end of the lower vessel being largely open, thereby to receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, with the pouring spout in the lower vessel being of such relatively small size so as not to pass conventional size, unmelted ice cubes therethrough, a circumferential flange on the interior wall of the lower vessel adjacent the top thereof adapted to receive a slab of insulating material removably thereon, the side and bottom walls of the lower vessel being insulated, and handle means cooperating between the upper and lower vessels when joined together for handling the two vessels together as a container unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
351 words
A multi-vessel container unit comprising, in combination, a pair of separate vessels, one of which is removably mountable on top of the other with the lower end of the upper vessel removably engaging the upper end of the lower vessel, the upper vessel having a normally vertical pouring spout at the top thereof with a removable cap therefor, the upper vessel pouring spout of sufficient internal diameter that it will receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, the lower vessel having a pouring spout in the side thereof adjacent the top end with a removable cap therefor, there being an opening into the lower vessel of sufficient size that same will receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, plural means cooperating between the lower side wall of the upper vessel and the upper side wall of the lower vessel for removably securing the two vessels to one another as a portable, multi-vessel container unit, male-female engaging means cooperating between the lower end of the upper vessel and the upper end of the lower vessel for maintaining the two vessels fixed in axial alignment with one another when secured together by said latter means, the engaging ends of said vessels of like sectional configuration, the upper portion of the upper vessel tapering upwardly in off-set frusto-conical form to the side of the upper vessel with the pouring spout of the upper vessel extending upwardly from the apex of the said off-set frusto-conical structure, the upper end of the lower vessel being largely open, thereby to receive and pass therethrough conventional size, unmelted ice cubes, with the pouring spout in the lower vessel being of such relatively small size so as not to pass conventional size, unmelted ice cubes therethrough, a circumferential flange on the interior wall of the lower vessel adjacent the top thereof adapted to receive a slab of insulating material removably thereon, the side and bottom walls of the lower vessel being insulated, and handle means cooperating between the upper and lower vessels when joined together for handling the two vessels together as a container unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A container unit as in claim 1 wherein the lower vessel and the lower portion of the upper vessel are rectangular in horizontal section and there is provided a recessed handle in one wall of the rectangular horizontal section portion of the upper container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A container unit as in claim 1 wherein the lower portion of the upper vessel and the upper portion of the lower vessel are circular in horizontal section.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-03-13 | 1981-09-12 | 1982-03-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-03-13 | 1985-09-12 | 1986-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-03-13 | 1989-09-12 | 1990-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |