Insulated container

Claim 2

A multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container having opposed wall surfaces with insulating means therebetween, said container including longitudinally extending partition means inside said container defining multiple compartments separate one from the other along substantially the entire portion thereof, said partition means comprising two opposing imperforate wall surfaces with insulating means therebetween, said imperforate wall surfaces being spaced from and interconnected to each other about the periphery thereof, stop means for causing the bottom periphery of said imperforate wall surfaces to be spaced above the bottom of the container thereby providing communication between compartments and top means enclosing at least one of said compartments while allowing another compartment to remain substantially opened at the top thereof, said top means comprising a closure pivotally connected to the upper part of said partition means between the opposing imperforate wall surfaces.

Claim 3

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 1, wherein said container and said partition means are a synthetic organic resin selected from a class consisting of a polycarbonate, ABS, polystyrene and a polypropylene.

Claim 4

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 1, wherein said top means has a resilient gasket at the edge thereof to provide a seal between said top means and the adjacent container wall surface.

Claim 5

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 1, wherein said container is a two compartment container, said top means in the closed position thereof defining a substantially flat inclined plane slanting toward an uncovered compartment.

Claim 6

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 4, wherein said partition means includes a space defining said insulating means.

Claim 7

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 5, and further comprising a foamed synthetic organic resin selected from the class consisting of polyurethane and polystyrene in said space.

Claim 8

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 4, wherein said top means has spaced apart walls defining a space therebetween.

Claim 9

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 7, and further comprising a foamed synthetic organic resin selected from the class consisting of a polyurethane and a polystyrene in said space between said walls of said top means.

Claim 10

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 1, wherein said container has inner and outer spaced walls and said partition means is slidable with respect to the inner wall.

Claim 11

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 9, wherein said stop means includes spaced apart extensions depending from the bottom of said partition means in contact with the bottom of said container.

Claim 12

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 9, wherein said partition means has spaced apart walls defining a space therebetween.

Claim 13

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 9, wherein said top means has spaced apart walls and has a resilient gasket at the periphery thereof.

Claim 14

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 9, and further comprising a handle on the outside of said container and diametrically positioned rest means on the inner wall extending inwardly thereof positioned 90° from said handle.

Claim 15

The multiple compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 1, wherein said container is a two compartment container, said container further comprising inner and outer spaced walls defining a thermal insulating space therebetween, guide means at the inner surface of said container said partition means being detachably engageable with said guide means.

Claim 16

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 14, wherein said guide means are two pair of spaced apart rails and said partition means fits within each pair and is slidable with respect thereto.

Claim 17

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 14, and further comprising a handle in registry with said guide means integral with the outer wall and extending outwardly therefrom.

Claim 18

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 16, and further comprising rest means on the inner surface of the inner wall for supporting said top means in the closed position thereof.

Claim 19

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 17, wherein said rest means comprises a ledge extending circumferentially around said inner wall.

Claim 20

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 17, wherein said rest means is a ledge extending inwardly from the inner surface of said inner wall and curves upwardly away from said guides.

Claim 21

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 14, wherein said top means is pivotally mounted above said partition means on journals extending therefrom.

Claim 22

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 20, wherein said top means is constructed to fit snugly within the inner wall and has resilient material on the outer peripheral edge thereof.

Claim 23

The two compartment thermally insulated beverage container set forth in claim 14, wherein said top means is semi-elliptical in plan view.

Claim 24

A two compartment thermally insulated beverage container comprising an outer cylindrical casing having a closed bottom and a circular edge defining an open top, an inner cylindrical casing having a closed bottom and an upwardly and outwardly extending lip with an exterior downwardly extending flange defining a circular edge connected to said circular edge of said outer casing and defining a closed space between said inner and outer casings, a handle extending outwardly from said outer casing, a first and second pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart guides on the inner surface of said inner casing extending between the bottom of said inner casing and terminating below said lip, said first and second pair of guides being diametrically positioned and aligned with said handle, a ledge on the interior surface of said inner casing extending therearound and extending upwardly along said interior surface from the juncture thereof with said first and second pair of guides with the uppermost portions of said ledge being diametrically positioned 90° from said guides, a partition having spaced apart flat walls defining a closed space therebetween constructed to slide between said first and second pair of guides and to be frictionally engaged thereby, said partition having a bottom terminating above the bottom of said inner casing and having a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom for engagement with said inner casing bottom and defining passageways interconnecting the two compartments formed on opposite sides of said partition, and a semi-elliptical double walled top having a resilient gasket therearound journaled for rotation in said partition wherein the arcuate portion of said top rests on said ledge and said gasket forms an air tight seal between said top and said inner casing above said ledge, said top slanting downwardly from the uppermost portion of said ledge toward said partition.

Claim 25

A two compartment thermally insulated beverage container comprising an outer cylindrical casing having a closed bottom and a circular edge defining an open top, an inner cylindrical casing having a closed bottom and an upwardly and outwardly extending lip with an exterior downwardly extending flange defining a circular edge connected to said circular edge of said outer casing and defining a closed space between said inner and outer casings, a handle extending outwardly from said outer casing, a first and second pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart guides on the inner surface of said inner casing extending between the bottom of said inner casing and terminating below said lip, said first and second pair of guides being diametrically positioned and aligned with said handle, a ledge on the interior surface of said inner casing extending therearound and extending upwardly along said interior surface from the juncture thereof with said first and second pair of guides with the uppermost portions of said ledge being diametrically positioned 90° from said guides, a partition having spaced apart flat walls defining a closed space therebetween constructed to slide between said first and second pair of guides and to be frictionally engaged thereby, said partition having a bottom terminating above the bottom of said inner casing and having a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom for engagement with said inner casing bottom and defining passageways interconnecting the two compartments formed on opposite sides of said partition, and a semi-elliptical double walled top having a resilient gasket therearound journaled for rotation in said partition wherein the arcuate portion of said top rests on said ledge and said gasket forms an air tight seal between said top and said inner casing above said ledge, said top slanting downwardly from the uppermost portion of said ledge toward said partition.