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Recreation apparatus
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL LEISURETIME PRODUCTS Inc A MA CORP
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Filing: 1983-10-03
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2003-10-03
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus consisting of an insulated container to the surface of which is attached an auxiliary panel containing a radio and loudspeakers.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald S. Kirby
- 👤 Richard J. Bergstrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:10
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/20; A45C15/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, said front wall consisting of a layer of foamed plastic sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of relatively dense plastic said outer sheet being provided with a plurality of vertical slots, and a recess is formed in the foamed plastic behind each slot, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker, and (c) a plurality of fastners on the auxiliary panel for engaging the slots and extending into said recesses for joining the auxiliary panel to the said front wall for separation therefrom on occasion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, said front wall consisting of a layer of foamed plastic sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of relatively dense plastic said outer sheet being provided with a plurality of vertical slots, and a recess is formed in the foamed plastic behind each slot, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker, and (c) a plurality of fastners on the auxiliary panel for engaging the slots and extending into said recesses for joining the auxiliary panel to the said front wall for separation therefrom on occasion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker said auxiliary panel being in the form of a shell that opens to the rear and has an edge in the form of a closed rectangular figure, all edges being coplanar to engage closely the outer surface of the said front wall of the container, and (c) connecting means to join the auxiliary panel to the said front wall for separation therefrom on occasion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
91 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker said auxiliary panel being in the form of a shell that opens to the rear and has an edge in the form of a closed rectangular figure, all edges being coplanar to engage closely the outer surface of the said front wall of the container, and (c) connecting means to join the auxiliary panel to the said front wall for separation therefrom on occasion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Recreation apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the auxiliary panel has a central face and two side faces, the radio being mounted behind the central face and a loudspeaker being mounted behind each side face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
Recreation apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein each side face is arranged at an acute angle to the central face, wherein the central face is formed with a substantial recess in its upper portion, and wherein the radio is provided with a tuning disk that extends into the recess through a slot in the floor of the recess.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
Recreation apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the central face is formed with a substantial recess in its lower portion, and wherein the radio is provided with control knobs located on the back wall of the recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an open-topped container having a bottom wall and a plurality of vertical walls one of said vertical walls of the container being provided with a plurality of vertical slots and comprising a layer of foamed plastic which has a recess behind each slot, (b) a cover for said container, (c) an audio unit including a radio and a loudspeaker, and (d) fasteners on the audio unit to engage the slots and extend into said recesses for joining the audio unit with said one vertical wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an open-topped container having a bottom wall and a plurality of vertical walls one of said vertical walls of the container being provided with a plurality of vertical slots and comprising a layer of foamed plastic which has a recess behind each slot, (b) a cover for said container, (c) an audio unit including a radio and a loudspeaker, and (d) fasteners on the audio unit to engage the slots and extend into said recesses for joining the audio unit with said one vertical wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, said front wall consisting of a layer of foamed plastic sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of relatively dense plastic, said outer sheet being provided with a plurality of apertures, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker, and (c) a plurality of fasteners for fastening the auxiliary panel to the outside of said front wall, each of said fasteners having a first portion which is operatively connected to said auxiliary panel and a second portion which is adapted to lie between said inner and outer sheets and to bear against the inner surface of said outer sheet, said first and second portions being connected at said apertures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
Recreation apparatus, comprising: (a) an insulated container having a cover and a front wall, said front wall consisting of a layer of foamed plastic sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of relatively dense plastic, said outer sheet being provided with a plurality of apertures, (b) an auxiliary panel in which is mounted a radio and a loudspeaker, and (c) a plurality of fasteners for fastening the auxiliary panel to the outside of said front wall, each of said fasteners having a first portion which is operatively connected to said auxiliary panel and a second portion which is adapted to lie between said inner and outer sheets and to bear against the inner surface of said outer sheet, said first and second portions being connected at said apertures.
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