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Soft drink container cooler

Assignee: LIN SU JAN
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Filing: 1991-04-29
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Granted: 1992-07-14
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Expires: 2011-04-29
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Abstract

Abstract A drinking container having a cylindrical side wall attached along threads at an external top portion to a screw on cap member sealed to the side wall to prevent leakage of fluid from the container. The cap member is integral with a freezable insert containing an aqueous solution with a downwardly descending freezable insert containing an aqueous solution with a freezing point below the freezing point of water. The freezable insert can have its contents frozen and then returned to a position within the cylindrical side wall of the container to cool a liquid placed within the container. Alternatively, the freezable insert is separate from the cap and is screwed into a central bore of the cap after being frozen.

Inventors

  • 👤 James A. Schwartz
  • 👤 Lawrence Shapiro

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:10
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F25D3/02; F25D3/06; F25D3/08; A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/22; A47G19/2288; A47G21/00; A47G21/18; A47G21/187; F25D31/00; F25D31/006; F25D31/007; F25D2303/00; F25D2303/08; F25D2303/082; F25D2303/0822; F25D2303/08222; F25D2303/084; F25D2303/0842; F25D2303/0843; F25D2303/0844; F25D2331/00; F25D2331/80; F25D2331/803; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/904

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
A drinking container having a cylindrical side wall, integral bottom and removable cap comprising the cap having a freezable insert attached and descending from the cap into the interior of the container, the insert having resiliently flexible walls enclosing a non-toxic, nov-volatile, aqueous solution with a freezing point below the freezing point of water, the freezable insert being removable from the container for freezing of the solution and being repositioned inside the container after freezing the cap having threads around an interior surface of an annular flange depending downwardly from a top annular surface of the cap, the cap threads engaging to complimentary threads on an outer annular surface of a top portion of the cylindrical side wall, the cap threads and complimentary threads sealing the cap member to the cylindrical top portion when engaged together, the freezable insert being attached to the cap by exterior threads on an upper portion of the freezable insert engaged to threads within a central bore on the cap, the freezable insert being removable from the cap for freezing of the contents by unscrewing the freezable insert from the central bore of the cap, and the cap having an eccentric bore adjacent the central bore for receipt of a means for withdrawing fluid from the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 212 words
A drinking container having a cylindrical side wall, integral bottom and removable cap comprising the cap having a freezable insert attached and descending from the cap into the interior of the container, the insert having resiliently flexible walls enclosing a non-toxic, nov-volatile, aqueous solution with a freezing point below the freezing point of water, the freezable insert being removable from the container for freezing of the solution and being repositioned inside the container after freezing the cap having threads around an interior surface of an annular flange depending downwardly from a top annular surface of the cap, the cap threads engaging to complimentary threads on an outer annular surface of a top portion of the cylindrical side wall, the cap threads and complimentary threads sealing the cap member to the cylindrical top portion when engaged together, the freezable insert being attached to the cap by exterior threads on an upper portion of the freezable insert engaged to threads within a central bore on the cap, the freezable insert being removable from the cap for freezing of the contents by unscrewing the freezable insert from the central bore of the cap, and the cap having an eccentric bore adjacent the central bore for receipt of a means for withdrawing fluid from the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The drinking container according to claim 1 wherein the freezable insert is permanently sealed to prevent egress of the solution.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3840153A Cited
US5009083A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-07-14 1996-01-13 1996-07-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-07-14 2000-01-13 2000-07-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-07-14 2004-01-13 2004-07-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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