Cooler Web

Abstract

Webbing, FDA approved, inserted into various cooler sizes, used to strain water and ice is disclosed. By using the “Cooler Web”, one can lift out the cold drinks. The “Cooler Web” supports a onetime breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Provisional patent filed Aug. 2, 2012. Attorney docket number: 503976933.

Application Ser. No. 13/792,033. Filing or 371(C) Date: Mar. 9, 2013.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Problem Solved

There is no need to get hands wet or cold stinging fingers from digging deep into a cooler of ice and water to retrieve beverages for rotation of stock. Furthermore, the cans/bottles that were taken out are not going to be set aside in the sandy beach, or grass or dirt from the park to collect debris and make your cooler (ice) dirty. Manually rotating stock in an ice/water filled cooler is extremely cold on your hands/fingers . . . especially larger coolers that hold 3-5 cases of drink (beer, soda, juice boxes, etc.). By using the “Cooler Web”, one can lift out the cold drinks. The “Cooler Web” supports a one-time breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A cloth netting/webbing is inserted inside a cooler, drink beverages and food are added, then ice. Once the cooler is low on items, detach the netting, then cradle products in netting (no ice or water), lift out of cooler all in one swoop, never getting hands wet or cold, and keeping product from contacting foreign material (grass, sand, dirt).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURES

See figures attached 1 through 13 showing how the “Cooler Web” supports a one-time breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

FIG. 1—Hook specifications: Command™ Hooks are available in a wide range of designs to match your individual style and decor. They also come in a variety of sizes and hold a surprising amount of weight—up to seven and a half pounds! Forget about nails, screws and tacks, Command™ Hooks are fast and easy to hang! Using the revolutionary Command™ Adhesive, holds strongly on a variety of surfaces, including paint, wood, tile and more. Yet, removes cleanly—no holes, marks, sticky residue or stains. Re-hanging them is as easy as applying a replacement Mounting™ Strip, so you can take down, move and reuse them again and again! Contains 2 hooks, 4 strips. Holds up to 3 pounds. FIG. 1 shows white, plastic, medium-sized hooks for “Cooler Web”. Approximate Out of Package Product Size (L×W×D)=3⅛×1⅛×1⅛ inches.

FIG. 2—Netting specifications: Black net type 76005 as manufactured by the Carron Net Co., Inc. of Two Rivers, Wis. Made of strong #252 knotless nylon with a square mesh size of ¾ inches. Approximate load rating for the finished netting is 250 pounds. Cord diameter is 1.5 mm and cord tensile strength is 95 pounds. Each piece is hemmed with a 5/16 inch three strand twisted poly rope spliced to the edge. The net is weather resistant treated and UV stabilized with durable Flexabar. The yam that is twisted to form the net is 100% first grade nylon of DuPont type 1680-204-0.5R-1R70 and 1260-204-0.3Z-1R70. The net weight is figured as 39 square feet to the pound. This netting is compliant with NFPA Standard 701 Small Scale Test 1989 for flame resistance.

FIG. 3—Materials required: cooler, 4 plastic hooks, netting

FIG. 4—Plastic hook mounted in upper corner of cooler with double-sided tape

FIG. 5—Hook mounted in upper corner

FIG. 6—Cooler showing 4 hooks mounted in upper corners

FIG. 7—Netting attached to 4 hooks

FIG. 8—Contents added to cooler over netting

FIG. 9—Ice added to cooler over contents and netting

FIG. 10—Cooler needs re-stoked with more contents and ice . . . goal is to rotate ‘cold’ beverages back on top

FIG. 11—Unhook netting and begin to cradle contents

FIG. 12—Fully detach netting while continuing to cradle contents . . . leaving only ice and water in the cooler

FIG. 13—Contents cradled without getting cold/wet hands . . . and no foreign debris touches beverages (sand, dirt, grass)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As stated above, there is no need to get hands wet or cold stinging fingers from digging deep into a cooler of ice and water to retrieve beverages for rotation of stock. Furthermore, the cans/bottles that were taken out are not going to be set aside in the sandy beach, or grass or dirt from the park to collect debris and make your cooler (ice) dirty. The invention claimed here solves this problem.

As contents become consumed in a cooler, and re-stocking is necessary there is also a desire to rotate the stock (colder products back on top and freshly loaded warmer contents to be placed on the bottom). The “Cooler Web” allows for a person to disconnect the webbing from the cooler and lift it out of the cooler and cradle it holding beverages only and leaving ice and water behind. A second “Cooler Web” is inserted and the warmer beverages are now added to the cooler over the existing water/ice, the colder beverages are then placed on top and another bag of ice is added.

The claimed invention differs from what currently exists. The only way to rotate stock in an ice cooler is manually (getting hands cold) and possibly getting food/drink products dirty when set aside. The “Cooler Web” removes consumables from cooler without getting hands wet and keeps products dirt free. This invention is an improvement on what currently exists. The only way to rotate stock in an ice cooler is manually (getting hands cold) and possibly getting food/drink products dirty when set aside. The “Cooler Web” removes consumables from cooler without getting hands wet and keeps products dirt free. In larger coolers, there are routinely 18-24 cans that would need to be rotated to the top of the cooler (which means reaching into ice water 18 to 24 times).

By using the “Cooler Web”, one can lift out the cold drinks. The “Cooler Web” supports a one-time breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

Claims

1. The subject matter includes various cooler sizes, 4 plastic hooks, and a webbing appropriately sized for the applicable cooler.

(1) Various cooler sizes

(2) 4 plastic clips/hooks

(3) Various webbing sizes

The (1) cooler requires (2) plastic clips or hooks [quantity of four], attached to the upper inside corners of the cooler and are used to support hanging the (3) webbing inside the cooler. Insert webbing into cooler and attach to 4 plastic hooks mounted inside cooler on upper corners. Add contents (beverages) into cooler over webbing and add ice. As contents become consumed and re-stocking is necessary, there is also a desire to rotate the stock (colder products back on top and freshly loaded warmer products to be placed on the bottom). The “Cooler Web” allows for a person to disconnect the webbing from the cooler and lift it out of the cooler... holding beverages only... and leaving ice and water behind. A second “Cooler Web” is inserted in the cooler and the warmer beverages are now added to the cooler over the existing water/ice, the colder beverages are then placed on top and another bag of ice is added.