Beverage cooler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a beverage cooler showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an exploded top, front, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of FIG. 6, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, right side perspective view of an alternate embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of FIG. 9 , the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 9, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 12.

The broken line showing of the wording is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393778
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 1998
Assignee: Kooler Kraft International Corp. (Roswell, GA)
Inventor: Steven J. Ochs, Sr. (Roswell, GA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Application Number: 0/66,391
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7606; D9/518; D9/538; D9/556
International Classification: 0701;