Combined wine cooler and ice bucket

- Le Creuset S.A.

Latest Le Creuset S.A. Patents:

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in a wine cooler configuration according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1 showing a sealing lid in place at the bottom of the assembly;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side view partially in cross section of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the wine cooler configuration of FIG. 1 with the cross section showing a dual function lid to produce a bottle holder, the dual function lid in place with split collars after being inserted through the bottom of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in ice bucket configuration where the assembly of FIG. 1 has been turned upside down with the sealing lid of FIG. 2 being visible;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of FIG. 8 which is also a top perspective view looking down on the combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in ice bucket configuration after the dual function lid of FIG. 7 has been removed from its position in FIG. 7 and placed at the top of the assembly, with the split collars of the wine cooler configuration removed from the assembly;

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the upside down combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the ice bucket configuration of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the upside down combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly in the ice bucket configuration of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a top view of the upside down combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly of FIG. 8 in the ice bucket configuration which is also a bottom view of the assembly;

FIG. 13 is a back view of the upside down combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view partially in cross section of the upside down combined wine cooler and ice bucket assembly configuration of FIG. 8 the sealing lid at the top of the Figure and the dual function lid at the bottom of the Figure which serves as a lid for the top of the assembly in the ice bucket configuration.

Claims

The ornamental design of a combined wine cooler and ice bucket, as illustrated and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D216037 November 1969 Douglas
D300495 April 4, 1989 Minuti
5090213 February 25, 1992 Glassman
D370300 May 28, 1996 Gottvald et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D497777
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2003
Date of Patent: Nov 2, 2004
Assignee: Le Creuset S.A. (Fresnoy-le-Grand)
Inventors: Julian David Sanders (Mid Glamorgan), Matthew Ian Blofeld (Cardiff)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Gary L. Bush, Andrews Kurth LLP
Application Number: 29/187,473
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/603
International Classification: 0701;