Abstract: To provide an economical storehouse of liquor with little temperature change if possible at a low price. A storehouse 1 of liquor having heat insulation housings which consist of polystyrene foam is provided, comprising; a cold-preserving agent accommodation part 10a capable of having cold-preserving agents 15 which can be exchanged, liquor storage parts 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a capable of accommodating a bottle of liquor, and an air hole for communicating said cold-preserving agents accommodation part 10a to said liquor storage parts 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a.

Abstract: A beverage container including a body and a lower cap having a cooling element mounted thereon that extends into an interior portion of the body. The lower cap is removable for convenient charging (e.g., freezing) of the cooling element. The lower cap is then attached to the body and liquid is inserted into the body through an upper opening. A mixing fixture is integrally formed on the free end of the cooling element, and is used to mix the cooled liquid stored in the body with a powdered substance entered through the upper opening. In one embodiment, the beverage container is a multi-chambered container that includes a rotatable hollow member for storing the powdered substance, and a housing for securing the hollow member to the body such that a curved wall of the hollow member separates the powdered substance from the cooled liquid stored in the body.

Abstract: In an electrical appliance, a thermal conductor includes a hollow heat-conducting member that has inner and outer walls confining an enclosed chamber therebetween, and a superconductor disposed in the chamber. A heat-insulating layer is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the outer wall. A temperature control device includes a thermoelectric unit disposed on and in thermal communication with the outer wall of the heat-conducting member. A control unit is connected to the thermoelectric unit and is operable so as to enable the thermoelectric unit to operate in either a heat-absorbing mode, where the thermoelectric unit absorbs heat from the thermal conductor so as to reduce temperature in the heat-conducting member, or a heat-radiating mode, where the thermoelectric unit radiates heat to the thermal conductor. A power source is connected to the temperature control device for supplying electric power thereto.

Abstract: A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is detachably engagable with the opening in the collar and/or the lid. A collar for supporting an end of a thermal energy storing member; a lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member; and method of providing a chilled consumable beverage are each separately detailed herein.

Abstract: A support for an ice-beaker comprising a cup-shaped body with a side wall and a base for collecting the water resulting from the progressive melting of an ice beaker housed in the cup-shaped body. The side wall comprises regions, arranged spaced apart on the side wall, for support and restraining the outer wall of an ice beaker. The ice beaker can be produced by an ice-making machine comprising a condensation plate with housings for receiving atomized to form frozen elements. Each housing of the condensation plate comprises a conical side wall and a base wall, the taper of the side being sufficiently wide to bring about the formation of a frozen element which has a central cavity so as to be generally beaker-shaped. In the production method, an intermediate waiting step of predetermined duration is interposed between the interruption of the cooling and the start of the heating of the condensation plate.

Abstract: A decorative thermally insulated beverage bottle holder having a detachable carrying strap, a bottle opener, and a bottle cap. The bottle holder is made of a flexible insulating material such as neoprene. A vertically disposed zipper allows for the easy opening and closing of the contour fitting holder. Indicia can be placed on the holder to enhance its appearance.

Abstract: A cooler comprising a container having a container bottom wall and upstanding side walls standing upwardly from a periphery of the bottom wall and defining an open top and a cover wall hingedly connected to one of the side walls and attachable to at least one other of the side walls so as to close the open top. Each of the side walls and the cover wall being formed of a flexible fabric material with a layer of insulating material thereon such that the side walls can be folded to allow collapse of the container from an expanded position for receiving articles to be maintained cooled to a collapsed storage condition. A bottle for receiving liquid has two opposed side walls and a peripheral wall with one side wall shaped to substantially match the shape of the bottom wall such that the bottle is arranged to be located at the bottom of the container with the side wall lying against the bottom wall to provide stiffening for the bottom wall and the other side wall facing into the interior of the container.

Abstract: A portable and securable liquid holder and dispenser having an outer shell formed from a stiff material, the liner having a top defining an opening surrounded by a top edge, a liner sized to insertably fit within the outer shell, the liner further having a top lip and sides, the top lip extending outward from the sides, the lip further sized to abut the top of the outer shell when inserted therein to locate the liner, a cup sized to insertably fit within the liner, the cup having a flange formed around the top periphery thereof, the flange sized to abut the top surface of the liner when the cup is inserted therein, the cup further having a top seal extending upwardly from the flange, a cover sized to removably sealably attach to the cup, the cover having a mating seal formed thereon to mate with the top seal of the cup and an aperture formed therein, means for withdrawing liquid from the cup, the means for withdrawing liquid insertable through the aperture defined in the cover, and means for selectively attac

Abstract: A combination includes a tray providing a flat upwardly facing surface and a plurality of raised edges forming compartments on the flat surface. The tray is made, in part, of a material adapted for phase changing thermal absorption such as, so called, blue-ice. A plurality of food containers each have a flat bottom surface adapted for intimate contact with the flat surface of the tray. The containers also provide a peripheral bottom edge adapted for snap engagement with the raised edges of the tray for holding the containers on the tray.

Abstract: An insulated chest for holding the head and cape of a harvested game animal, with an insulated, flexible lid having a pair of reclosable openings for passage of the animal's antlers or horns. Each of the openings has an overlapping closure, which can be closed around the base of each antler or horn before the edges of the lid are secured to the chest. A supporting block inside the chest supports the animal's head and elevates its antlers or horns, which protrude through the openings in the lid. Ice or another cooling medium is used to cool the chest.

Abstract: A cooler cabinet having an opening defining an access to the interior of the cabinet, the rear of the cabinet being the coldest part of the cabinet, the cabinet comprising at least one shelf with spaced apart vertical walls which together define a flow path having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet being at the front of the cabinet so that food containers to be cooled can be retrieved in succession, the flow path being arranged so that containers pass through the rear of the cabinet before they reach the outlet.

Abstract: A sippy cup or other spill-resistant container including a cold plug for cooling liquids placed therein. The sippy cup includes a cup body that surrounds a beverage storage chamber. A bottom wall of the cup body defines an opening. In one embodiment, a support flange extends upward from the bottom wall into the fluid storage chamber and surrounds the opening. In another embodiment, a support flange extends upward through the opening into the fluid storage chamber from a sleeved cap. The cold plug structure includes a tube-shaped body enclosing a refrigerant and having a closed end that extends through the central opening into the fluid storage chamber. A base of the cold plug structure is secured to the bottom wall of the cup body, and is supported by the support flange to prevent displacement of the cold plug caused by dropping or otherwise jarring the sippy cup.

Abstract: A preform and a blow molded container formed therefrom and having plural cavities or compartments for providing enhanced properties including vacuum containers for hot and cold product, or barrier materials including gases or layered material, improved creep resistance, use of lower cost and/or recycled materials, increased wall strength and aerosol properties.

Abstract: A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is detachably engagable with the opening in the collar and/or the lid. A collar for supporting an end of a thermal energy storing member; a lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member; and method of providing a chilled consumable beverage are each separately detailed herein.

Abstract: An evacuated sorbent driven cooling device which may be added to a beverage or food container and which may also be affixed to, or integrated within, a panel of a beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage cooling device includes a main body defined by an impermeable membrane wall surrounding and encapsulating a sealed interior chamber which is filled with a freezable material. The membrane wall is structured and disposed to permit heat transfer between a liquid beverage surrounding the main body and the frozen material contained within the interior chamber. A suction cup, fixed and integral with the bottom of the main body, permits removable attachment of the device to the inside base of a drinking vessel which is subsequently filled with the beverage. At least one flexible appendage connects between an outside rim of the suction cup and the main body to permit easy removal of the device from the drinking vessel by pushing the top of the main body in a side to side manner so that the one or more flexible appendages pull and lift on the outside rim of the suction cup, thereby compromising the vacuum seal between the suction cup and the drinking vessel and releasing the device.

Abstract: A thermally-regulated bottle has a generally cylindrical body portion defining a first chamber for containing a drinking fluid and defining a central longitudinal axis. A passage is provided for accessing the drinking fluid. A secondary thermal-regulating container contains a thermal-regulating material, such as ice water, or heated water. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the bottle includes a recess which is positioned generally parallel to and remote from the central longitudinal axis, along the side of the bottle. The recess being sized and shaped to selectively receive the secondary thermal-regulating container so that the thermal-regulating material may thermally interact with the drinking fluid located within the chamber and either keep the drinking fluid heated or chilled with respect to the ambient temperature for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: To chill an alcoholic beverage, the beverage is poured into at least one shotglass which is then lidded to form an air-tight seal. The lidded shotglass is inserted into a refrigeration compartment, whereby the alcoholic beverage is chilled to a temperature at or below 0° F. The lidded shotglass is removed from the refrigeration compartment when it is desired to consume the alcoholic beverage, and the chilled alcoholic beverage is drunk directly from the shotglass after removing the lid. A number of the lidded shotglasses can be placed in a thermally insulative container, whereafter the container is placed in the refrigeration compartment to chill the alcohol.

Abstract: To chill an alcoholic beverage, the beverage is poured into at least one shotglass which is then lidded to form an air-tight seal. The lidded shotglass is inserted into a refrigeration compartment, whereby the alcoholic beverage is chilled to a temperature at or below 0° F. The lidded shotglass is removed from the refrigeration compartment when it is desired to consume the alcoholic beverage, and the chilled alcoholic beverage is drunk directly from the shotglass after removing the lid. A number of the lidded shotglasses can be placed in a thermally insulative container, whereafter the container is placed in the refrigeration compartment to chill the alcohol.

Abstract: A sippy cup or other spill-resistant container including a cold plug for cooling liquids placed therein. The sippy cup includes a cup body that surrounds a beverage storage chamber. A bottom wall of the cup body defines an opening. In one embodiment, a support flange extends upward from the bottom wall into the fluid storage chamber and surrounds the opening. In another embodiment, a support flange extends upward through the opening into the fluid storage chamber from a sleeved cap. The cold plug structure includes a tube-shaped body enclosing a refrigerant and having a closed end that extends through the central opening into the fluid storage chamber. A base of the cold plug structure is secured to the bottom wall of the cup body, and is supported by the support flange to prevent displacement of the cold plug caused by dropping or otherwise jarring the sippy cup.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an insulated cooler 10 having ski runners 16 and wheels 34 in combination for mobility for attachment to the underside of the cooler body. The cooler also has the interior partition at 58 to form a thermos container portion 60 and an ice cooler portion 56. A removable thermos 44 with cap and pump spout 36 are disclosed which pump spout 36 extends through a recess 66 in one sidewall of the cooler body. Molded compartments 48, 52 are located on the underside of the cooler lid 42 for storage of various items. Cargo netting 20 is attached to the side of the cooler with snap ring ports 68 which also can hold various items. The underside of the cooler contains recessed wheel wells 70 for receiving the wheels 34 which are attached with retaining pins 72 into mounting holes 84 on the underside of the cooler body.

Abstract: A thermally-regulated bottle has a generally cylindrical body portion defining a first chamber for containing a drinking fluid and defining a central longitudinal axis. A passage is provided for accessing the drinking fluid. A secondary thermal-regulating container contains a thermal-regulating material, such as ice water, or heated water. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the bottle includes a recess which is positioned generally parallel to and remote from the central longitudinal axis, along the side of the bottle. The recess being sized and shaped to selectively receive the secondary thermal-regulating container so that the thermal-regulating material may thermally interact with the drinking fluid located within the chamber and either keep the drinking fluid heated or chilled with respect to the ambient temperature for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: A stay cool beverage container having a series of radially projecting vertical ribs spaced about the perimeter at the level of a perimeter cavity filled with a refrigerant gel, the ribs gripped by the person holding the drinking vessel, and reducing heat gain into the drink vessel as well as minimizing the sensation of cold felt in the user's fingers and insuring a more secure grip.

Abstract: A preform and a blow molded container formed therefrom and having plural cavities or compartments for providing enhanced properties including vacuum containers for hot and cold product, or barrier materials including gases or layered material, improved creep resistance, use of lower cost and/or recycled materials, increased wall strength and aerosol properties.

Abstract: A chiller arrangement (10) for liquid beverages including a pitcher shaped serving receptacle member (20) having a receptacle base (22) provided with an internally threaded collar (27) adapted to engage the closed lower end (31) of a tubular insert member (30) containing a freezable gel (38). The upper end (31) of the tubular insert member (30) is sealingly engaged by a closure element (35) and covered by a cap member (40) bearing an advertising panel member (50) which can be employed to both advertise and identify the brand name of the liquid beverage contained within the serving receptacle member (20).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded, one-piece, chilling pitcher with a compartment for holding a beverage, and an integral dividing wall that forms a wedge-shaped cooling chamber for holding a cooling medium such as ice. The main body of the pitcher is formed by a conical exterior wall and an integral base. The cooling chamber is formed between the arcuate shaped exterior wall and the dividing wall to produce a wedged-shaped configuration that facilitates the filling and emptying of ice into and from the chamber. This wedge-shape and the relatively wide radius of the dividing wall allow ice cubes or chips to be poured into the cooling chamber in a relatively compact manner, and allow the surface of the ice to flushly engage the surface of the dividing wall to improve the cooling rate of the pitcher.

Abstract: A stay cool beverage container having a series of radially projecting vertical ribs spaced about the perimeter at the level of a perimeter cavity filled with a refrigerant gel, the ribs gripped by the person holding the drinking vessel, and reducing heat gain into the drink vessel as well as minimizing the sensation of cold felt in the user's fingers and insuring a more secure grip.

Abstract: A beverage container having a beverage compartment and an ice compartment. Prior to beverage consumption, the container is placed in a dual-temperature environment that freezes the beverage in the ice compartment but doesn't freeze the beverage in the beverage compartment. A barrier inside the beverage container minimize the mixing of the beverage in one compartment with the beverage in the other compartment, allowing the beverage in the ice compartment to freeze while the beverage in the beverage compartment does not. Once removed from refrigeration, the frozen beverage in the ice compartment keeps the beverage in the beverage compartment cool for an extended period of time.

Abstract: A beverage bottle holder system that includes insulated structures for surrounding a beverage bottle and insulating the beverage bottle to reduce the rate of warming of the beverage bottle. The top insulated structure includes an easily operated flip top dispensing spout for sealing a beverage bottle. A number of freezable ice rod elements are provided which are insertable into one of the insulated structures.

Abstract: A portable air conditioner/beverage container includes a container having top and bottom ends, a side wall, an air intake opening, and a cool air outlet. Within the container, there is a separation wall. A first space between the separation wall and the side wall defines an air intake region. The air intake region is in fluid communication with the air intake opening. A second space between the side wall and the separation wall defines a cold substance chamber. A blower is in fluid communication with the cool air outlet. A power supply is coupled to the blower. The blower pulls air in through the air intake opening, down through the air intake region, and around the separation wall. Air flows up through the cold substance chamber, through the cool air outlet, where it is expelled onto a user.

Abstract: A preform and a blow molded container formed therefrom and having plural cavities or compartments for providing enhanced properties including vacuum containers for hot and cold product, or barrier materials including gases or layered material, improved creep resistance, use of lower cost and/or recycled materials, increased wall strength and aerosol properties.

Abstract: The self chilling liquid container including a bottle having a top portion with an opening therein for filling the bottle and a removable cap, a closed bottom portion and an elongated center portion. An absorbent elastic exterior shell is received around an outer circumference of the center portion and secured thereto. The exterior shell may be permanently attached to the center portion or removably attached. When the exterior shell is saturated with water and is exposed to the atmosphere, the liquid within the shell evaporates at ambient temperature thus chilling the liquid inside the bottle by heat transfer. The chilling effect is substantially increased by airflow flowing past the flexible shell. In this manner, the primary source of heating of a liquid in the container, that is air flow, is changed to a primary source of cooling the liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides an insulated container for cooling hot beverages to an acceptable temperature and then maintaining the beverage temperature in an acceptable temperature range for consumption. This invention has an upper reservoir and a lower reservoir surrounding a beverage chamber, the upper and lower reservoirs communicating with one another through at least one passageway having a two-way valve. A liquid located in the lower reservoir is permitted to flow into the upper reservoir through the valve. The thermal liquid removes some of the heat from the hot beverage. After the hot beverage reaches a satisfactory drinking temperature, the liquid is then allowed to flow back through the valve into the lower reservoir. The air in the upper reservoir maintains the beverage at a proper temperature. A method of use is also provided.

Abstract: A liquid cooler comprising an elongate cylindrical container for holding a liquid to be cooled, and a buoyant cylindrical stainless steel cartridge containing a refrigerant, that is located in the container. The container is open-topped and is closeable via a dome-shaped moulded polyethylene lid having a spout. The container has a surrounding wall comprising an inner wall section of stainless steel having a relatively high thermal conductivity and an outer wall section. The outer wall section comprises a number of layers of material having relatively high thermal insulation properties. The cartridge has an air pocket trapped therein to provide buoyancy therefor which causes the cartridge to rise, in use, within the container. As such, the container and the cartridge define a space between them along which relative flow of liquid occurs when the cartridge rises within the container, thereby enhancing cooling of the liquid.

Abstract: A drinking mug or tumbler-like device self equipped to rapidly transform its contents into a congealed, or very low temperature liquid condition comprising an inner container enclosed within a larger outer container that is filled with a water based refrigerant in the space therebetween, and hermetically sealed with a special seal gasket arrangement. In preparation for use, the device in placed in a refrigerator freezer until the refrigerant is solidified. The contents are then poured into the container and cooled as heat is absorbed by the refrigerant through the walls of the inner container. The specially proportioned inner container aids transfer of heat energy to speed cooling of the contents, along with a fabric which aids in the distribution of thermal energy throughout the refrigerant, and also controls the degree of congealment within the beverage, and refrigerant.