Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341164 | Ice chest and cooler having retractable legs An ice chest has retractable, telescoping legs extending at respective forward and rearward angles from each respective endwall of the ice chest. The ice chest has handles at the upper central portion of the ice chest endwall having push buttons therein which releas... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7275650 | Method and apparatus for storing grease A double walled container is provided by an inner container that is fitted within an outer container. End flaps are provided on the outer container for engaging the inner container and closing the gap between the inner container and the outer container. The method i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7143601 | Cooler and umbrella assembly The cooler is a standard piece of recreational equipment. This device combines the utility of a cooler with an umbrella, a radio, speakers, and a bottle opener. Because this device combines all three functions in one device the consumer is not required to purchase o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7024882 | Cooler with ordered refilling An ice chest or cooler having a vertically oriented chute to receive beverage containers such that when the cooler is being refilled the beverage containers are directed through an opening in the bottom of the chute, into the bottom of the main compartment containin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007747 | Structural support apparatus with active or passive heat transfer system Structural support apparatus with active or passive heat transfer system with a flexible insulated container, a rigid heat-conductive metallic element, a heat exchange system, where the metallic element structurally supports the container. The metallic element and c... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932190 | Sound jacket for noise reduction in refrigeration apparatus An insulating jacket for refrigeration system component comprising a closed cell insulation layer comprising an inner and outer surface, an open cell foam layer comprising an inner and outer surface, the inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the closed ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6796319 | Portable cooler with umbrella A portable cooler is disclosed having wheels at one end, a pop-up tray table on top and an umbrella stand located at the wheeled end of the cooler. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6637615 | Thermal insulation box A thermal insulation box has upper protrusions and front protrusions formed on the top face and on the front faces of an ice bin, respectively. A step is formed on the upper face of a front panel. The front panel, which has on the rear face holding recess... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6609626 | Article holding device for a cooler An article holding device for a cooler for removably positioning on a cooler for transportation items with the cooler. The article holding device for a cooler includes a top panel having a peripheral edge. A peripheral panel is attached to and extends alo... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6328179 | Wheeled cooler An improved portable cooler includes a cooler body (10) provided with wheels (36) and a pivoted towing handle (16) provided with two grips (140, 142) to allow use of the cooler by persons of both tall and short stature. The cooler cover (12) is provided w... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315149 | Wheeled cooler An improved portable cooler includes a cooler body (10) provided with wheels (36) and a pivoted towing handle (16) provided with two grips (140,142) to allow use of the cooler by persons of both tall and short stature. The cooler cover (12) is provided wi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6234341 | Thermally insulated container A transport container comprises an insulating block. A plurality of layers of flexible insulating foam material form sides of the container and are mounted on the block which closes one end of the container. A pressure envelope applies pressure around the... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220473 | Collapsible vacuum panel container A soft-sided, collapsible insulative container having a flexible casing, a base, peripheral sidewalls extending from the base, and a lid. The sidewalls fold upward from the base at a fold hinge and releasably attach at their vertical edges to form an encl... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6193097 | Portable cooler Portable cooler comprising a container body of insulating material and provided with a top cover consisting of two areas, top and bottom, the bottom one having a lesser-profile defining a resting edge for an intermediate drilled plate. The top area compri... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6098744 | Thermal-and sound-insulating container of multilayer insulations Disclosed a thermal- and sound-insulating container having a chamber, which is defined by multilayer wall structure including vacuum layers therein. The chamber is made as small as possible the surface area thereof to achieve the high insulating effective... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6036047 | Thermal wrap for coolers A thermal wrap for coolers including a base portion fabricated of an insulated material. The base portion is dimensioned for wrapping around forward, rearward and opposing side walls of a cooler. The base portion includes a forward portion, a rearward por... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5975334 | Picnic cooler A new picnic cooler for carrying eating utensils along with edibles. The inventive device includes a base and a perimeter wall upwardly extending around the base. A tray is rested on the top edge of the perimeter wall. The back edge of the tray is hingedl... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5622276 | Collapsible container/cooler apparatus A portable and collapsible container having a floor portion and four side walls, with the four sidewalls collapsible into a horizontal configuration aligned with the floor portion, and a cover which would fit there onto for the storage configuration. In a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5598943 | Container for carrying groceries and other objects A container is provided for holding and carrying objects, including groceries, and for enabling those objects to better maintain their temperature. The container comprises an insulated body having a cavity which opens upward, a movable lid which can fit a... | 02/04/1997 |
| 4917256 | Interlocking and sealing arrangement for modular domestic appliances A domestic or household appliance is provided which includes a plurality of side panels and a base panel, each of the panels having cooperating integral interlocking means in the edges thereof so that the panels may be manufactured at one location and shi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4809352 | Inflatable cooler This invention comprises an inflatable cooler having an inflatable container and an inflatable lid. Secured to the bottom wall of the inflatable container is a reinforcing member for supporting the weight of objects carried by the container. The reinforci... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4541540 | Thermally insulated chest A thermally insulated foam chest holds hot and cold articles in separate insulated environments. The chest comprises a body separated into two compartments by a partition wall, one compartment being adapted to contain the major portion of a beverage bottl... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4024731 | Insulated container with refreezable lid-mounted bottle A refreezable container for a cold storage structure which can be releasably secured to the lid of the structure is the subject of the present invention. The container comprises yieldable spaced apart sidewalls which form an enclosure for holding a refree... | 05/24/1977 |
