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PORTABLE COOLER WITH ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL

A portable cooler container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber of a vessel to approach a temperature set point suitable for a medication stored in the cooler container.

Cold storage assembly
10712071 · 2020-07-14 ·

A cold storage assembly for maintaining a temperature of an item includes a shell that defines an interior space. The shell comprises membranous polymer so that the shell is flexible. The shell has a top that is open. A lid is pivotally coupled to a back of the shell adjacent to the top. The shell is configured to insert items into the interior space and the lid is positioned to selectively close the top. A plurality of panels is selectively couplable to an inner surface of the shell. The panels extend between a front and a back of the shell and define a plurality of compartments. The panels are configured to separate the items. A cooling unit that comprises an evaporator and a condenser is coupled to the shell. The cooling unit is positioned to cool the interior space and the items that are positioned therein.

Mobile Cooling Box with Handle Module
20200217574 · 2020-07-09 ·

A mobile cooling box has a box main body and at least one lid for opening the mobile cooling box and providing access to the inside of the mobile cooling box. The mobile cooling box further has at least one handle module located at an outer side surface of the box main body. The handle module comprises a handlebar intended to be grasped by the user, the handle module having a longitudinal axis and two ends, hangers to which the handlebar is attached at its two ends, and brackets at which the hangers are rotatably mounted. The hangers are fixed to the outer side surface of the box main body. The handlebar of the handle module can be swung out and upwards from an unactuated state to an actuated state for carrying the mobile cooling box by the handlebar Each of the brackets comprises a mounting area and a shielding area. The mounting area faces the outer side surface of the box main body to which the bracket is fixed. The shielding area hides the hangers and the handlebar in the unactuated state of the handle module and in a lateral perspective along the longitudinal axis of the handlebar.

Mobile Cooling Box with User Interface Module
20200217575 · 2020-07-09 ·

A mobile cooling box has a box main body and at least one lid for opening the box and provides access from above to the inside of the box. The mobile cooling box is equipped with a user interface module for operation and control by the user. The user interface module is mounted at the mobile cooling box in a way that a part of it is engaged with a designated opening at the mobile cooling box on one side of the user interface module and fixed with additional fixation means at the other side of the user interface module.

Mobile Cooling Box with Latch Handle Opening
20200217576 · 2020-07-09 ·

A mobile cooling box has a box main body and at least one lid for providing access to the inside of the mobile cooling box. At one side edge the lid is hinged to the box main body so that the lid is pivotable from a closed position to an open position. The mobile cooling box further has a latch handle module for manually locking and unlocking the lid. The latch handle module is integrated in the lid and located at another side edge of the lid. The latch handle module comprises an actuating element that is manually operable by the user, a locking element that is engageable with a corresponding counterpart located at the box main body in order to lock the lid from being opened and a casing, and the latch handle module provides a mechanism for locking and unlocking the lid. According to the mechanism for locking and unlocking the lid the actuating element and the locking element are mechanically connected to each other and, by operating the actuating element by the user, the locking element disengages with the corresponding counterpart located at the box main body and allows opening the lid.

MODULAR CONTAINER FOR GROCERIES OR OTHER PRODUCTS
20200208896 · 2020-07-02 ·

A modular container such as a mobile refrigerator is configured to attach to a larger in-home refrigerator. The modular container has an attachment feature configured to selectively attach and detach from a first attachment feature of the larger refrigerator to enable the modular container to be selectively attached and detached from the interior compartment of the larger refrigerator. A door of the modular container is configured to selectively enclose an interior of the modular container. The modular container has its own dedicated refrigeration system mounted thereon, enabling the modular container to act as its own refrigerator once removed from the larger refrigerator.

Closure mechanism for portable coolers
10690392 · 2020-06-23 ·

A closure mechanism for locking a lid of a storage receptacle, such as a portable cooler, in a closed position. The closure mechanism includes an elongated rail attached to an outer surface of the storage receptacle. The closure mechanism further includes a flexible member having a first end fixedly attached to the lid of the storage receptacle. Disposed on the second end of the flexible member is a catch having a first tab and a second tab. The first tab and the second tab are each configured and dimensioned to selectively engage channels in the elongated rail.

INSULATED SHIPPING CONTAINER SYSTEMS, KITS AND METHODS
20200189830 · 2020-06-18 ·

Shipping container systems are provided for shipping a temperature sensitive product or payload. The systems include at least one heat transfer element and a payload container configured to hold payload therein and configured to be positioned within a shipping container; the payload container being spaced from sidewalls of the shipping container. Also included are spacers that may space the payload container from one or more of the heat transfer elements, or the spacers may space the heat transfer elements from an inside surface of the shipping container, or the spacers space multiple heat transfer elements from one another. The spacers are configured to allow air to flow over surfaces of the payload container and heat transfer elements. Also included are kits that include components of the system and methods of packing a shipping container with the system and/or kit components. Further provided are products that include any one or more of the described elements, such as the unique shuttle horizontal spacers provided herein; and fully assembled shipping containers.

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC COOLER
20200187615 · 2020-06-18 ·

A multi-functional electric cooler having an electric motor, a control arm including a handlebar member for controlling braking and acceleration of the cooler, the handlebar member having a built-in grip mechanism wherein the speed of the cooler is adjusted based on the grip intensity of the handlebar member, a plurality of wheels for transporting the cooler, wherein the wheels are spherical wheels, a housing unit having an enclosed insulated container for providing a temperature controlled storage area, a lid member including a plurality of cup holders and a solar panel for providing power to the cooler, wherein the lid member opens and closes, and dual speakers for playing audio, wherein one speaker is located on each side of the housing unit. The electric motor, control arm and plurality of wheels are attached to the housing unit.

PORTABLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE STORAGE AND PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS
20200189826 · 2020-06-18 ·

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for heating and cooling substances, such as food and beverages. A portable device may have an exterior surface and an interior surface, with one or more heating elements positioned at least partially between the exterior surface and the interior surface, and with one or more cooling elements positioned at least partially between the exterior surface and the interior surface. The portable device may include one or more power sources operatively connected to the one or more heating elements and the one or more cooling element, and may include at least one processor that controls, based on the one or more power sources, activation of one of the one or more heating elements or the one or more cooling elements at a time.