An apparatus for cooling a beverage container with a planar base with a compartment formed within and a divider panel enclosing the compartment; a cooling element inserted into the compartment; and a canopy structure extending upwards from the planar base. The apparatus may have storage pockets connected to the canopy. The apparatus may have a solar panel for collecting solar energy attached to the outer surface of the canopy.

Defrosting refrigeration equipment meeting the strict requirements for storage of vaccines provided by the Center for Disease Control, California Vaccine for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vaccines for Children (VFC) and the North Dakota Department of Health among others. Vaccine refrigeration storage must maintain consistent temperatures between 58 degrees Fahrenheit and 5 degrees Fahrenheit. The invention utilizes temperature variation moderating heat reservoirs consisting of high specific or latent heat capacity materials to significantly reduce the cycle temperature variation while maintaining the ability to successfully defrost the freezer.

A portable cooler assembly includes a housing that is comprised of a thermally insulating material. A plurality of ice packs is provided and each of the ice packs is selectively frozen. Each of the ice packs is removably positioned in the housing such that each of the ice packs is in thermal communication with the housing. A plurality of drawers is each slidably positioned in the housing for containing food items. Each of the drawers is in thermal communication with the ice packs to cool the food items and the drawers. A door is hingedly coupled to the front side of the housing and the door covers each of the first wells in each of the second wells when the door is closed. A plurality of wheels is each of the wheels is rotatably coupled the housing to roll along a support surface.

An air-treatment system comprises an air-intake chamber in fluid-flow communication with an air-treatment chamber and an air-exhaust chamber in fluid-flow communication with said air-treatment chamber. The air-intake chamber has an air-intake port placing said air-intake chamber in fluid-flow communication with an environment exteriorly of said air-intake chamber, said air-treatment chamber, and said air-exhaust chamber. The air-exhaust chamber has an exhaust-air port placing said air-exhaust chamber in fluid-flow communication with the environment exteriorly of said air-intake chamber, said air-treatment chamber, and said air-exhaust chamber. A canister assembly removably disposed within said air-intake chamber comprises a plurality of heat-conductable canisters each adapted for containing a heat-exchange substance. The canisters are disposed in spaced-apart arrangement permitting air flow between and around the canisters. A fan is disposed for drawing in air through said air-intake port, circulating said air between and around said canisters and exhausting said air through said exhaust-air port.

A container assembly has a soft-sided insulated wall structure. It has an internal chamber in which to place objects, such as foodstuffs, to be kept cool or warm. There is a first closure member that opens and closes to permit objects to be place in, or removed from, the chamber. The wall structure includes one or more accommodations in which to place a warming or cooling element, such as an ice pack. The accommodations are externally accessible without opening the main chamber, and have their own closure. The outside of the accommodation may be insulated; the inside is a thin web through which to transfer heat. The container may be a collapsible foldable bag; a tote bag; back pack or a non-collapsible lunch box. The thermal storage elements may have a flat disk shape. The external access for the thermal storage elements permits them to slide sideways into place.

A two-layer thermal container according to the present invention comprises an outer container having a first intake port at an upper end thereof and an opening at a lower portion thereof; an inner container as a cylindrical body having a second intake port formed at an upper end thereof and inserted into an opening of the outer container with the outer circumferential surface of the second intake port being in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the first intake port; a sealing member assembled to the opening to seal the opening and having its upper surface contacted with the bottom surface of the inner container; and an insertion stopper inserted into the second intake port of the inner container to seal the second intake port.

Disclosed is a medication carrying case having a modular interior and a deployable tray work surface. The case structure is provided in several different sizes and designs, whereby medication and other articles are supported by removably attached organizational leaflets attached along the interior surfaces of the case. Each leaflet comprises a number of different pouches or organizational elements for supporting medication and accessory items. The deployable tray attaches along the exterior of the case and provides a clean work surface for organizing and preparing medication prior to use. For temperature sensitive medication, a cooling chamber is provided within the leaflet and behind a pouch to cool the pouch contents. Furthermore, an internal temperature sensing means and a timer element is provided to monitor the interior environment of the case and provide a means of notification for the user for administration of medication, respectively.

A shipping protector for bottles and the like has a coolant receiving bay defined therein, adapted to allow placement of cooling elements therein when the protector is in a shipping carton. The bay is open to the top and bottom such that the cooling element can be inserted therein in a separate operation from the packing of the bottles or the like.

Disclosed is a medication carrying case having a modular interior and a deployable tray work surface. The case structure is provided in several different sizes and designs, whereby medication and other articles are supported by removably attached organizational leaflets attached along the interior surfaces of the case. Each leaflet comprises a number of different pouches or organizational elements for supporting medication and accessory items. The deployable tray attaches along the exterior of the case and provides a clean work surface for organizing and preparing medication prior to use. For temperature sensitive medication, a cooling chamber is provided within the leaflet and behind a pouch to cool the pouch contents. Furthermore, an internal temperature sensing means and a timer element is provided to monitor the interior environment of the case and provide a means of notification for the user for administration of medication, respectively.

A food carrier with two pouches intended to keep food items hot or cold. The food carrier keeps heat from the thermal packs carried in one pouch, and subsequently keeps the food carried in the second pouch hot for at least 20 minutes.