A thermally insulated structure for shipping goods, the structure including an insulated box having a goods receptacle and a phase change material module receptacle. The structure further including a phase change material module, and a set of vacuum panels configured to form an encapsulating layer around the insulated box.

Beverage coolers for storing and cooling bottled beverages. A beverage cooler may include a cooling chamber cooled by a refrigeration system, and openings in the cooling chamber for receiving bottled beverages to be chilled. The openings may have doors and/or seals to minimize heat exchange between the cooling chamber and the environment with or without bottles disposed in the openings. Each of the openings may have a visual indicator, such as a plurality of LEDs, configured to indicate the temperature of the bottle disposed in the opening.

A beverage cooling device including a housing having a top wall, a side wall, and a cavity. A motor is operatively connected to a power supply within the housing. A container engagement member is rotatably coupled to the motor and configured to receive torque from the motor when the motor is actuated. The container engagement member includes an aperture for receiving an inserted beverage container and a plurality of spring members configured to deform upon insertion of the beverage container into the aperture and to provide a gripping force upon the beverage container.

In accordance with the principals of the present invention, a cold tube is adapted to securely surround the beverage can, the cold tube utilizing high heat capacity/thermal mass to wick heat from the beverage in the beverage can. Contained within the cold tube, a plurality of fins are provided thus acting as a heatsink. The presence of the fins act as a heatsink by increasing convective, conductive, and radiative heat dissipation if used in the absence of the cold tube and conductive heat dissipation if used with the cold tube.

An improved portable cooler can be configured to provide access to its contents from multiple orientations while reducing the likelihood of water spillage or contamination. The improved portable cooler may optionally include one or more sliding compartments to allow access to the contents of the portable cooler when the cooler is arranged in any of a horizontal or vertical orientation.

Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.

A container for retaining and dispensing items allows the user to easily retrieve the items. The container is top dispensing and dispenses items through the use of one or more spring members, which biases a tray within the container. The container may include elongated slots that align with load assist holes on the tray, which in turn may receive a rod that enables a user to manually depress the tray and quickly load the container with the items. The container may also be used with different types of holders, which allows the container to be stored upright or sideways inside of temperature control units. The main body of the container may have rails that can be slidably received by the holders, allowing the user to use one or more containers in any given space. A system and a method for using the container is also disclosed.

A cooling drink holder assembly includes a sleeve that has a compartment is integrated inside of the sleeve. The compartment is filled with a cooling gel to cool the beverage container when the beverage container is inserted into said sleeve. A first ring is coupled to the sleeve and a plurality of couplers is each coupled to the first ring. A second ring is included and a plurality of engagements is integrated into the second ring. Each of the couplers on the first ring releasably engages a respective one of the engagements for suspending the sleeve on an arm rest of a chair. In this way the sleeve can store the beverage container when the beverage container is extended through the arm rest of the chair.

This invention describes a device that is able to promote the rapid cooling/freezing of liquids and pasty and solid foods in general, where it is formed by several components that enable the action of cooling/freezing. Additionally, this invention describes that this device can incorporate the additional function of a refrigerator, through direct coupling of a thermal box to the cooling system of the device.

Beverage coolers for storing and cooling bottled beverages. A beverage cooler may include a cooling chamber cooled by a refrigeration system, and openings in the cooling chamber for receiving bottled beverages to be chilled. The openings may have doors and/or seals to minimize heat exchange between the cooling chamber and the environment with or without bottles disposed in the openings. Each of the openings may have a visual indicator, such as a plurality of LEDs, configured to indicate the temperature of the bottle disposed in the opening.