POWERED STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CASE

Abstract

A powered storage and transportation case comprised of a composite that is powered for cooling for the preservation of game.

Claims

1. A powered storage and transportation case, said transportation case comprising: A. a composite, said composite comprising: i. a coolant manifold layer selected from the group consisting of: a. interlayered tubing; b. two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits in said material; c. two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits in said material wherein said conduits contain a tubing; ii. an insulating layer surmounted on said coolant manifold layer selected from the group consisting of; a. closed cell foam, and, b. insulating fibers; iii. a water impermeable layer selected from: a. rubber, b. canvas, and, c. waterproof treated fabric, wherein all said layers of said composite are reinforced around outer edges of said layers to form said composite; B. at least one support and carrying strap affixed to said storage and transportation case; C. a liquid cooling unit; D. a reservoir for storing liquid coolant; E. a pump for pumping said liquid coolant through said cooling unit and said composite, said pump being powered by an electric motor; F. piping for circulating said liquid coolant from said reservoir to and through said coolant manifold layer and return to said reservoir.

2. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the insulating layer is selected from closed cell foam.

3. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the insulating layer is selected from insulating fiber.

4. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water impermeable layer is rubber.

5. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water impermeable layer is canvas.

6. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water impermeable layer is waterproof treated fabric.

7. A powered storage and transportation case as claimed in claim 1 wherein all layers of the composite case are reinforced around outer edges of the layers to form the composite.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0017] FIG. 1 is a full side view of a powered storage and transportation case of this invention.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a full end view of the powered storage and transportation case of this invention.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a full top view of the coolant manifold layer of the powered storage and transportation case of this invention with interlayered tubing.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a full top view of a coolant manifold layer of the powered storage and transportation case of this invention with two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits in the material

[0021] FIG. 5 is a full top view of a coolant manifold layer of the powered storage and transportation case of this invention with two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits in the material wherein the conduits contain an internal tubing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 is a full side view of the powered storage and transportation case 2 of the instant invention. The transportation case 2 comprises a composite case 30. This composite case 30 comprises a coolant manifold layer 4 selected from the group consisting of, in a first embodiment, an interlayered tubing 6 (FIG. 3), in a second embodiment two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits 8 in the material (FIG. 4), and in a third embodiment, two layers of material thermoformed together to form linear conduits 8 in the material wherein the conduits contain a tubing 6 (FIG. 5).

[0023] Turning to FIG. 2, there is an insulating layer 10 surmounted on the coolant manifold layer 4 selected from the group consisting of closed cell foam and insulating fibers. There is a water impermeable layer 16 selected from rubber, canvas, and waterproof treated fabric. All the layers of the composite 4 are reinforced around outer edges 32 of the layers to form the composite case 30.

[0024] There is at least one support and carrying strap 18 affixed to the storage and transportation case 2. There is also a liquid cooling unit 20 and a reservoir 22 (shown in phantom in FIGS. 1 and 2) for storing liquid coolant 34. There also is a pump 24 for pumping the liquid coolant 34 through the cooling unit 20 and the composite case 30. There is also piping 26 for circulating the liquid coolant 34 from the reservoir 22 through the coolant manifold layer 4.

[0025] The device is a cooling unit 20 separate from the composite case 2, the cooling unit 20 has a reservoir 22 and a circulation pump 24 that provides constant circulation of coolant 34 through the cooling unit 20 and through the composite case 2 around the animal 38. The pump 24 is energized by and is driven by an electric motor 40 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) and is contained in the cooling unit 20.

[0026] The composite case 2 consists of a durable outermost layer 16 such as duck canvas and the innermost layer is composed of two layers 8 and 10 of thermoplastic urethane or similar material that has been thermoformed together creating a chamber of random flow of current that is consistently circulating back to the cooling unit 20. In the encapsulated tube embodiment, the two layers 8 and 10 of plastic can be thermoformed around silicone tubing 6 at one edge with the silicone tubing 6 that has quick connect adapters 36 to easily separate the case 2 from cooling unit 20. There can also be a closed cell insulation 12 used as a layer between the plastic and the canvas. The powered storage and transportation case 2 keeps that game animal 38 at a constant cool temperature.

[0027] All the layers of the composite case 30 are reinforced around outer edges 32 of the layers to form the composite case 30 by stitching or gluing.

[0028] Again, the cooling unit 20 provides coolant 34 from the reservoir 22 that is supplied by the pump 24 that flows through the piping 26 that has quick disconnect connectors 36. The coolant 34 passes through the piping 26 to the tubing 6 within the composite 30. The cooling unit 20 maintains a constant cool temperature of the coolant 34 that is circulating within the powered storage and transportation case 2. A game animal 38 is placed within the powered storage and transportation case 2 and is kept cool. It has been discovered that the cooling of freshly taken game provides a safe means to transport that game without spoilage.