Patent Application
20200175895
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The present invention relates generally to labels and more specifically labels to let someone know what is in a cooler.
It can be awkward to bounce around from cooler to cooler at a party in search of the drinks that someone is looking for. At big events like block parties or graduation parties, there can be multiple coolers sitting around and it is a guessing game trying to figure out what is where. Opening each cooler looking for a certain idea raises the heat of the cooler increasing the chance for spoilage and reduces the cooling effect of the cooler.
There is still room for improvement in the art.
The current invention is a pack comprising a 3-sleeve plastic label holders that adhere to the top or any side of any cooler. A label can consist of a piece of cardboard cut from a cardboard label cut out of a cardboard box and inserted into the holders. Other types of labels can also be used. People can walk over to the coolers and quickly check each card without having to open every one or dig around inside to see what is inside. The label holders adhere to the top or any side of any cooler and are reusable. When the contents change from party to party, all a user has to do is fill in the new labels and slide them inside the label holder.
Without restricting the full scope of this invention, the preferred form of this invention is illustrated in the following drawings:
There are a number of significant design features and improvements incorporated within the invention.
In reference to
The current invention is a pack 30 of a plurality of plastic label holders 10 attached to a cooler and labels 5 that slide into the holders 10 as shown in
The label holders 10 adhere to any side of any cooler 100. A label 5, which can consist of a piece of cardboard cut from a cardboard label cut out of a cardboard box packaging and inserted into the holders 10. People can walk over to the coolers and quickly check each card without having to open every one or dig around inside to see what is inside.
The label holders 10 have a clear plastic front with an opening on one side where the label 5 is slide into. The back can be a solid color like black or also be made of a clear plastic. The pack 30 of label holders 10 can adhere to the top or any side of any cooler and are reusable. The pack 30 has an adhesive 20 on its back as shown in
The labels 5 which in the preferred embodiment consists of a piece of cardboard cut from a cardboard label cut out of a cardboard box. They also can be made of a rigid cardboard or paper and identifies an item or items within the cooler 100. The label 5 can have a writable surface were the items in the cooler 100 can be written. They also can have symbols on them or even specific trademarks or tradenames for a specific type of beer or soda. In one embodiment, the labels 5 would be made from an erasable material or have an erasable surface so that they could be reused over and over again.
The backs of the label holders 10 or the labels 5 themselves can be color coded, for example, red means beer, blue means soda and green means food.
The labels holders 10 are attached to the outside of the cooler 100 so a user can see what is inside the coolers before opening the lid.
In the preferred embodiment, the packs 30 would have three label holders 10 and be sold in sets of two packs 30 to a package.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
