Cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage

Abstract

A cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage is provided. Inside of the container with an opened upper end and a closed bottom is divided by a partition element made of a material such as a perforated plate into at least two parts for receiving water and ice and for receiving an object to be cooled. An appropriate amount of ice blocks and cold water are put in one of the parts, and only the cold water is allowed to flow into the other part through the partition element. The object to be cooled such as canned beer or bottled wine is cooled or cool-kept by inserting it into the part of the cold water. The position of the object to be cooled received is stably retained by the partition element 20 so that the handling of the object to be cooled is conveniently made.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage, in which the container for receiving ice and water is divided into at least two parts by a partition element, and a through-connection portion is formed at the partition element itself or at an end portion of the partition element for allowing only fluid to pass through between the parts, so as not to obstruct an object to be cooled received in one of the parts by the ice received in the other part.  
     
     
         2 . The cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage according to  claim 1 , wherein the partition element is provided with an elastic member that contacts with the object to be cooled received in one of the parts in the container so that the position of the object is retained.  
     
     
         3 . The cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the partition element has a hollow cylinder form or a cup form and is received in the container and the object to be cooled is received in the partition element in a way such that the object to be cooled can be put in and taken out.  
     
     
         4 . The cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage according to  claim 3 , wherein a support strip element for positioning and retaining the partition element in the container is provided between the container and the partition element having a hollow cylinder form or a cup form.  
     
     
         5 . The cooling container suitable for cooling a beverage according to  claim 3  or  4 , wherein the partition element having a hollow cylinder form or a cup form is stretchable in an axial direction of the cylinder.