Portable cooler with drawers

Abstract

A portable food storage chest comprising an open topped rectangular container body comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall, and two sidewalls. The bottom wall, rear wall, front wall and two sidewalls are attached along peripheral edges thereof. The interior of the body is segmented into four sections: first and second wet compartments; a dry compartment located intermediate between the first and second wet compartments; and a third wet compartment located between the first and second wet compartments and between the dry compartment and the rear wall of the body. The dry compartment has slidable drawers that are capable of containing a variety of food items. Preferably, there are three slidable drawers in the dry compartment. Each of the slidable drawers are insertable into a drawer body, which has a bottom wall, top wall, rear wall and two side walls, thereby forming a watertight drawer enclosure.

1 . A portable food storage chest comprising: 
 a) an open topped rectangular container body comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall, and two sidewalls; the bottom wall, rear wall, front wall and two sidewalls are attached along peripheral edges thereof, thereby defining an interior;    b) the interior of the body comprising four separated sections: first and second wet compartments; a dry compartment located intermediate between the first and second wet compartments; and a third wet compartment located between the first and second wet compartments and between the dry compartment and the rear wall of the body;    c) the dry compartment comprising at least one drawer enclosure comprising a bottom wall, top wall, rear wall and two side walls, thereby forming a watertight drawer enclosure and at least one slidable drawers that are capable of insertion into the drawer enclosure, each of said slidable drawer further comprising a sealable drawer top; and    d) at least one top pivotally attached to the body.    
     
     
         2 . The chest according to  claim 1  wherein the dry compartment comprises three drawer enclosures and three slidable drawersl.  
     
     
         3 . The chest according to  claim 2  wherein the sealable drawer top further comprises a centered handle.  
     
     
         4 . The chest according to  claim 2  wherein the drawer enclosures are in fluid communication with the third wet compartment.  
     
     
         5 . The chest according to  claim 1  where in there are three pivotally attached tops, one for each of the three wet compartments.  
     
     
         6 . The chest according to  claim 5  wherein the pivotally attached top over the third wet compartment extends over the dry compartment.  
     
     
         7 . The chest according to  claim 4  further comprising a partition between the third wet compartment and the dry compartment is perforated with a plurality of apertures, thereby allowing fluid communication between the third wet compartment and the dry compartment.