Beverage dispensing cooler

Abstract

The beverage dispensing cooler is a cooler for storing food, drinks, cans, beverages and the like which is divided into a plurality of tubes. Each tube has a slide handle therein which slides the containers outward for easy access via the front of the cooler.

1 . A beverage dispensing cooler comprising:
 (a) a portable cooler chest;   (b) a plurality of hollow generally cylindrical beverage tubes extending from the inside to the outside of said portable cooler chest to hold a plurality of beverage containers in an end-to-end relationship;   (c) a means of dispensing beverage containers;   whereby heat transfer from said portable cooler is minimized and the water or ice inside the said portable cooler chest does not come in contact with the said beverage containers.   
   
   
       2 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said portable cooler chest includes a food drawer tube integrally molded into said portable cooler chest. 
   
   
       3 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 2  wherein said food drawer tube encloses a food drawer whereby preventing the contents of said food drawer from contact with the ice or water inside said portable cooler chest. 
   
   
       4 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 3  wherein said food drawer is attached to a food drawer handle whereby said food drawer is accessible from outside said beverage dispensing cooler. 
   
   
       5 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 3  wherein said food drawer is completely removable, and also movable between a closed and open position. 
   
   
       6 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said beverage tubes are permanently sealed on the end inside the said portable cooler chest and open on the end outside the said portable cooler chest. 
   
   
       7 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said beverage tubes are provided with tube covers to seal the open ends outside the said portable cooler chest. 
   
   
       8 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 7  wherein said tube covers are selectably openable to insert or remove a beverage container from said beverage tube. 
   
   
       9 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said means of dispensing beverage containers includes at least one device selected from the group consisting of a slide handle, a front gripping tab, a rear holding tab, and a spring. 
   
   
       10 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said beverage tubes are liquid tight whereby the ice or water inside said portable cooler chest does not leak inside the said beverage tubes. 
   
   
       11 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 2  wherein said food drawer tube is liquid tight whereby the ice or water inside said portable cooler chest does not leak inside the said food drawer tube. 
   
   
       12 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 1  wherein said beverage tubes, said food drawer tube, and said portable cooler chest are thermally insulated. 
   
   
       13 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 7  wherein said tube covers are labeled whereby to identify the contents therein. 
   
   
       14 . A method of minimizing heat transfer from a beverage cooler comprising:
 (a) providing a portable cooler chest;   (b) providing a plurality of hollow generally cylindrical beverage tubes extending from the inside to the outside of said portable cooler chest to hold a plurality of beverage containers in an end-to-end relationship;   (c) providing a means of dispensing beverage containers.   
   
   
       15 . A beverage dispensing cooler comprising:
 (a) a portable cooler chest;   (b) a plurality of hollow generally cylindrical beverage tubes extending from the inside to the outside of said portable cooler chest to hold a plurality of beverage containers in an end-to-end relationship;   said beverage tubes having an open end at the outside of said cooler chest and a closed end at the inside of said cooler chest;   (c) a food drawer movable between a closed position and open position and accessible from outside of said cooler chest;   (d) a plurality of tube covers enclosing said beverage tubes at said open end at the outside of said cooler chest;   said tube covers being selectably openable to insert or remove said beverage containers inside said beverage tubes.   
   
   
       16 . The beverage dispensing cooler of  claim 15  wherein said tube covers are labeled whereby to identify the contents therein.