Partially Refrigerated Pet Supply Storage Device

Abstract

A partially refrigerated pet supply storage device comprising inter alia a refrigerated thermally insulated box, a non-refrigerated interior compartment, and a non-refrigerated storage cart removably engaged to the non-refrigerated interior compartment. The storage cart can be removably engaged with the base structure of the storage device so that the user can have easy access to the storage cart and ultimately remove the storage cart from the non-refrigerated portion of the device, and when the storage cart is engaged with the base structure of the storage device, the storage cart serves a load bearing function. Once the base structure is engaged with the storage cart the overall stability of the storage device is bolstered thereby reducing the load borne by other load bearing members of the device.

1 . A partially refrigerated pet supply storage device comprising:
 a refrigerated thermally insulated box, the refrigerated thermally insulated box has a top, a front, a rear, a first side, a second side and a bottom surface, the front surface defines an opening;   a first door, the first door hingedly attaches to the front surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box so that the door covers and seals the opening of the front surface;   a thermo-electric condenser and evaporator means, the thermoelectric condenser and evaporator means fixedly mounts on the rear surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box;   a non-refrigerated interior compartment, the non-refrigerated interior compartment attaches to the bottom surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box, the non-refrigerated interior compartment has a top, a front, a rear, a first side, a second side and a bottom surface, the front surface defines a second opening and the bottom surface has a substantially U shape;   a second door, the second door hingedly attaches to the front surface of the non-refrigerated interior compartment so that the door covers and seals the opening of the front surface;   at least one divider, each divider fixedly attaches to the first side surface of the non-refrigerated interior compartment and extends to the second side surface of the interior compartment so that the non-refrigerated interior compartment is divided into at least two sub-compartments;   at least one drawer, each drawer slidably mounts to one of the sub-compartments of the non-refrigerated interior compartment;   four casters, each caster fixedly attaches to the bottom surface of the non-refrigerated interior compartment; and   a non-refrigerated storage cart, the non-refrigerated storage cart is removably housed within the non-refrigerated interior compartment, the non-refrigerated storage cart has a top, a front, a rear, a first side, a second side and a bottom surface, the top surface defines at least two openings, the front surface defines at least one opening and four casters fixedly attach to the bottom surface of the non-refrigerated storage cart.   
     
     
         2 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the non-refrigerated interior compartment further comprises a first load bearing channel and a second load bearing channel, the first load bearing channel is fixedly attached to the first side of the non-refrigerated interior compartment and the second load bearing channel is fixedly attached to the second side of the non-refrigerated interior compartment. 
     
     
         3 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 2 , wherein the non-refrigerated storage cart further comprises of a first handle and a second handle, the first handle is fixedly attached to the first side of the non-refrigerated storage cart and the second handle is fixedly attached to the second side of the non-refrigerated storage cart, the first handle is sized and positioned so that it may be engaged with the first load bearing channel and the second handle is sized and positioned so that it may be engaged with the second load bearing channel of the non-refrigerated interior compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 3 , wherein the first door is composed of a material having thermal insulation properties. 
     
     
         5 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 4 , wherein the first door further comprises an ergonomic handle means. 
     
     
         6 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 5 , wherein the refrigerated thermally insulated box, the non-refrigerated interior compartment, and the non-refrigerated storage cart are composed of an ABS plastic material. 
     
     
         7 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 6 , wherein each drawer is slidably mounted to one of the sub-compartments of the non-refrigerated interior compartment using a track and roller means. 
     
     
         8 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 7 , wherein the bottom surface of the non-refrigerated interior compartment having a substantially U shape is made of reinforced ABS plastic material capable of supporting the weight of the partially refrigerated pet storage device. 
     
     
         9 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 8 , wherein the non-refrigerated interior compartment and the non-refrigerated storage cart further comprises of an odor absorbing means. 
     
     
         10 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 9 , wherein the top surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box further comprises of a depression in a substantially rectangular form. 
     
     
         11 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 10 , wherein the top surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box is composed of a non-slip material. 
     
     
         12 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 5 , wherein the refrigerated thermally insulated box, the non-refrigerated interior compartment, and the non-refrigerated storage cart are composed of a metallic compound. 
     
     
         13 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 12 , wherein each drawer is slidably mounted to one of the sub-compartments of the non-refrigerated interior compartment using a track and roller means. 
     
     
         14 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 13 , wherein the bottom surface of the non-refrigerated interior compartment having a substantially U shape is made of reinforced ABS plastic material capable of supporting the weight of the partially refrigerated pet storage device. 
     
     
         15 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 14 , wherein the non-refrigerated interior compartment and the non-refrigerated storage cart further comprises of an odor absorbing means. 
     
     
         16 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 15 , wherein the top surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box further comprises of a depression in a substantially rectangular form. 
     
     
         17 . The partially refrigerated pet storage device of  claim 16 , wherein the top surface of the refrigerated thermally insulated box is composed of a non-slip material.