Cooling cube assembly

Abstract

A cooling cube assembly for cooling a liquid contained within a beverage container. The cooling cube assembly includes a cooling element containing a cooling solution, and an insertion and extraction filament attached to the cooling element for inserting and extracting the cooling element from the liquid within the beverage. The insertion and extraction filament is an elongated flexible filament connected at a first end to the cooling element and at a second end to a tag for inserting and extracting the cooling element from the liquid within the beverage. The cooling element is inserted into the liquid to be cooled while the tag remains outside of the liquid. The cooling element is extracted from the liquid by pulling on the elongated filament with the tag after the liquid is cooled to a desired temperature.

1 . A cooling cube assembly for cooling a liquid contained within a beverage container, comprising:
 a cooling element containing a cooling solution;   an insertion and extraction filament attached to the cooling element for inserting and extracting the cooling element from the liquid within the beverage container.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling cube assembly of  claim 1  wherein:
 the insertion and extraction filament is an elongated flexible filament connected at a first end to the cooling element; and 
 a tag connected is connected to a second end of the elongated flexible filament for inserting and extracting the cooling element from the liquid within the beverage container. 
 
     
     
         3 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the cooling element is constructed of a plastic polymer. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling assembly of  claim 3  wherein the cooling element has a hollow interior partially filled with the cooling solution. 
     
     
         5 . The cooling assembly of  claim 4  wherein the hollow cooling element has relatively thin walls having a relatively high thermal conductivity. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling assembly of  claim 5  wherein the hollow cooling element has a cube shape. 
     
     
         7 . The cooling assembly of  claim 5  wherein the hollow cooling element has a shape selected from the group comprising a regular hollow hexahedron, a hollow sphere, a hollow cone, a hollow pyramid, a hollow cylinder, hollow animal shapes, and hollow triangular dipyramids. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling assembly of  claim 4  wherein the cooling solution is a freezable material which can be cooled or frozen. 
     
     
         9 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the elongated filament is molded into the cooling element. 
     
     
         10 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the elongated filament is glued onto the cooling element. 
     
     
         11 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the elongated filament is welded to the cooling element. 
     
     
         12 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the elongated filament is constructed of a flexible fabric. 
     
     
         13 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the elongated flexible filament is constructed of a material selected from a group consisting of rubber and plastic 
     
     
         14 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the tag is adhesively connected to the elongated filament. 
     
     
         15 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the tag is stapled to the elongated filament. 
     
     
         16 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the tag is molded to the elongated filament. 
     
     
         17 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2  wherein the tag is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising paper, plastic and rubber. 
     
     
         18 . A method of cooling a liquid within a beverage container, comprising:
 providing a cooling cube assembly, including a cooling element containing a cooling solution, an elongated flexible filament connecting a first end to the cooling element, and a tag connected at a second end of the elongated filament;   inserting the cooling element in the liquid to be cooled while the tag remains outside of the beverage container;   extracting the cooling element from the liquid by pulling on the elongated filament with the tag after the liquid is cooled to a desired temperature.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  including constructing the elongated filament of a flexible fabric so that the cooling element can have a springing action within the liquid. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  including constructing the elongated filament of a flexible rubber so that the cooling element can have a springing action within the liquid. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18  including returning the cooling cube assembly to a freezer for repeat use. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18  including maintaining the cooling element within the liquid for a period of time until the liquid reaches the desired temperature.