Temperature Controlled Beverage Caddy

Abstract

A temperature controlled beverage caddy may be configured for organizing, transporting and serving a plurality of beverage containers containing a plurality of beverages to a customer. The caddy may include a base tray holding the plurality of beverage containers containing the plurality of beverages, a temperature pack placed within the base tray, a cover attached to the temperature pack by way of a spacer and/or a plurality of markers positioned on a top surface of the base tray to identify the plurality of beverages. The base tray, the temperature pack and the cover may be arranged in a way to provide a unified structure to the caddy so as to allow the customer to easily access the plurality of beverages in a temperature controlled condition. The unified structure allows the caddy to be easily organized, stored and carried by a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage caddy comprising:
 a base tray comprising:
 a temperature pack, the temperature pack comprising a thermal element configured to maintain a temperature of a plurality of beverage containers; and 
 a cover configured to attach to the temperature pack by a spacer; and 
   a plurality of markers on the base tray each marker including identifying information associated with one or more beverages in the plurality of beverage containers.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage caddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beverage containers that the temperature pack is configured to hold comprises at least one of: a glass, a mug, a bottle or a can. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage caddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of beverage containers contains a different beverage. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage caddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the temperature pack is configured to maintain the plurality of beverage containers in a cool state or a warm state. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage caddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the cover is removably attached to the temperature pack and includes a food placement platform. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage caddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of markers comprises a device recognizable code. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for maintaining a plurality of beverages near a desired temperature, the apparatus comprising:
 a temperature pack comprising:
 a thermal element configured to maintain a temperature of multiple beverage containers; and 
 a plurality of recessed areas, each recessed area for holding one of the multiple beverage containers; 
   a base tray for holding the temperature pack; and   one or more markers positioned on the base tray in front of each of the plurality of recessed areas in the temperature pack and configured to identify one or more features of each the plurality of beverages within the multiple beverage containers.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , the temperature pack is further configured to maintain each of the plurality of beverages in a cool or warm state. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of recessed areas on temperature pack are further configured to correspond to a recessed area on the base tray. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the base tray further comprises a central stub configured to hold the temperature pack in position. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the one or more markers comprises one or more discs each having a different imprinted quick response (QR) code that corresponds to information about each of the plurality of beverages within the multiple beverage containers. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a removable spacer coupled to a central protuberance of the temperature pack; and   a removable cover coupled to a top surface of the spacer.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the removable cover provides a food placement area and shade for the multiple beverage containers within the temperature pack. 
     
     
         14 . A temperature controlled caddy comprising:
 a temperature pack configured to maintain a plurality of beverage containers at or near an initial temperature;   a spacer having a first end and a second end, wherein he first end is removably coupled to the temperature pack; and   a cover configured to removably couple to and store in the second end of the spacer.   
     
     
         15 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the initial temperature of the plurality of beverages is at or below 55° F. or at or above 155° F. 
     
     
         16 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of beverage containers comprises at least one of: one or more glasses, one or more mugs, one or more bottles or one or more cans 
     
     
         17 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 14 , the cover further comprises:
 a central portion;   a plurality of protrusions extending from the central portion; and   a plurality of spring mechanisms configured to hold the plurality of protrusions in a position relative to the central portion.   
     
     
         18 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a base tray configured to hold the temperature pack and comprising a plurality of wheels for spinning the caddy. 
     
     
         19 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of markers, wherein each of the plurality of markers corresponds to each of the plurality of beverage containers and identifies one or more characteristics of a beverage within each of the plurality of beverage containers. 
     
     
         20 . The temperature controlled caddy as recited in  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of markers comprises a quick response (QR) code.