Front opening portable cooler with top utility surface

Abstract

A portable cooler for comestible content comprises an insulated box-like body having a bottom wall and front, back and opposite end walls which extend up from said bottom wall, and a sealed, non-openable top, said box-like body providing a comestible storage.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable cooler for comestible content comprising:
 a) an insulated box-like body having a bottom wall and front, back and opposite end walls which extend up from said bottom wall, and a sealed, non-openable top, said box-like body providing a comestible storage compartment;   b) at least one hinged door extending across the front of the body providing access to the comestible storage compartment, when in an open position, a top surface of the at least one door tapering downwardly away or stepped down from the top of the housing; and   c) wherein a lower portion of the box-like body, below the at least one hinged door, provides a containment base, holding comestible content inside cooler when at least one hinged door is in an open position.   
     
     
         2 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  comprising two doors, each having at least two points of attachment to the body such that the doors may open outwardly to expose an interior of the comestible storage compartment, the doors each having an top surface, a lower end, a front surface, a right side and a left side; the top surface of each door tapering downwardly away or stepped down from the top surface of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The portable cooler of  claim 2  wherein the doors are of equal size and shape. 
     
     
         4 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  wherein an interior surface of the door, exposed to the comestible storage compartment when door is in closed position comprises a holder for removable placement of a cooling material. 
     
     
         5 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  wherein the cooling material is ice. 
     
     
         6 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  wherein the cooling material is a dry cooler pack. 
     
     
         7 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  comprising the cooling material in the holder. 
     
     
         8 . A portable cooler comprising:
 a) an insulated housing having a top surface, a bottom, a front, a back wall, a left side and a right side; and   b) at least one insulated door engaged with the front of the housing and hinged at least two points of attachment to the housing such that the door moves from an open position to a closed position and when in an open position, exposes an interior cavity of the housing; the at least one door having an top surface, a lower end, a front surface, a right side and a left side; the top surface of the door tapering downwardly away or stepped down from the top of the housing;   wherein the front of the housing further comprises a content containment wall below the lower end of the door, such that the door, in a closed position, abuts the content containment wall and wherein the top surface of the housing provides a utility surface which is unimpeded by a user opening and closing of the door to access the cavity of the housing.   
     
     
         9 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  comprising two doors, each having at least two points of attachment to the housing such that the doors may open outwardly to expose an interior cavity of the housing; the doors each having an top surface, a lower end, a front surface, a right side and a left side; the top surface of each door tapering downwardly away or stepped down from the top of the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The portable cooler of  claim 2  wherein the doors are of equal size and shape. 
     
     
         11 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  wherein an interior surface of the door, exposed to the cavity of the housing when door is in closed position comprises a holder for removable placement of a cooling material. 
     
     
         12 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  wherein the cooling material is ice. 
     
     
         13 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  wherein the cooling material is a dry cooler pack. 
     
     
         14 . The portable cooler of  claim 4  comprising the cooling material in the holder. 
     
     
         15 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  wherein the comestible storage compartment comprises at least one shelf. 
     
     
         16 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  wherein the comestible storage compartment comprises a plurality of dividers. 
     
     
         17 . The portable cooler of  claim 1  wherein the body and door are hard-shelled.