Serving Bowl with Cooling Means

Abstract

A serving bowl having cooling means for maintaining food at a low temperature. The serving bowl includes a bowl having one or more recessed areas on a sidewall thereof. The recessed areas removably receive one or more panels in which a refrigerant is enclosed. The panels can be placed in a freezer or refrigerator so as to lower the temperature of the refrigerant therein, and the panels can then be removably secured to the bowl such that the panels cool the bowl and the food therein. The panels are securable to the recessed areas on the exterior of the sidewalls of the bowl and are secured via a press fit or frictional fit. The base of the bowl may further include a recessed area and a panel removably securable thereto.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A bowl having cooling means, comprising:
 a bowl having a base, a sidewall, and an interior volume;   one or more recessed areas on said sidewall;   one or more panels removably securable within said one or more recessed areas,
 wherein said one or more panels enclose a refrigerant. 
   
     
     
         2 ) The bowl having cooling means of  claim 1 , wherein said bowl comprises a circular configuration. 
     
     
         3 ) The bowl having cooling means of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more recessed areas are disposed on an exterior of said sidewall. 
     
     
         4 ) The bowl having cooling means of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more recessed areas on said base of said bowl. 
     
     
         5 ) The bowl having cooling means of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more panels each comprises an interior volume in which said refrigerant is positioned. 
     
     
         6 ) The bowl having cooling means of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more panels are removably securable to said one or more recessed areas via press fit.