Rapid Cooling Apparatus

Abstract

A rapid cooling apparatus. The rapid cooling apparatus includes a base that supports a cooling chamber and a reservoir compartment. The cooling chamber has a floor, one or more sidewalls, and a ceiling that form an tenor volume that can hold beverages and other containers. A door is affixed to the cooling chamber for providing access to the interior volume of the cooling chamber. A fluid reservoir is positioned within the reservoir compartment and is configured to dispense a fluid cooling agent into the cooling chamber via one or more nozzles. The nozzles are disposed within the cooling chamber and directed at beverages and other containers positioned within the cooling chamber.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A rapid cooling apparatus comprising:
 a cooling chamber including a floor, one or more sidewalk, and a ceiling, defining an interior volume;   a door affixed to the cooling chamber for providing access to the interior volume of the cooling chamber;   a fluid reservoir removably disposed within a reservoir compartment   one or more nozzles in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir via a conduit;   wherein the one or more nozzles are disposed within the cooling chamber;   wherein one or more nozzles are configured to dispense a fluid cooling agent contained in the fluid reservoir into the interior volume of the cooling chamber.   
     
     
         2 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a base including an interface with one or more buttons for inputting commands thereto. 
     
     
         3 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir is configured to contain compressed carbon dioxide. 
     
     
         4 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a rotatable tray operably connected to a rotating mechanism. 
     
     
         5 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more nozzles further comprises an actuator configured to adjust the rotational direction of each of the one or more nozzles. 
     
     
         6 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling chamber comprises one or more vents configured to control pressure within the cooling chamber. 
     
     
         7 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more nozzles comprise an upright cylinder having a plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         8 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the door is pivotally affixed to the cooling chamber via a hinge. 
     
     
         9 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a valve is configured to control the pressure and dispersion velocity of the fluid cooling agent being dispensed by the one or more nozzles. 
     
     
         10 ) The rapid cooling apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising a sensor operably connected to the valve, wherein the sensor is configured to determine the temperature of the interior volume of the cooling chamber, an open state or a closed state of the door, and the fluid pressure of the valve.