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US20080196447A1
US20080196447A1 US11/247,890 US24789006A US2008196447A1 US 20080196447 A1 US20080196447 A1 US 20080196447A1 US 24789006 A US24789006 A US 24789006A US 2008196447 A1 US2008196447 A1 US 2008196447A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/081—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid using ice cubes or crushed ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/082—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid disposed in a cold storage element not forming part of a container for products to be cooled, e.g. ice pack or gel accumulator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0841—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled external to the container for a beverage, e.g. a bottle, can, drinking glass or pitcher
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0843—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled on the side of the product
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/802—Barrels

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  • the preferred embodiment of the invention is a flexible plastic cylindrical bag 1 as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the bag When the bag is placed around a beer keg 2 and filled with ice and water as shown in pictorial view FIG. 3 and cross section view FIG. 4 , the water pressure results in surrounding contact of the inside bag wall with the surface of the beer keg, thus ensuring quick cooling and maintenance of the temperature of the keg and contents near zero degrees Celsius so long as the ice remains. Before and after use the device may be folded flat for compact storage and reuse.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention is not limited to use with only five liter beer kegs, but also may be designed for use with other sizes and types of containers.
  • FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of the invention showing a cylindrical plastic bag.
  • FIG. 2 is a pictorial view of a beer keg object to be cooled by the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a pictorial view of the invention in FIG. 1 containing ice and water installed around the beer keg of FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section view of the invention in FIG. 1 containing ice and water installed around the beer keg of FIG. 2

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Abstract

A device filled with ice and water provides for the quick cooling, and cool maintenance at ice temperature, of beer kegs and other beverage containers.

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  • The preferred embodiment of the invention is a flexible plastic cylindrical bag 1 as shown in FIG. 1. When the bag is placed around a beer keg 2 and filled with ice and water as shown in pictorial view FIG. 3 and cross section view FIG. 4, the water pressure results in surrounding contact of the inside bag wall with the surface of the beer keg, thus ensuring quick cooling and maintenance of the temperature of the keg and contents near zero degrees Celsius so long as the ice remains. Before and after use the device may be folded flat for compact storage and reuse.
  • It may readily be envisioned that the preferred embodiment of the invention is not limited to use with only five liter beer kegs, but also may be designed for use with other sizes and types of containers.
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  • FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of the invention showing a cylindrical plastic bag.
  • FIG. 2 is a pictorial view of a beer keg object to be cooled by the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a pictorial view of the invention in FIG. 1 containing ice and water installed around the beer keg of FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section view of the invention in FIG. 1 containing ice and water installed around the beer keg of FIG. 2

Claims (2)

1. A keg cooler comprised of a cylindrical bag, the purpose of said bag to contain ice and water in surrounding pressure contact with a keg thus cooling the keg and its contents.
2. A bag made from a length of extruded plastic tubing, one end of which is pulled up inside itself to the other end of the tube thus forming a cylindrical container which is closed at one end and open at the other end, the container thus formed being capable of supporting ice and water in surrounding pressure contact with a keg, thus cooling the keg and contents.
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US20080216489A1 (en) * 2007-03-07 2008-09-11 Loibl Gregory H Rapid fluid cooling system and method for hot bulk liquids and container therefor
WO2010132828A1 (en) * 2009-05-14 2010-11-18 The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
US20100293971A1 (en) * 2007-03-07 2010-11-25 The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
WO2011037569A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Shaam Sundhar Tabletop quick cooling device
US20110186264A1 (en) * 2010-01-29 2011-08-04 George Gomez Beverage Bottle and Can Chilling Device
USD666048S1 (en) 2011-08-03 2012-08-28 Mohamed Kasswran Portable keg container

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US20080216489A1 (en) * 2007-03-07 2008-09-11 Loibl Gregory H Rapid fluid cooling system and method for hot bulk liquids and container therefor
US20100293971A1 (en) * 2007-03-07 2010-11-25 The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
US8783058B2 (en) 2007-03-07 2014-07-22 The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
US9497988B2 (en) 2007-03-07 2016-11-22 The Cooper Union Rapid fluid cooling system and method for hot bulk liquids and container therefor
WO2010132828A1 (en) * 2009-05-14 2010-11-18 The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
CN102460043A (en) * 2009-05-14 2012-05-16 库珀进步科学及艺术协会 Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids
WO2011037569A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Shaam Sundhar Tabletop quick cooling device
US20110186264A1 (en) * 2010-01-29 2011-08-04 George Gomez Beverage Bottle and Can Chilling Device
USD666048S1 (en) 2011-08-03 2012-08-28 Mohamed Kasswran Portable keg container

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