Partitioned beverage cooler

Abstract

A cooler for storing cans, beverages and the like is divided into a plurality of compartments. Each compartment has a spring-loaded platform therein which biases containers in the compartment upwardly for easy access via the top of the cooler. The cooler can include a translucent wall so the contents of the cooler can be viewed without opening the cooler.

1 . A cooler comprising:
 A) a housing having
 (1) a first end that is a top end when the cooler is in use, 
 (2) a second end which is a bottom end when the cooler is in use, 
 (3) a height dimension which extends between the first end and the second end, 
 (4) a first side wall, 
 (5) a second side wall, 
 (6) a width dimension that extends between the first and second side walls, and 
 (7) a front wall which extends between the first end the second end and between the first and second side walls, the front wall being translucent; 
   B) a plurality of divider walls mounted in the housing to extend from the bottom end toward the top end, each divider wall having
 (1) a first end which is unitary with the bottom end of the housing, 
 (2) a second end which is spaced apart from the bottom end of the housing and from the top end of the housing, 
 (3) each divider wall having a height dimension that extends between the first end of the divider wall and the second end of the divider wall, the height dimension of each divider wall being less than the height dimension of the housing, and 
 (4) the divider walls being spaced apart from each other in the direction of the width dimension of the housing to divide the housing into a plurality of compartments; 
   C) a platform movably mounted in each compartment, each platform being movable in the direction of the height dimension of the housing; and   D) a spring interposed between each platform and the bottom end of the housing and biasing the platform associated therewith away from the bottom end of the housing towards the top end of the housing.   
   
   
       2 . A cooler comprising:
 A) a housing;   B) a plurality of compartments in the housing;   C) a spring-loaded platform in each compartment; and   D) a translucent wall on the housing.