Cooler attachment for storing insulated beverage sleeves

Abstract

A system stores one or more insulated beverage sleeves. The system includes a cooler including one or more cooler walls, and an attachment including a pair of sidewalls extending from a first cooler wall of the cooler walls, a body extending laterally between the sidewalls and spaced from the first cooler wall to define a cavity sized to house the insulated beverage sleeves, and a support extending laterally between the sidewalls and disposed at or adjacent to a lower portion of the body opposite the upper portion. The body has an upper portion that defines a mouth in fluid communication with the cavity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for storing one or more insulated beverage sleeves, the system comprising:
 a cooler including one or more cooler walls; and   an attachment including a pair of sidewalls extending from a first cooler wall of the one or more cooler walls, a body extending laterally between the pair of sidewalls and spaced from the first cooler wall to define a cavity sized to house the one or more insulated beverage sleeves, the body having an upper portion that defines a mouth in fluid communication with the cavity, and a support extending laterally between the pair of sidewalls and disposed at or adjacent to a lower portion of the body opposite the upper portion.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first cooler wall is one of a front cooler wall, a rear cooler wall, a right cooler wall, a left cooler wall, or a upper cooler wall. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment is integrally coupled to the first cooler wall. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment is removably coupled to the first cooler wall. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion includes a lip extending radially outward from the cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the support is spaced from the first cooler wall to define one or more passages. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the support is spaced from the first cooler wall along a width of the support to define a generally linear passage. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the support includes a plurality of portions spaced from the first cooler wall to define a plurality of passages. 
     
     
         10 . An attachment for use with a cooler for storing one or more insulated beverage sleeves, the attachment comprising:
 a body including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a lower portion extending between the first side and the second side, and an upper portion opposite the lower portion and extending between the first side and the second side;   a pair of sidewalls including a first sidewall coupled to the first side and a second sidewall coupled to the second side, each of the pair of sidewalls including a flange coupleable to the cooler such that a cavity sized to house the one or more insulated beverage sleeves is defined between the body and the cooler; and   a support extending laterally between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the support disposed at or adjacent to the lower portion of the body.   
     
     
         11 . The attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the upper portion includes a lip. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the pair of sidewalls extend from the body a first distance, and the support extends from the body a second distance less than the first distance. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the support includes a plurality of portions that define a plurality of passages. 
     
     
         14 . A method of providing storage for one or more insulated beverage sleeves, the method comprising:
 providing a cooler including one or more cooler walls;   extending a pair of sidewalls from a first cooler wall of the one or more cooler walls;   extending a body laterally between the pair of sidewalls such that the body is spaced from the first cooler wall to define a cavity sized to house the one or more insulated beverage sleeves, the body having an upper portion that defines a mouth in fluid communication with the cavity; and   extending a support laterally between the pair of sidewalls, the support at or adjacent to a lower portion of the body opposite the upper portion.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first cooler wall is one of a front cooler wall, a rear cooler wall, a right cooler wall, a left cooler wall, or a upper cooler wall. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising coupling the pair of sidewalls to the first cooler wall such that the pair of sidewalls is moveable. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising forming the upper portion of the body such that a lip extends radially outward from the cavity. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising positioning the support such that one or more passages are defined between the support and the first cooler wall. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising spacing the support from the first cooler wall along a width of the support such that a generally linear passage is defined between the support and the first cooler wall. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising positioning the support such that a plurality of portions of the support are spaced from the first cooler wall to define a plurality of passages.