Beverage cooler with automatic dispenser

Abstract

A cooler assembly includes an insulted main container and a pump assembly configured to pump contents of the main container through a tube to a spigot. An electronic control board includes a pressure-sensing switch that senses pressure differentials or fluid movement when the spigot is opened and closed, causing a triggering event. Triggering events are used to activate and deactivate the pump to dispense fluid from the main container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage cooler, comprising: 
  a thermally-insulated container body configured to store a liquid;    a pump configured to receive the liquid from the container body and deliver the liquid to a pump outlet;    a length of tubing having a proximal end connected to the pump outlet and a distal end connected to a manually-actuated spigot; and    a tubing path disposed on an exterior surface of the container body along which at least a portion of the tubing is routed,    wherein the tubing path extends upwardly around the container body such that the spigot is positioned above all other portions of the tubing, thereby reducing accidental drainage and bubble formation within the tubing.