Cooler
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 Cooler facts

• Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the things inside stay cool
• Ice packs are sometimes used, as they either contain the melting water inside, or have a gel sealed inside that stays cold longer than plain ice (absorbing heat as it changes phase)
• The portable ice chest was invented by Richard C
• Laramy of Joliet, Illinois
• On February 24, 1951, Laramy filed an application with the United States Patent Office for a portable ice chest (Serial No
• 212,573)
• The patent (#2,663,157) was issued December 22, 1953
• The Coleman Company popularized the cooler with its initial offering of a galvanized cooler in 1954
• Three years later, Coleman developed a process to make a plastic liner for coolers and jugs
• Coolers are often taken on picnics, and on vacation or holiday