Heated Storage Case Device

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The disclosure relates to storage case devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage case device for inhibiting a garden hose from freezing. The device includes a storage case comprised of a thermally insulating material and a heating pad attached to the storage case which defines a floor of the storage case for supporting the garden hose when the garden hose is positioned in the storage case. The device includes a lid hingedly attached to the storage case for closing the storage case and a power cord attached to the heating pad which can be plugged into a power source.

The prior art relates to storage case devices including a protective cover device including a cover that is structured to conform to the shape of an outboard motor of a boat and a heating element integrated into the cover for warming the outboard motor during storage and a housing which has a front end that is open to facilitate the housing to be placed around a garden hose reel and a heater that is attached to the housing for warming a garden hose which is placed around the garden hose reel for warming the garden hose. In no instance does the prior art disclose a storage case device that includes a storage case which is comprised of a thermally insulating material for storing a garden hose and a heating pad attached to the storage case which defines a floor of the storage case for warming the garden hose during storage.

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a storage case that is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit thermal communication between a garden hose stored within the storage case and ambient air. A pair of handles is each attached to the storage case thereby facilitating the storage case to be carried. A heating pad is attached to the storage case such that the heating pad defines a floor of the storage case to support the garden hose when the garden hose is positioned in the storage case. The heating pad produces heat when the heating pad is turned on to heat the garden hose thereby inhibiting the garden hose from freezing during cold temperatures. A pouch is attached to the storage case having the pouch being positioned inside of the storage case for storing one or more objects.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular tothereof, a new storage case device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeralwill be described.

As best illustrated in, the heated storage case devicegenerally comprises a storage casethat is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit thermal communication between a garden hosestored within the storage caseand ambient air. The storage casehas a perimeter wallwhich has a top edgeand a bottom edgeand the storage casehas a lidwhich is hingedly disposed on the perimeter wallfor opening or closing an interior spacedefined by the perimeter wall. The lidhas a perimeter edgewhich has a rear sidethat is hingedly coupled to a rear sideof the top edgeof the perimeter wall. Additionally, the lidhas a ridgewhich extends downwardly from a bottom surfaceof the lidand the ridgeis aligned with and extends around the perimeter edgeof the lid. The ridgerests upon the top edgeof the perimeter wallwhen the lidis positioned in a closed position. As is most clearly shown in, a hingeis attached between the rear sideof the perimeter edgeof the lidand a rear sideof the top edgeof the perimeter wall.

A first coupleris provided and the first coupleris attached to an outer surfaceof the perimeter wallof the storage case. The first coupleris aligned with the top edgeof the perimeter walland the first couplerextends along each of a first lateral sideand a second lateral sideand a front sideof the perimeter wall. A second coupleris provided and the second coupleris attached to an outwardly facing surfaceof the ridgeon the bottom surfaceof the lid. The second couplerextends around each of a first lateral sideand a second lateral sideand a front sideof the outwardly facing surface. Additionally, the second coupleris releasably matable to the first couplerwhen the lidis in the closed position for retaining the lidin the closed position. Each of the first couplerand the second couplermay comprise complementary halves of a zipper or other type of mechanical closure that can be repeatedly opened and closed.

A pair of handlesis provided and each of the pair of handlesis attached to the storage casethereby facilitating the storage caseto be carried. Each of the pair of handleshas a first endand a second end; each of the first endand the second endof each of the pair of handlesis attached to the outer surfaceof the perimeter wallof the storage casesuch that each of the pair of handlesforms an arch on the perimeter wall. Furthermore, each of the pair of handlesis positioned on a respective one of the first lateral sideand the second lateral sideof the perimeter walland each of the pair of handlesis oriented to lie on a horizontal plane. Each of the pair of handlesis positioned closer to the top edgeof the perimeter wallthan the bottom edgeof the perimeter wall. Additionally, each of the pair of handlesis comprised of a flexible material, including but not being limited to rubber or silicone, to enhance comfort when gripping the pair of handles.

A heating padis attached to the storage casesuch that the heating paddefines a floorof the storage case. In this way the heating padsupports the garden hosewhen the garden hoseis positioned in the storage case. The heating padproduces heat when the heating padis turned on thereby enabling the heating padto heat the garden hose. In this way the heating padinhibits the garden hosefrom freezing during cold temperatures. The heating padhas an upper surfacewhich is bonded to the bottom edgeof the perimeter wallof the storage casesuch that an outer edgeof the heating padis aligned with the outer surfaceof the perimeter wallof the storage case. The heating padmay comprise an electric heating pad which might include a plurality of heating electric elements and the heating padmay have an operational temperature ranging between approximately 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and 80.0 degrees Fahrenheit.

A pouchis provided and the pouchis attached to the storage case. The pouchis positioned inside of the storage casefor storing one or more objects. The pouchhas a coupled edgewhich is coupled to an inside surfaceof the perimeter wallof the storage caseand the pouchhas an upper edgethat is perpendicularly oriented with the coupled edge. The upper edgecurves away from the inside surfaceof the perimeter wallof the storage casesuch that the upper edgedefines an openinginto the pouch. Additionally, the upper edgeis aligned with the top edgeof the perimeter wallof the storage case. A power cordis coupled to and extends away from the heating padand the power cordis electrically coupled to the heating pad. The power cordhas a male plugwhich is electrically coupled to a distal endof the power cord. Additionally, the male plugcan be plugged into a power sourcecomprising a female electrical outlet.

In use, the storage caseis placed outdoors and the power cordis plugged into the female electrical outletto supply electrical power to the heating pad. The garden hoseis placed in the interior spaceof the storage caseand the lidis closed and the first couplerand the second couplerare mated to each other to secure the lid. In this way the heating padcan keep the garden hosewarmed thereby inhibiting the garden hosefrom freezing due to ambient air temperatures dropping below the freezing point of water. The garden hosecan remain in the storage casefor an indeterminate duration of time until such time that the garden hoseis to be employed.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, device and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.