Today in 2005, US Patent D503550 S1 was issued, an invention of Brian Miesieski, Devin Kelly, and Geoff Blanck, assigned to Labatt Brewing Company Ltd, for their “Combined Beer Dispensing Cooler and Lawn Chair.” There’s no Abstract, which is unusual for such a recent patent. The patent application merely lists the seven submitted drawings of the design and the only other text at all is this short claim. “The ornamental design for a combined beer dispensing cooler and lawn chair, as shown.”
My first thought was this had to be a promotional item that Labatt used for some sales campaign. And, in fact, that’s what it was used for. I found a picture of the finished product, which also included this caption:
This unit was designed to promote Labatt’s “Blueprint” advertising campaign which was centered around a series of beer dispensers. This chair was featured on ABC’s“Good Morning America”, a nationally broadcast television show, as one of the “Best Gadgets For Your Life”. The cooler keeps 12 cans of beer ice cold while storing one can in a chilled holding pen. When the handle is pushed it releases the can in the holding pen and reloads itself.
And the Global Marketing Group of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, a marketing display company, currently lists the chair in their catalog under Unique Solutions. So you could still get your own beer can chair, if you really, really wanted one.
A very nicely crafted unit, however it looks a bit too cumbersome for an adventurous aviator like Danny Deckchair.
Where can I get one or a set of plans to build one
Where can I purchase this?????? Am I just missing something ?
I Would like to buy the plans to make this chair. Is this possible?
To everyone asking where they can buy this or if they’re missing something. Yes, you’re missing the fact that I’m not trying to sell anything. A quick look at my blog will reveal that I spent two years posting beer-related patents purely for the fun of and for the educational value. I also just looked at this post again and realized there’s an actual link to a company that is, or was, selling these. I know reading is hard, but it’s right there in the story. Try them. So, to sum up, I have no idea if this patent was ever available commercially, not now or in the past. As the post states, Labatt Brewing owns the patent. Maybe ask them if the otehr link is a dead end. Good luck.