Portable heating and cooling appliance

Claim 1

A PORTABLE HEATING AND COOLING APPLIANCE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION INSULATED TOP, BOTTOM, BACK AND SIDE WALLS DEFINING A STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING AT THE FRONT THEREOF, AN INSULATED DOOR FOR CLOSING SAID ACCESS OPENING, A PLURALITY OF THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN THE TOP, BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF COLD JUNCTIONS IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID COMPARTMENT AND A PLURALITY OF HOT JUNCTIONS IN HEAT DISSIPATING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID TOP, BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS, A POWER SUPPLY COMPARTMENT BELOW SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND SEPARATED THEREFROM BY SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID REAR WALL HAVING A RECESS IN THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF, AN ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS NORMALLY DISPOSED IN SAID RECESS AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON SAID BACK WALL AND ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE THEREOF FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION, AND A SUPPLY CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST PORTION FOR ENERGIZING SAID HEATING MEANS AND A SECOND PORTION FOR ENERGIZING SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS OPERABLE WHEN SAID HEATING MEANS IS MOVED TO ITS STORAGE POSITION IN SAID RECESS FOR OPENING SAID FIRST PORTION OF SAID CIRCUIT.