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US 11,958,676 B2Granted
Container with magnetic closure
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsKyle Edward Rogers, John Fritz, Jeffrey Charles Munie
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Abstract
A container device that has an outer shell with an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism can include magnetic strips that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening.
Claims16
A container, comprising:
- an outer shell formed from a water-resistant material, and having a front portion, a back portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a base portion, the outer shell further comprising:
- an opening at a top of the container extending into a storage compartment;
- an internal pocket in the storage compartment coupled to an internal surface of the storage compartment;
- a closure mechanism, further comprising:
- a first magnetic strip extending along and coupled to an internal surface of the front portion at a front edge of the opening, wherein the first magnetic strip includes a pull tab coupled to and extending from a top surface of the first magnetic strip;
- and
- a second magnetic strip extending along and coupled to an internal surface of the back portion at a back edge of the opening, wherein at least one of the first magnetic strip and the second magnetic strip comprises a row of circular magnetic elements spaced apart along a flexible polymer strip, and wherein the row of circular magnetic elements is visible when the opening is in an open configuration;
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- wherein the first magnetic strip is magnetically attracted to the second magnetic strip to resealably seal the opening;
- a flap portion extending from the back portion above the back edge of the opening, the flap portion having a first fastener element;
- and
- a second fastener element coupled to an external surface of the front portion,
- wherein the outer shell is configured to fold to removably couple the first fastener element to the second fastener element;
- and
- an attachment mechanism coupled to the back portion of the outer shell, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a strap that includes a third fastener element, wherein the third fastener element is configured to removably couple to a fourth fastener element of the attachment mechanism, and wherein the strap extends in a direction from the first side portion to the second side portion;
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- wherein the first side portion has a side portion width, wherein the side portion width narrows between the second fastener element and the opening such that the side portion width at the opening is less than the side portion width at the second fastener element, and wherein the side portion width is a distance between the front portion and the back portion.
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An insulating container, comprising:
- an outer shell having a front portion, a back portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a base portion;
- an inner liner forming a storage compartment, the inner liner having a front portion and a rear portion;
- an opening at a top of the insulating container extending into the storage compartment, the opening having a front side and a back side;
- a closure mechanism, further comprising:
- a first magnetic strip extending along and coupled to the front side of the opening, wherein the first magnetic strip includes a pull tab coupled to and extending from a top surface of the first magnetic strip;
- and
- a second magnetic strip extending along and coupled to the back side of the opening, wherein at least one of the first magnetic strip and the second magnetic strip comprises a row of circular magnetic elements spaced apart along a flexible polymer strip, and wherein the row of circular magnetic elements is visible when the opening is in an open configuration, and
- wherein the first magnetic strip is configured to be magnetically coupled to the second magnetic strip to resealably seal the opening;
- a placket flap portion extending from the back portion above the back side of the opening, the placket flap portion having a first fastener element;
- and
- a second fastener element coupled to an external surface of the front portion of the outer shell,
- wherein the outer shell is configured to fold to removably couple the first fastener element to the second fastener element;
- and
- an attachment mechanism coupled to the back portion of the outer shell, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a strap that includes a third fastener element, wherein the third fastener element is configured to removably couple to a fourth fastener element of the attachment mechanism, and wherein the strap extends in a direction from the first side portion to the second side portion;
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- wherein the first side portion has a side portion width, wherein the side portion width narrows between the second fastener element and the opening such that the side portion width at the opening is less than the side portion width at the second fastener element, and wherein the side portion width is a distance between the front portion and the back portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.