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US 11,994,340 B2Granted
Rigid refreezable portable storage container insert
OwnerScott M Jennieinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is described herein for storing and transporting food and beverages, comprising a rigid housing configured to fit within a container, the housing comprising a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base, the wall having an inner layer and an outer layer defining a space therebetween, a refreezable material disposed in the space, and a divider panel configured to be removably mounted in the housing. Other products, systems and methods also are disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first divider panel, and
- a rigid housing configured to fit within a portable storage container, the housing comprising a base including an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a vertical wall having a length and extending outwardly from the base, forming an interior space, the vertical wall including first, second, third and fourth rectangular wall sections each having an inner layer and an outer layer defining a refreezable material wall space therebetween that is configured to receive a refreezable material, the vertical wall having a single aperture configured to receive the refreezable material within all of the first, second, third and fourth wall sections, the inner layer of the vertical wall including a first vertical channel that extends along substantially the entire length of the vertical wall, the first vertical channel being configured to support the first divider panel in the interior space of the housing.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a rigid, unitary housing configured to fit within a portable storage container, the housing comprising a base including an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a wall extending outwardly from the base, forming an interior space, the wall having an inner layer and an outer layer defining a refreezable material wall space therebetween filled with a refreezable material, the base being rectangular with a rigid protrusion having an outer rectangular dimension shaped to generally match the rectangular dimension of the inner layer of the wall of the interior space of housing in order that the rigid protrusion can be inserted vertically within the interior space of another apparatus of the same configuration, the base being formed with an inner layer and an outer layer defining a refreezable material base space therebetween filled with the refreezable material,
- a single aperture formed on either the wall or the base, the single aperture being configured to receive the refreezable material to fill both the refreezable material wall space and the refreezable material base space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.