Systems and methods for securing container contents
AssigneeInner Limit, LLC
InventorMatthew Thalmann
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Abstract
A system for securing contents comprises a cooler having a body and a lid. The body and the lid define a reservoir to hold the contents. An expandable device is positionable in the cooler and is configured to secure the contents in the reservoir by occupying at least a portion of a space in the reservoir unoccupied by the contents. The expandable device is inflatable and reusable to secure the contents in the reservoir during a first use and to secure second contents in the reservoir during a second use. The expandable device is deflatable between the first use and the second use.
Claims20
A system for securing contents, the system comprising:
- a cooler comprising a body and a lid, the body and the lid defining a reservoir to hold the contents;
- and
- an expandable device positionable in the cooler and configured to secure the contents in the reservoir by occupying at least a portion of a space in the reservoir unoccupied by the contents, wherein the expandable device is inflatable and reusable to secure the contents in the reservoir during a first use and to secure second contents in the reservoir during a second use, the expandable device being deflatable between the first use and the second use, wherein the expandable device comprises:
- a main chamber;
- and
- a plurality of extension chambers each formed by walls extending from the main chamber, wherein the walls separate the plurality of extension chambers such that the plurality of extension chambers are movable with respect to each other, and wherein inflating the expandable device causes each respective extension chamber to selectively inflate to a length that accommodates a height of respective contents held in the reservoir below the respective extension chamber.
A method for securing contents, the method comprising:
- positioning an expandable device in a reservoir holding contents, the reservoir defined by a body and a lid of a cooler, wherein the expandable device comprises:
- a main chamber;
- and
- a plurality of extension chambers each formed by walls extending from the main chamber, wherein the walls separate the plurality of extension chambers such that the plurality of extension chambers are movable with respect to each other;
- and
- inflating the expandable device to secure the contents in the reservoir by occupying at least a portion of a space in the reservoir unoccupied by the contents, wherein inflating the expandable device causes each respective extension chamber to selectively inflate to a length that accommodates a height of respective contents held in the reservoir below the respective extension chamber.
An apparatus for securing contents in a cooler, the apparatus comprising:
- an expandable device configured to secure contents in a reservoir of the cooler by occupying at least a portion of a space in the reservoir unoccupied by the contents, wherein the expandable device is inflatable and comprises:
- a main chamber;
- and
- a plurality of extension chambers each formed by walls extending from the main chamber, wherein the walls separate the plurality of extension chambers such that the plurality of extension chambers are movable with respect to each other, and wherein inflating the expandable device causes each respective extension chamber to selectively inflate to a length that accommodates a height of respective contents held in the reservoir below the respective extension chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.