Insulated container
AssigneeIgloo Products Corp.
InventorsJohn Maldonado, James Ira McKenrick, Jesus E. Linares, James Verespej
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Abstract
Present embodiments relate to an insulated container. More specifically, but without limitation, the present embodiments relate to a container having a hard liner and a softside exterior which may retain heated or cold food or drink items. In some embodiments, the insulated container may be in the form of a bucket and in other embodiments, the insulated container may be in the form of a cooler. The exterior of the insulated container comprises the appearance of a soft container, but has the improved rigidity of a hard container.
Claims29
An insulated container, comprising:
- a lid;
- a body, said body comprising:
- a rigid inner liner having a bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom, said sidewall having a first end at the bottom and a second end spaced away from said bottom;
- an upper opening defined by said second end of said sidewall;
- a collar disposed near said second end of said sidewall, said collar forming a space between said sidewall and said collar;
- a skirt assembly disposed over said rigid inner liner, said skirt assembly having a skirt ring at an upper end, said skirt ring engaging said collar, and a softside material depending from said skirt ring and covering said rigid inner liner;
- a handle engaging said collar and said skirt ring to retain said skirt assembly in position over said rigid inner liner.
An insulated container, comprising:
- a body having:
- a rigid inner liner formed of a sidewall with an upper open end and a lower end connected to the sidewall;
- a collar disposed at said upper open end of said sidewall;
- a skirt assembly having an exterior material disposed between a skirt ring and a molded base;
- a lid positioned at the upper open end of said sidewall;
- a handle having L-shaped ends which connect said handle and said body;
- said handle being pivotable from a first position which the lid is removable, to second and third positions wherein one of the second or third positions is for carrying and locks the lid, and the other of the second or third positions locks the lid;
- a pivot connector extending between said collar, said skirt ring, and said handle, said pivot connector extending through said skirt ring.
An insulated container, comprising:
- a lid;
- a body, said lid pivotally connected to said body, said body comprising:
- a rigid inner shell liner comprising an inner base, and one or more inner sidewalls extending from said inner base;
- a collar disposed at an upper end of the one or more inner sidewalls and extending outwardly therefrom, said collar forming a space between an outer surface of said one or more inner sidewalls and said collar;
- a skirt assembly comprising a skirt ring and a softshell skirt material depending from said skirt ring, said skirt ring positioned within said space wherein said softshell skirt material covers said rigid inner shell liner;
- a handle engaging said collar and said skirt ring to retain said skirt assembly in position over said rigid inner shell liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.