Inflatable container
AssigneeCrew Design Incorporated
InventorsGlenn Carlin, Gil Aviles
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Abstract
An inflatable container comprises a support wall defining a storage cavity. The support wall includes a flexible material forming at least one air chamber that when full of air or other gas forms a structure for holding ice and other material received within the storage cavity of the support wall. A drainage compartment communicates with a generally lower portion of and is disposed external to the storage cavity defined by the support wall for drawing melted ice away from the storage cavity and into the drainage compartment.
Claims21
An inflatable container comprising:
- a support wall defining a storage cavity and including a flexible material forming at least one air chamber that when full of air or other gas forms a structure for holding ice and other material received within the storage cavity of the support wall;
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- means for draining melted ice from the storage cavity.
An inflatable container comprising:
- a base and at least one sidewall coupled at one end to the base to form a storage cavity, the at least one sidewall including a flexible material forming at least one inflatable air chamber that when inflated with air or other gas forms a support structure for holding ice and other material received within the storage cavity;
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- a drainage compartment communicating with a generally lower portion of and disposed external to the storage cavity defined by the base and the at least one sidewall for drawing melted ice away from the storage cavity and into the drainage compartment.
An inflatable container comprising:
- a base including a flexible material forming at least one air chamber, the air chamber including a valve that when open permits air or other gas to pass therethrough for inflating or collapsing the base, and that when closed permits the base to be maintained in an inflated state;
- at least one sidewall coupled at one end to the base such that the base and the at least one sidewall form a storage cavity, the at least one sidewall including a flexible material forming at least one air chamber including a valve that when open permits air or other gas to pass therethrough for inflating or collapsing the at least one sidewall, and that when closed permits the at least one sidewall to be maintained in an inflated state, the base and the at least one sidewall when inflated forming a support structure for holding ice and other material received within the storage cavity;
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- a bladder generally disposed external to the storage cavity defined by the base and the at least one sidewall, and communicating via a conduit with a generally lower portion of the storage cavity for drawing melted ice away from the storage cavity and into the bladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.