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US 2009/0242570 A1Published application
Inflatable Floating Cooler
OwnerRobert L. Churchill, Douglas A. Gellerinventors
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Abstract
An inflatable container having an inflatable chamber having a main storage compartment and a main storage compartment access opening, and further having a lower portion that includes at least one storage cavity having a storage cavity access opening. The inflatable container also includes an outer cover formed over the exterior of the inflatable chamber. The inflatable container also provides a storage bag that is formed such that when the inflatable chamber is deflated, the inflatable container may be contained within the storage bag.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one membrane defining an inflatable chamber, the at least one membrane having a side wall and a bottom wall defining a storage compartment and defining an opening in communication with the storage compartment, the at least one membrane having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion defining an outer perimeter larger than an outer perimeter defined by the upper portion, the storage compartment being at least partially defined within the upper portion, the lower portion of the at least one membrane being disposed between the upper portion of the at least one membrane and the bottom wall, the apparatus configured to float in a liquid when the inflatable chamber is in an inflated configuration such that the opening, the bottom wall and the surface of the liquid are substantially parallel, an insulator membrane, the insulator membrane and at least one of the side wall or the bottom wall defining an insulator compartment;
- and an insulator member configured to be removably disposed within the insulator compartment.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one membrane defining at least one inflatable chamber the at least one membrane including a first membrane, the at least one membrane having a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall collectively defining a storage compartment and an opening in communication with the storage compartment, a center of the opening being substantially at a center of the apparatus;
- an insulator membrane, the insulator membrane and at least one of the side wall or the bottom wall defining an insulator compartment;
- and an insulator member configured to be removably disposed within the insulator compartment, the storage compartment configured to removably receive items through the opening when the insulator member is disposed within the insulator compartment;
- and a lid configured to be coupled to the first membrane in a first configuration in which the opening is substantially covered by the lid and a second configuration in which the opening is at least partially uncovered.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one membrane defining at least one inflatable chamber, the at least one membrane having a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall defining a storage compartment and an opening in communication with the storage compartment, the opening being disposed substantially at a center of the apparatus;
- a cover at least partially enclosing an outer surface of the at least one membrane, the at least one membrane, the cover, and the at least one inflatable chamber collectively configured to float in a liquid when the at least one inflatable chamber is in an inflated configuration such that the opening and the bottom wall are substantially parallel with a surface of the liquid;
- an insulator membrane, the insulator membrane and at least one of the bottom wall or the side wall defining an insulator compartment;
- and an insulator member configured to be removably disposed within the insulator compartment, the insulator member including at least one of a solid or a liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.