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US 2015/0175338 A1Published application
Rigid collapsible liner for insulated container
AssigneeThe Coleman Company, Inc.
InventorsYiyun Culp, Lisa A Gronau, Amy E Vogel, Ashleigh Perry DeBrunner, Michael W. Peterson, David B. Gibson, Justin W. Holt
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Abstract
A soft-sided cooler having a rigid liner configured to removably fit within said cooler, wherein said liner comprises panels of rigid material that are collapsible and foldable along seams of flexible material located between the rigid panels to maintain the waterproof condition of the liner and allow for folding, said liner further comprising a drain element for fluid communication with the exterior of the cooler.
Claims13
An insulated cooler, comprising:
- at least one flexible side panel and a flexible bottom panel defining a cavity therein, said panels comprising an interior layer of fabric adjacent a first side of a layer of insulating fabric and an exterior layer of fabric adjacent a second side of the layer of insulating fabric;
- a flexible top panel hingedly connected to the at least one flexible side panel, said top panel configured to removably cover said cavity;
- a removable liner having rigid sides and flexible seams connecting said rigid sides;
- said liner configured to fit within said cavity and said liner further configured to be collapsible along said flexible seams from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration.
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A container, comprising:
- a first rigid side panel having first and second ends and top and bottom ends;
- a second rigid side panel having first and second ends and top and bottom ends located opposite said first side panel;
- a first rigid end panel having a top end and a bottom end and connected by a first flexible seam to the first end of said first rigid side panel and by a second flexible seam to the first end of said second rigid side panel;
- a second rigid end panel having a top end and a bottom end and connected by a third flexible seam to the second end of said first rigid side panel and by a fourth flexible seam to the second end of said second rigid side panel;
- a rigid bottom panel connected by a flexible fifth seam to the bottom end of said first rigid side panel and by a sixth flexible seam to the bottom end of said second rigid side panel;
- said container collapsible along said flexible seams.
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An insulated cooler, comprising:
- at least one flexible side panel and a flexible bottom panel defining a cavity therein, said panels comprising an interior layer of fabric adjacent a first side of a layer of insulating fabric and an exterior layer of fabric adjacent a second side of the layer of insulating fabric;
- a cover for said cavity;
- a removable liner having rigid sides and flexible seams connecting said rigid sides;
- said liner configured to fit within said cavity and said liner further configured to be collapsible along said flexible seams from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration.
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An insulated cooler, comprising:
- at least one flexible side panel and a flexible bottom panel defining a cavity therein, said panels comprising an interior layer of fabric adjacent a first side of a layer of insulating fabric and an exterior layer of fabric adjacent a second side of the layer of insulating fabric;
- a cover for said cavity;
- a removable liner having rigid sides and flexible seams connecting said rigid sides;
- said liner configured to fit within said cavity and said liner further configured to be collapsible along said flexible seams from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration;
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- an integral drain element providing fluid communication between the interior of liner and the exterior of liner.
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An insulated cooler, comprising:
- at least one flexible side panel and a flexible bottom panel defining a cavity therein, said panels comprising an interior layer of fabric adjacent a first side of a layer of insulating fabric and an exterior layer of fabric adjacent a second side of the layer of insulating fabric;
- a cover for said cavity;
- a removable liner having rigid sides and flexible seams connecting said rigid sides;
- said liner configured to fit within said cavity and said liner further configured to be collapsible along said flexible seams from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration;
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- an adjustable securing mechanism for securing said cooler to a wheeled cart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.