US 2017/0320653 A1 · INSULATED CONTAINER WITH THERMAL STORAGE LINER

Abstract

A container assembly has a soft-sided insulated wall structure. It has an internal chamber in which to place objects, such as foodstuffs, to be kept cool or warm. There is a removable liner that is sized to nest snuggly within the outside wall structure. The liner and the outside wall structure have mating mountings. The liner is foldable in a paper bag style to facilitate compact placement in a refrigerator. The liner has thermal storage elements. The bottom wall panel may have two thermal storage elements, and a fold between them. The side walls may be bi-folding, and may have thermal storage elements to either side of the fold. The liner may be waterproof. The liner may be self-folding when placed on its rear face or on its front face, as may be.

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Dependent claims

A container assembly comprising:

a soft-sided insulated wall structure defining therewithin a chamber in which to receive objects, said wall structure having a closure operable to govern access to said chamber;
a removable liner mountable within said wall structure;
said wall structure and said liner having mating mountings by which to fix location of said liner when mounted within said wall structure;
said liner being a folding collapsible liner;
said liner having at least a first thermal storage element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Insulated container with thermal storage liner

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Insulated container with thermal storage liner

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Abstract

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