Portable Container and Container Assembly
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsRoy Joseph Seiders, Mark Carlson Rane, Donald Edward Desroches, Tobias Hotchkiss
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Abstract
An accessory for use with a portable container includes a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container and a connection member connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container. The connection member includes a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port.
Claims20
An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
- an accessory body configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the portable container;
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- a connection member comprising a connector configured to be connected to a port on the portable container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the accessory body and configured to support the accessory body in connection with the portable container,
- wherein the connector has a hook member configured to be inserted into the port.
An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
- an accessory body configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the portable container;
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- a connection member comprising a connector configured to be connected to a port on the portable container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the accessory body and configured to support the accessory body in connection with the portable container,
- wherein the connector comprises a flexible tab with a ramp surface, wherein the flexible tab is configured to retain the connector within the port, and the ramp surface is configured to engage a portion of the port to flex the flexible tab when the connector is inserted into the port.
A container assembly comprising:
- a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, and a skirt extending outward from the sidewall and extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the sidewall, the skirt including a port;
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- an accessory connected to the portable container, the accessory comprising:
- an accessory body extending around at least a portion of the sidewall of the portable container;
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- a connection member comprising a connector connected to the port such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the accessory body and supports the accessory body in connection with the portable container, such that the accessory body hangs from the skirt;
- wherein the connector comprises a flexible tab with a ramp surface, wherein the flexible tab is configured to retain the connector within the port, and the ramp surface is configured to engage a portion of the port to flex the flexible tab when the connector is inserted into the port;
- the connection member further comprising a strap connected to the connector and the accessory body and extending between the connector and the accessory body, wherein the accessory body is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the port;
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- wherein the strap is removably connected to the accessory body, and wherein the connector is configured for connection to the port by removing the strap from the accessory body, threading the strap and the portion of the connector through the port, and re-connecting the strap to the accessory body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.