Insulating container

A portable temperature insulating receptable for storing and transporting containers for beverages and food comprising two complementary, molded sections of insulating material, said sections having plane meeting faces surrounding partial, complementary, closely adjacent cavities in each section to form complete cavities when said sections are closed, complementary rib and groove formations on said plane faces interfitting to form a tight closure and surrounding all said cavities when said sections are closed, one edge of each section having a pair of molded extensions projecting over the edge of the other section, so that said extensions are aligned transversely, aligned openings in said extensions and a rod through said aligned openings with said rod in the plane of said meeting faces to form a hinge, the opposite edges of said sections having molded projections overlapping the edges of the sections and recesses on said sections receiving said projections, said sections having central meeting portions between said projections and recesses, aligned openings through said projections and the walls of said recesses, and a rod through said openings to maintain said sections closed, said central portions being cut out with said rod through the space formed by the cut out portions to provide a carrying handle.