Insulated container
OwnerRobert W. Haberkorninventor
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Abstract
A insulated container adapted for insulating temperature sensitive contents from the surrounding environment. The container can have: a body including a sidewall section, a top section and a bottom section having at least one of an open-top and open-wall; sidewall; a door pivotably connected to the body for providing an open position for loading and unloading and a closed position for insulating contents therin, defining an enclosure; and a temperature control floater for sealing temperatures in the enclosure and/or deviding the enclosure into two individual comartments, connectable to the body.
Claims18
A insulated container adapted for insulating temperature sensitive contents from the surrounding environment, comprising:
- a body including a sidewall section, a top section and a bottom section having an open-top;
- a door pivotably connected to the body for providing an open position for loading and unloading and a closed position for insulating contents therin, defining an enclosure, the body and door include an interior portion, an exterior portion and an insulative portion;
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- a floater substantially complementarily configured to be received in the body for at least one of sealing temperatures in the enclosure and deviding the enclosure into at least two compartments, couplable to the body, the floater comprises at least one of a passive structure defining an additional insulation layer and an active structure providing a temperature source.
A insulated container adapted for insulating temperature sensitive contents from the surrounding environment, comprising:
- a body including a sidewall section, a top section and a bottom section having an open-top;
- a door pivotably connected to the body for providing an open position for loading and unloading and a closed position for insulating contents therin, defining an enclosure, the body and door include an interior portion, an exterior portion and an insulative portion;
- a floater for at least one of sealing temperatures in the enclosure and deviding the enclosure into at least two compartments, couplable to the body, the floater is at least one of a passive structure defining an additional insulation layer and an active structure providing a temperature source;
- the interior and exterior layers having a coating of at least one of polypropylene and polyester;
- the insulative portion comprising a batt of staple fibers being sandwiched between inside sides of the interior and exterior layers;
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- a binding structure along perimeter edges of the interior and exterior layers securing the insulative portion therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.