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US 6,092,661 AGranted
Pack structure
AssigneeCalifornia Innovations Inc.
InventorMelvin S. Mogil
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Abstract
An insulated pack has a main, insulated compartment suitable for holding refreshments at either a warmed or chilled temperature. It also has another compartment for valuables that has receptacles for such objects as cellular telephone handsets, wallets, and keys. It has a reinforced web framework structure, and a carrying handle mounted on the lid. Use of two of these packs, allows a user to keep different objects at different temperatures. The pack is particularly useful for attachment to a golf bag or golf cart to provide cool drinks during a round of golf.
Claims20
A pack comprising:
- a flexible, soft shell wall structure having a flexible insulated layer, a bottom portion, a top portion, and a sidewall structure, wherein said sidewall structure has a leading portion, a trailing portion and left and right side portions, said leading, trailing and left and right side portions of said sidewall structure extending between said top and bottom portions, wherein said portions of said soft shell wall structure co-operate to define therewithin an insulated compartment, said sidewall structure leading, trailing and left and and right side portions having upper margins, said upper margins co-operating to define an opening of said insulated compartment, wherein said top portion being a hingedly mounted lid, said lid being moveable to an open position to expose said opening of said insulated compartment, said sidewall structure also having a rim extending about said opening;
- a liner mounted to said rim, said liner being positionable within said compartment and moveable to an inverted position to facilitate washing thereof;
- a lifting member attached to said leading portion of said flexible soft shell wall structure;
- said sidewall structure having a height, a depth, and a breadth, said height being greater than either of said depth and said breadth;
- a secondary wall structure mounted to said trailing portion of said flexible soft shell wall structure to define an auxiliary compartment, said secondary wall structure having an auxiliary compartment closure member operable to give access to said auxiliary compartment.
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A pack comprising:
- a flexible, soft shell wall structure having a flexible insulated layer, wherein said soft shell wall structure has a bottom portion, a top portion, and a sidewall structure, said sidewall structure having a leading portion, a trailing portion and left and right side portions, said leading, trailing and left and right side portions extending between said top and bottom portions, said portions of said soft shell wall structure co-operating to define therewithin an insulated compartment;
- said sidewall structure leading, trailing and left and right side portions having upper margins, said upper margins co-operating to define an opening of said insulated compartment;
- said top portion including a hingedly mounted lid, said lid being moveable to an open position to expose said opening of said insulated compartment;
- said sidewall structure having a rim extending about said opening;
- a liner mounted to said rim, said liner being positionable within said compartment, and said liner being moveable to an inverted position to facilitate washing thereof;
- a lifting member attached to said leading portion of said sidewall structure;
- said lifting member being a first mount for carrying the weight of said pack for attachment when attached to another object;
- a second mount located on said leading portion of said pack for attachment to the other object, said second mount being operable to inhibit swaying of said pack about said first mount;
- said sidewall structure having a height measured from said bottom portion to said top portion, a depth measured from said leading portion to said trailing portion, and a breadth measured perpendicular to said height and said depth, said height being greater than either of said depth and said breadth;
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- an auxiliary compartment mounted to said trailing portion of said flexible soft shell wall structure, said auxiliary compartment having an auxiliary compartment closure member operable to give access to said auxiliary compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.