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US 6,513,661 B1Granted
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.
Claims35
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 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, wherein said auxiliary compartment has a first receptacle mounted therein, a second receptacle mounted therein, and said auxiliary compartment closure member is securable in a closed position to conceal the contents of said first and second receptacles.
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An insulated pack comprising:
- a flexible, soft shell wall structure having a flexible insulated layer, and having a bottom portion, a top portion, and a sidewall member;
- said sidewall member having a leading portion, a trailing portion and left and right hand side portions;
- said leading, trailing and left and right hand 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 top portion including a lid, said lid being moveable to an open position to give access to said insulated compartment;
- said sidewall member having a height and a breadth, said height being greater than said breadth, and said trailing portion being arcuate such that, when viewed from above, said sidewall member has a D-shaped cross-section;
- a liner mounted within said compartment to receive objects introduced when said lid is in said open position, said liner being moveable to an inverted position to facilitate washing thereof;
- a lifting member attached to said sidewall member;
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- a secondary wall structure mounted to said trailing portion of said sidewall member, said secondary wall structure standing outwardly of said trailing portion of said sidewall member and defining an auxiliary compartment therewithin;
- said secondary wall structure 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.