Container with expandable portion

An insulated container assembly comprising:

• a first insulated container portion and a second insulated container portion;
• said first and second insulated container portions being soft sided insulated container portions;
• said first insulated container portion having a length, breadth and depth, said length being greater than said depth, and said depth being greater than said breadth;
• said first insulated container portion having a first panel, said first panel having a predominantly rectangular plan form, said rectangular plan form having a pair of first and second generally opposed long sides running predominantly lengthwise, and a pair of first and second generally opposed short sides running breadthwise;
• said first panel having a periphery;
• said first insulated container portion having an insulated peripheral wall mounted about said first panel, said peripheral wall having first and second long sides, and first and second short sides, said peripheral wall extending away from said first panel depthwise, and each of said long sides and short sides having an upper margin portion distant from said first panel, said margin portions co-operatively defining an upper margin of said peripheral wall structure distant from said first panel;
• said first insulated container portion having a second panel, said second panel having a predominantly rectangular plan form having a pair of first and second long sides, and a pair of first and second short sides;
• said second long side of said second panel being hingedly mounted to said margin of said peripheral wall along said upper margin portion of said second of said long sides of said peripheral wall of said first portion;
• said second panel being movable between a closed position and an open position relative to said peripheral wall;
• a first closure operable releasably to secure said second panel in said closed position;
• said second insulated container portion being mounted to said first of said long sides of said first container portion, said first of said long sides of said peripheral wall defining a back wall of said second insulated container portion;
• said second insulated container portion being movable in the breadthwise direction of said first container portion from a collapsed position to an expanded position, and said container assembly including members operable releasably to secure said second insulated container portion in said collapsed position;
• said second insulated container portion having a predominantly rectangular front wall standing predominantly opposite said back wall, and side portions adjoining said front and back walls;
• said second insulated container portion having a bottom wall portion adjacent to said first panel of said first insulated container portion;
• and a top wall portion distant therefrom;
• said second insulated container portion having a closure member operable to permit said top wall portion thereof to move to an open position relative to said front wall, said top wall portion having a first securement to permit said top wall portion to close said second insulated container portion when said second insulated container portion is in an expanded position, and a second securement operable to fasten said top wall in an overlapping position relative to said front wall when said second insulated container portion is in said collapsed position;
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• said first and second short sides of said peripheral wall of said first portion defining first and second end walls of said first portion of said insulated container assembly;
• said first insulated container portion having a first lifting member mounted thereto, said first lifting member having a center of lift closer to said margin portion of said second long side portion than to said margin portion of said first long side portion;
• said first lifting member having a first end mounted to said first end wall of said first portion of said insulated container assembly closer to said upper margin thereof than to said first panel;
• said first lifting member having a second end mounted to said second end wall of said first portion of said insulated container assembly closer to said upper margin thereof than to said first panel;
• and, in use,
• said first and second ends of said lifting member having a line of action closer to said second long side of said peripheral wall than to said first long side of said peripheral wall.

An insulated container assembly comprising:

• a first insulated container portion and a second insulated container portion;
• said first and second insulated container portions being soft sided insulated container portions;
• said first insulated container portion having a length and a breadth and a depth, said length being greater than said depth, and said depth being greater than said breadth;
• said first insulated container portion having a first panel, said first panel having a predominantly rectangular plan form, said rectangular plan form having a pair of first and second generally opposed long sides running predominantly lengthwise, and a pair of first and second generally opposed short sides running breadthwise;
• said first panel having a periphery;
• said first insulated container portion having an insulated peripheral wall mounted about said first panel, said peripheral wall having first and second long sides, and first and second short sides, said peripheral wall extending away from said first panel depthwise, and each of said long sides and short sides having an upper margin portion distant from said first panel, said margin portions co-operatively defining an upper margin of said peripheral wall structure;
• said first insulated container portion having a second panel, said second panel having a predominantly rectangular plan form having a pair of first and second long sides, and a pair of first and second short sides;
• said second panel being hingedly mounted to said margin of said peripheral wall along said upper margin portion of said second of said long sides thereof;
• said second panel being movable between a closed position and an open position relative to said peripheral wall;
• a first closure operable releasably to secure said second panel in said closed position;
• said second insulated container portion being mounted to said first of said long sides of said first container portion, said first of said long sides of said peripheral wall defining a back wall of said second insulated container portion;
• said second insulated container portion being movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position, and said container assembly including members operable releasably to secure said second insulated container portion in said collapsed position;
• said second insulated container portion having a predominantly rectangular front wall standing predominantly opposite said back wall, and side portions adjoining said front and back walls;
• said second insulated container portion having a bottom wall portion adjacent to said first panel of said first insulated container portion;
• and a top wall portion distant therefrom;
• said second insulated container portion having a closure member operable to permit said top wall portion to move to an open position relative to said front wall, said top wall portion having a first securement to permit said top wall portion to close said second insulated container portion when said second insulated container portion is in an expanded position, and a second securement operable to fasten said top wall in an overlapping position relative to said front wall when said second insulated container portion is in said collapsed position;
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• said first insulated container portion has a liner mounted therewithin;
• said liner having a rigidity greater than said peripheral wall of said first insulated container portion whereby said first insulated container portion is rigid and said second insulated container portion is collapsible.