Container with cover and closure member
AssigneeCalifornia Innovations Inc.
InventorsMelvin S. Mogil, Mark J. Greenstein, Michael Ramundi, Andrius S. Birutis
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Abstract
A soft sided insulated container assembly includes a first portion having an insulated, soft sided external wall structure, and an internal, substantially rigid molded plastic receptacle mounted therein. It has a cover structure that includes a reinforcement member for engaging a land region of the molded receptacle, thereby tending to yield an interface tending to have a sealing relationship. Both the receptacle and the engaging seal member of the lid may be outwardly splayed. The container may also include a thermal storage element, and the container may have an accommodation for receiving the thermal storage element.
Claims21
A container assembly that includes a soft-sided insulated container and a substantially rigid liner, wherein:
- said insulated container has a soft-sided insulated wall structure having a top wall, a bottom wall, left and right hand short sidewall portions, and first and second long sidewall portions;
- said bottom wall is substantially rectangular;
- said bottom wall has first and second short side edges, and first and second long side edges;
- said first and second long sidewall portions adjoin said first and second long side edges and extend upwardly away from said bottom wall;
- said left and right hand short sidewall portions adjoin said first and second short side edges and extend upwardly away from said bottom wall;
- said first and second long side wall portions and said left and right hand short side wall portions co-operate to define a peripheral wall running about said bottom wall;
- said peripheral wall has an upper margin distant from said bottom wall;
- said top wall is generally rectangular;
- said top wall has an edge portion hingedly connected to a corresponding portion of said upper margin of said peripheral wall;
- said top wall is movable between an open position and a closed position;
- in said closed position said bottom wall, top wall, left and right hand short sidewall portions, and first and second long sidewall portions define an internal volume therewithin;
- said insulated container wall structure includes an outer skin, an inner skin, and a layer of insulation sandwiched between said outer skin and said inner skin;
- said substantially rigid liner is sized to fit closely within said soft-sided insulated wall structure such that said substantially rigid liner occupies substantially all of said internal volume;
- said substantially rigid liner has a mouth that includes a peripherally extending rim defining a land;
- said top wall includes a formed structural member, said formed structural member being a peripherally extending engagement member that includes a stiffened member, said stiffened member being operable on closing of said top wall to engage said land of said substantially rigid liner;
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- said co-operable peripherally extending engagement member of said top wall and said land of said substantially rigid liner define a closure of said assembly, said closure so defined being zipperless.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.