Portable container and container assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10597191-B2
Application number	US-201715616675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2017
Priority date	Feb 28, 2017
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

An accessory for use with a portable container includes a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container and a connection member connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container. The connection member includes a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; and
a connection member comprising a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container,
wherein the connector has an enlarged head and a stem depending from the enlarged head, wherein the connector is configured for connection to the port such that the enlarged head sits above the port and the stem depends downward through the port.

2. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of connection members each comprising a connector configured to be received within a port on the container, wherein the connection members are connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container.

3. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the jacket has a tubular structure configured to receive the container, and wherein the plurality of connection members are distributed around the tubular structure.

4. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the connection member further comprises a strap connected to the connector and the jacket and extending between the connector and the jacket, wherein the jacket is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the port.

5. The accessory of claim 4 , wherein the strap is removably connected to the jacket, and wherein the connector is configured for connection to the port by removing the strap from the jacket, threading the strap and the portion of the connector through the port, and re-connecting the strap to the jacket.

6. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the connection member further comprises a strap connected to the stem and connected to the jacket and extending from the connector to the jacket, such that the jacket is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the port.

7. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a hook member configured to be inserted into the port.

8. An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; and
a connection member comprising a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container,
wherein the connector comprises a flexible tab with a ramp surface, wherein the flexible tab is configured to retain the connector within the port, and the ramp surface is configured to engage a portion of the port to flex the flexible tab when the connector is inserted into the port.

9. A container assembly comprising:
a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, and a skirt extending outward from the sidewall and extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the sidewall, the skirt including a port; and
an accessory connected to the container, the accessory comprising:
a jacket having extending around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container, the jacket having a storage member; and
a connection member comprising a connector connected to the port such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, wherein the connection member is connected to the jacket and supports the jacket in connection with the container, such that the jacket hangs from the skirt.

10. The container assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a lid connected to a top of the sidewall of the container to cover the top opening, wherein the lid and the accessory are connected to the container simultaneously.

11. The container assembly of claim 10 , wherein a portion of the lid is received in the top opening to connect the lid to the container.

12. The container assembly of claim 10 , wherein the port skirt is spaced downwardly from a top of the sidewall.

13. The container assembly of claim 9 , wherein the skirt further includes a plurality of ports distributed around the periphery of the container, and the accessory further comprises a plurality of connection members each comprising a connector connected to one of the ports such that a portion of the connector is received through the respective port, wherein each connection member is connected to the jacket and supports the jacket in connection with the container.

14. The container assembly of claim 13 , wherein the skirt is integral with the sidewall and comprises a horizontal portion connected to the sidewall and extending horizontally outward from the sidewall and a vertical portion extending downward from the horizontal portion, and wherein the ports are positioned on the horizontal portion.

15. The container assembly of claim 9 , wherein the skirt comprises a horizontal portion connected to the sidewall and extending horizontally outward from the sidewall and a vertical portion extending downward from the horizontal portion, and wherein the port is positioned on the horizontal portion.

16. An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; and
a connection member comprising a connector configured to be connected to the container and a strap connected to the connector and connected to the jacket and extending from the connector to the jacket, such that the jacket is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the container,
wherein the connector is configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port, and
wherein the connector has an enlarged head and a stem depending from the enlarged head, wherein the connector is configured for connection to the port such that the enlarged head sits above the port and the stem depends downward through the port, and wherein the strap is connected to the stem.

17. The accessory of claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of connection members each comprising a connector configured to be connected to the container and a strap connected to the connector and connected to the jacket and extending from the connector to the jacket, such that the jacket is configured to hang from the connectors by the straps of the plurality of connection members when the connectors are connected to the container.

18. The accessory of claim 17 , wherein the jacket has a tubular structure configured to receive the container, and wherein the plurality of connection members are distributed around the tubular structure.

19. The accessory of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of connection members comprises four connection members that are distributed around the tubular structure at 90° interv

Assignees

• Yeti Coolers Llc

Inventors

• Seiders Roy Joseph
• Rane Mark Carlson
• Desroches Donald Edward
• Hotchkiss Tobias

Classifications

• F16B21/18

  with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00) · CPC title

• B65D77/046

  and being a tray or like shallow container · CPC title

• B65D25/287

  Rope or string · CPC title

• B65D25/24

  for spacing bases of containers from supporting surfaces, e.g. legs (for pallets B65D19/40) · CPC title

• B65D43/022

  only on the inside, or a part turned to the inside, of the mouth of the container (B65D43/0216 takes precedence) · CPC title