Collapsible insulating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10955181-B2
Application number	US-201916540583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2019
Priority date	Nov 6, 2013
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

A portable insulating device kit may be configured to fit within a smaller container for easier shipment. In one example, the assembly may include a base, a top wall having an opening, an inner liner configured to extend into the opening of the top wall to form an interior cavity defining a volumetric storage capacity and an exterior wall. The container can have a flat configuration defining a length, height, and width. The base, the top wall, the inner liner, and the exterior wall may be configured to be assembled into a portable insulating device. The volume of the container may be less than the volumetric storage capacity of the assembled portable insulating device, and the base, the inner liner, and the exterior wall are configured to be detached from one another and shipped in the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kit for components of a portable ice barrel comprising:
an interior barrel wall formed of an expandable bladder, the expandable bladder having an open end and a closed end, the expandable bladder adapted to expand from a collapsed position into an expanded position, wherein in the expanded position, the expandable bladder is configured to define a barrel cavity wherein the closed end is configured to contain ice within the barrel cavity and the open end is configured to allow access to the barrel cavity;
an exterior barrel wall;
a top rim, the top rim having a top rim channel defined therein;
a bottom rim, the bottom rim having a bottom rim channel defined therein;
a barrel lid configured to cover the open end; and
a barrel base and at least one caster configured to be secured to the barrel base.

2. The kit of claim 1 wherein the interior barrel wall and exterior barrel wall are configured to receive an insulative material that is injected into a gap between an inside surface of the exterior barrel wall and an exterior surface of the expandable bladder to form an insulative layer;
and wherein the insulative material provides structural support for the interior barrel wall.

3. The kit of claim 1 further comprising a top rim configured to encircle an interior barrel cavity, the top rim including a top rim channel defined within the top rim, a top drape configured to extend from a perimeter of the open end of the expandable bladder and configured to be positioned in the top rim channel such that the top drape covers an inner surface of the top rim channel.

4. The kit of claim 3 wherein a top edge of the exterior barrel wall is configured to be positioned in the top rim channel and on top of the top drape.

5. The kit of claim 1 further comprising a container defining a length, height, width, and volume; wherein the interior barrel wall, the exterior barrel wall, the top rim, the barrel lid, the barrel base, and the at least one caster are configured to be detached from one another and placed into the container.

6. The kit of claim 1 wherein the barrel lid comprises a handle.

7. The kit of claim 1 wherein the exterior barrel wall is cylindrical.

8. The kit of claim 1 wherein the expandable bladder is flexible.

9. The kit of claim 1 wherein in the collapsed position, the expandable bladder is foldable.

10. The kit of claim 1 further comprising an insulative layer, the insulative layer configured to be positioned between the interior barrel wall and the exterior barrel wall.

Assignees

• Rtc Ind Inc

Inventors

• Hardy Stephen N
• Schlessinger Gideon
• Geiger Fred
• Lozano Julio

Classifications

• F25C5/182 Primary

  Ice bins therefor · CPC title

• B65D11/1873

  all walls are detached from each other to collapse the container · CPC title

• B65D81/3806

  formed with double walls, i.e. hollow · CPC title