Portable container and container assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299318-B2
Application number	US-202016784973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2020
Priority date	Feb 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

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:
an accessory body 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 accessory body and configured to support the accessory body 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,
the connection member further comprising a strap connected to the connector and the accessory body and extending between the connector and the accessory body, wherein the accessory body is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the port, and
wherein the strap is removably connected to the accessory body, and wherein the connector is configured for connection to the port by removing the strap from the accessory body, threading the strap and the portion of the connector through the port, and re-connecting the strap to the accessory body.

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

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

4. 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:
an accessory body configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; and
a plurality of connection members, each connection member of the plurality of connection members comprising a connector configured to connected to a port such that a portion of the connector is received through the port on the container, wherein the plurality of connection members are connected to the accessory body and configured to support the accessory body in connection with the container,
wherein each 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,
wherein the accessory body has a tubular structure configured to receive the container, and wherein the plurality of connection members are distributed around the tubular structure, and
wherein the plurality of connection members comprises four connection members that are distributed around the tubular structure at 90° intervals.

5. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of connection members, each connection member of the plurality of connection members comprising a connector configured to be connected to the container and a strap connected to the connector and connected to the accessory body and extending from the connector to the accessory body, such that the accessory body is configured to hang from the connectors by the straps of the plurality of connection members when the connectors are connected to the container.

6. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the strap is removably connected to the accessory body.

7. 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:
an accessory body configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; and
a plurality of connection members, each connection member of the plurality of connection members comprising a connector configured to be connected to the container, wherein each connection member of the plurality of connection members is removably connected to the accessory body, such that the plurality of connection members are configured to support the accessory body in connection with the container when the connectors are connected to the container and the connection members are connected to the accessory body,
wherein each connection member of the plurality of connection members further comprises a strap connected to the connector and extending from the connector, wherein each of the straps is removably connected to the accessory body, such that the accessory body is configured to hang from the connectors by the straps of the plurality of connection members when the connectors are connected to the container and the straps are connected to the accessory body, and
wherein each of the straps has a loop at a first end connected to the connector and a hook-and-loop member at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the accessory body has complementary hook-and-loop members removably connected to the hook-and-loop members of the connection member.

8. The accessory of claim 7 , wherein the accessory body has a tubular structure configured to receive the container, and wherein the plurality of connection members are distributed around the tubular structure.

9. The accessory of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of connection members comprises four connection members that are distributed around the tubular structure at 90° intervals.

10. The accessory of claim 7 , 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.

11. The accessory of claim 7 , wherein the connector of each of the plurality of connection members is configured to be received within a port on the container to connect the connector to the container.

12. 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:
an accessory body extending around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container; 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 accessory body and supports the accessory body in connection with the container, such that the accessory body hangs from the skirt,
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,
the connection member further comprising a strap connected to the connector and the accessory body and extending between the connector and the accessory body, wherein the accessory body is configured to hang from the connector by the strap when the connector is connected to the port, and
wherein the strap is removably connected to the accessory body, and wherein the connector is configured for connection to the po

Assignees

• Yeti Coolers Llc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B25H3/00 Primary

  Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments (containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00; {nail dispensers B25C3/00}) · CPC title

• B65D2313/02

  of hook-and-loop type · CPC title

• B65D25/32

  Bail handles, i.e. pivoted {rigid} handles of generally semi-circular shape {with pivot points on two opposed sides or wall parts of the conainter} · CPC title

• B65D11/22 Primary

  Reinforcing for strengthening parts of members · 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