US20250091767A1
2025-03-20
18/369,995
2023-09-19
Smart Summary: A new cooler design includes a special system for holding ice packs securely in place. These ice packs fit into specific spots inside the cooler, making it easy to insert and remove them by hand. This setup allows for better organization and creates about 60% more usable space compared to using traditional bagged ice. By keeping the ice packs secure, it helps prevent water loss and reduces waste, making it better for the environment. Overall, this cooler system is easier to use and more efficient than older methods, while also being more eco-friendly. 🚀 TL;DR
The invention is a snap fit modular component containment system integrated into a cooler with the inventions particular modular ice pack components inserted and removed from the coolers integrated sequestering alcoves. The securing alcoves accept the inventions modular ice packs that are then contained through snap fit retention in the rail walls of the cooler. The particular modular ice pack components are inserted into the snug rail system by hand using a leverage point to assist and maintain the ice packs secure positions. The particular modular ice pack components when inserted into the snug rail system create a distinct advantage by ordered assignment of those ice packs allowing for additional space due to proximal containment in the inventions alcoves. Insertion and extraction of the particular modular ice packs from the inventions component fence rails within the coolers cargo hold is accomplished with ease by hand. This area of work and the application of this structural modular snap fit sequestering system of particular modular component ice packs within the inventions cooler carrying system offers greater security, control, expanded interior space, effective use, and ease of use in cooler cargo holds. These aspects lead to a positive impact on the environment with amelioration of water loss and unnecessary waste and container carrier cleanup. The inventions physical benefits create approximately 60% more usable space in the cooler than traditional bagged ice. The invention averts additional loss by sequestration of ice the clustering effect of unrestricted cargo that eventually leads to loss and damage of cargo. The economic benefits include reduction of the use of new cargo components, particularly bagged ice, unnecessary plastic bag ice acquisition and the environmentally destructive single use aspects of those alternative methods and modes.
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B65D25/10 » CPC main
Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers; Internal fittings Devices to locate articles in containers
F25D3/08 » CPC further
Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes; Movable containers portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
It is to be said while certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in detail, it is to be understood that various modifications may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the following claims. While the foregoing details what is felt to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, no material limitations to the scope or applications of the claimed invention are intended. The invention furthered features and design alternatives that would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art are considered to be incorporated herein. Exemplary alternatives considered incorporated herein, though not limited thereto-specific physical geometries that are not essential to the overall operation of the embodiment. The scope of the invention is set forth and particularly described in the claims herein below. The listed are the several aspects, provisions, and advantages of the embodiment of the invention is comprised of: An invention as a secure modular snap tension modular cargo carrying and containment cooler system comprised of the dedicated distinct secure snap tension connections for encompassing and securing particular modular ice pack cargo components. The attendant interior integrated particular sequestration and removal system supporting the particular modular cargo ice pack components for containment of that particular cargo the invention further consists of the distinct parts that encompass the advantages of the system of the invention. A secure snap in tension cloistered cargo carrying and containment system with respect to other member components in the cooler carrier that maintain the integrity of cargo in that cooler carrier compartment comprises the invention. A system consisting of removable, reusable components located in dedicated integral recesses or alcoves in the interior of the cooler container interior. The invention provides a method that allows attendant modular components to be inserted, snapped in and snapped out from the integrated particular distal cargo compartments hold with ease through snap tension action by hand. The invention is an attachable/detachable snap in tension fit secure system to affix cargo components to a proximal carrier cooler container comprising the systems usability. The invention accommodates through systemic convenient operation the addition and transfer of particular modular ice packs and other cargo through the attach, detach feature of the modular secure snap in tension built into the cargo hold in the cooler. The invention also provides the benefits of enhanced environmental sustainability through loss containment and reuse of modular components in the operation of commercial, travel and leisure activities alleviating cargo loss and avoiding additional acquisition of non-reusables through the inventions reusable particular modular ice pack components in reference to an ice cooler or other container. The invention amounts to the enhanced economic benefit in alleviating use of new components and thereby the invention aids by limiting the need of disposables and the negative attendant commercial and personal fiscal economies of unnecessary acquisition, lost space, environmental waste and attendant extraneous waste especially in reference to an ice cooler container As fundamental aspects of the invention the invention constitutes enhanced cargo space, economic, physical and health and environmental benefits through elimination of inadvertent cargo loss using the structural modular components of the invention through dedicated sequestered module attachments in a secure snap fit tension sequestering technique that comprise the systemic advantage of the invention. The invention creates and allows for approximately 60% more cargo space in the cargo hold. The invention further establishes enhanced user satisfaction through ease of use, enhanced convenience through sequestration of particular modular components attached and detached by readily hand. The invention also provides enhanced user experience through ease of use in installation, removal, and reuse of those particular modular cargo component packs. Furthermore, the invention allows through its structural containment, enhanced loss prevention of parcels and reuse of materials and components through features listed above as the inventions objective. The present invention provides a locking snap fit tension of cloistered modular components inside of a compatible cargo container carrier. The positioning and flexible insertion and removal of the modular components by hand in the cargo carrier for joining two or more distinct molded plastic component packs allows easy insertion and extraction of the particular modular component ice packs. The snap fit tension of modular components can be engaged and released in the containment system utilizing the resilient removal tab from the cloistered recess. Thus, the snap tension modular component may be inserted and released by hand with ease in the snap tension containment system carrier and does not damage or deform the inventions secure snap in tension sequestering structure. Therefore, the inventive locking snap in mechanism allows through particular geometry allows the inventions modular components to be repeatedly secured and released without reducing the retention performance of those particular modular components. The invention furthermore increases the cargo size performance of the cargo carrier system by tightly sequestering the ice pack or particular cargo module pack in those limited spaces. In operation, the male and female components are joined together by first aligning the components such that each side aligns with the corresponding snap in frame rail aperture contained in the cargo carrier. the male enters the female locking frame aperture. The male particular modular component projection drops in contacts and connects to the frame. As the male and female components are urged together, the female receiving cloister component securely holds the particular male modular ice pack component in place after the completion of the urged effort. The male modular component continues into the carrier, the resilient rail of the female receptacle captures the male component, allowing the systems modular male components to remain sequestered until intentionally released through the retracting action of a male modular component resilient removal tab and the female modular cloistering segment components. When the male has passed the resilient frame, the receiving female alcove component returns to its original shape. The engagement between the male modular component and the female frame secures the male modular component from any movement. The resilient rail frames provide a constant force, through that geometry sequestering the male module component in the female frame, thereby maintaining a secure locking engagement between the male particular ice pack component module and the female projection frame, preventing accidental disengagement. The manual pulling action causes the male module pack to disengage the female frame, allowing the male modular component to be removed from the aperture, thereby releasing that male module in preparation for additional actions in the inventions versatility. The invention incorporates a return edge that accepts the initial insertion of the particular modular ice packs. The repeated engagement and release of the snap in tension modular components does not diminish its ability to securely join the two components in the future. To release the male modular component is manually pulled by use of the resilient removal tab away from the inventions female component rail frame housing.
The present invention relates to a secure snap tension particular modular ice pack containment cargo carrying system engaging and disengaging one or more particular modular ice pack components for recurring use of those particular modular packs as a modular component secure snap tension fit cargo containment carry system for reusable ice pack components, dedicated positioning of those ice packs and environmentally friendly management of plastic, ice, water, and cargo in a cooler.
The standards for transporting goods in a cooler are generally completed with the use of loose, or stacked ice for that cargo. This area of work and the application of this structural modular snap fit tension sequestering particular modular component ice pack cooler carrying system offering greater security, control, expanded interior space, effective use, and ease of use in cooler cargo holds. The embodiment of the invention relates generally to a structural modular snap in components with alcoves fixed in the carrying cooler interior. The removable, reusable particular modular ice pack components along with particular compartments attaching, securing these dedicated ice packs in protecting, and separating other foods, beverages, and random cargo. The further embodiment of the system is a simple easy to use structure and methods of removing or inserting easily by hand particular modular ice pack components that then easily maintain and enhance available cargo space through the inventions particular components. More particularly this embodiment enables the user to experience more space for foods and beverages, logistical ease of use. The invention further provides aseptic protection of modular or random cargo contained articles by water exposure in the cooler cargo hold area. The further exemplification of the invention relates to environmental benefits by reuse of structural modules providing healthier, convenient performance, and thereby alleviating harmful landfill use. The embodiment of the invention therefore decreases environmental impact through unnecessary use of materials and the attendant loss of cargo through typical hazards that also impact users monetarily and environmentally. The invention greatly reduces labor involved in the associated tasks in the packing and especially the attendant waste and necessary cleanup. The structural connective aspect comprising the inventions system maximizes containment area allowing for more usable cargo space and added benefits of the inventions connective additions, subtraction, and reconfigurations through modular transformation. Whereby the embodiments comprising the invention perform multiple physical, environmental, and monetary benefits for the consumer. The need to pack ice for coolers presents many challenges. These various challenges confront users in many ways such as limited cooler capacity, underutilized ice container dimensions, waste, unnecessary wastewater, purchase acquisition of ice bags, landfill burdens of hundreds of millions of plastic bags, ecological destruction in many ways challenging removal and clean-up of the cooler interior as a partial list. Limitations on cargo types and volume is regulated by the associated need for cooling the coolers cargo through the use of ice. These challenges create cargo disruption, cargo loss, unnecessary need to acquire bagged ice along with the need to securely store ice in the cooler to prevent spillage and associated damage. Furthermore, the plastic and water waste create a significant negative environmental impact. Interior cooler size logistics can be enhanced by proper placement of the ice packs in relationship to those interior compartments and placement by sequestering packets of ice in the walls, tops and bottoms thereby relieving the user from the attendant problems surrounding the interior of the cooler ice chest listed above. The invention manages and enhances user experience, economic impact and ecological impact in the ways mentioned above. The present invention provides a snap fit tension of cloistered modular components inside of a compatible cargo container carrier. The snap in tension mechanism provides convenient operation in a confined area, the invention furthermore enables the user to easily insert and release the particular modular ice pack components for reuse in the inventions system.
The invention particular modular ice pack components in the interior fixed array of alcoves offer a more orderly, hygienic compartment interior allowing for enhanced storage space by using those components and therefore minimizing the need for single use disposable items, and the typical water loss and damage in a typical bagged ice cooler scenario. These aspects lead to a positive impact on the environment with amelioration of significant water loss and unnecessary carrier cleanup. The inventions economic benefits include reduction of the use of new cargo components, particularly bagged ice, unnecessary plastic bag acquisition and the environmentally destructive single use aspects The invention provides physical and health benefits preventing inadvertent cargo loss specifically water and allows for clean and organized carrier experience creating a more sanitary carrier environment by alleviating water borne corruption of cargo contained in the carrier. The modular component ice packs allow for dramatic added voluminous interior space acquisition by using modular component ice pack system as the ice pack is approximately 60 percent less than that the bagged ice of the same weight. The invention offers enhanced user satisfaction and convenience through the dedicated sequestration of specific modular components in a highly ordered carrying compartment. The reusable aspect of the invention's particular cargo modules creates an environmentally sound benefit a fact that should not be dismissed in the scope and relevance of the invention, I. E. fixed replaceable ice packs in a cooler structure eliminating the need for disposable ice bags environmentally detrimentally single use aspects where approximately 9 billion are discarded every year. The invention further eliminates the significant yearly loss of water, where approximately 20 billion gallons of water is lost from the use of ice bags and attendant loss of material, food, and water. The easy attachment, detachment, reuse of these particular modular component packs and the orderly alignment of those components, as well as the space saving aspect of solid ice packs as opposed to bagged ice and the ease of use in cleaning the carrying container as well as the lack of need to dispose of discarded water and the environmental benefits associated and attributed to recycling aspects of the invention all provide a refined user experience.
FIG. 1 is a top view of the integrated fit modules sequestering alcoves housing integrated in the ice cooler containment carrier with the top edge exposed solely for detail
FIG. 2 is an angle perspective of the fencing alcoves integrated in the coolers walls and surfaces with the top edge exposed solely for detail
FIG. 3 is an angle perspective of the fencing alcoves and a several ice pack components in place with top edge covered
FIG. 4 is an angle perspective of the fencing alcoves and a several ice pack components in place.
FIG. 5 is a view of a particular modular ice pack component
FIG. 6 is an angle perspective of the inventions alcove fencing aspect outlining the vertical snap tension fit rails that comprise the accepting return edge secure fit of the particular modular ice packs.
FIG. 7 is single view of the female alcove aspect module depicting the securing frame fences the female alcove of the containment carrier component provides.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the snap fit male module in the partially sequestered position in the female alcove.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the snap fit male module in the fully sequestered position in the female alcove.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the snap fit male modules in the fully and partially sequestered positions in the female alcoves in the walls and lids of inventions interior when opened.
Components are molded from a plastic material. A resilient sequestering rail is integrally molded to superstructure component. FIG. 1 is a top view of the inventions integrated sequestering fenced alcove secure snap fit housings in the containment carrier ice chest interior without the top edge of the alcove shown. As an aspect with several modular packs resting in place depicting the parallel sequestering fencing alcoves imbedded in the containers carrier super structure interior. FIG. 2 is an angle perspective of the inventions integrated sequestering fenced alcove secure snap fit housings in the containment carrier ice chest interior without the top edge of the alcove shown. FIG. 3 s an angle perspective of the inventions integrated sequestering fenced alcove secure snap fit housings in the containment carrier ice chest interior and the integrated particular ice pack imbedded in containment carrying component of the invention with several modular packs in place showing the top edge in place. FIG. 4 is another angle perspective of the inventions integrated sequestering fenced alcove secure snap fit housings in the containment carrier ice chest interior. of the fencing module and a particular position of the integrated particular cargo pack imbedded in containment carrying component of the invention with several modular packs in place showing the top edge in place. FIG. 5 is a view of particular modular component ice pack. FIG. 6 is singular view of the invention snap tension fit alcove. FIG. 7 is an angle view of particular male modular ice pack component partially inserted into the snap fit alcove. FIG. 8 is another angle view of resting in place in particular female fenced alcove module sequestering carry section of the cargo containment system, FIG. 9 is a view of a singular modular ice pack component installed in a singular secure snap tension fit position of the cargo containment carry—cooler system's invention. FIG. 10 is a view of several modular ice pack components installed in the vertical walls as well as the invention cooler compartment top.
1. It is to be said while certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in detail, it is to be understood that various modifications may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the following claims. While the foregoing details what is felt to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, no material limitations to the scope or applications of the claimed invention are intended. The invention furthered features and design alternatives that would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art are considered to be incorporated herein. Exemplary alternatives considered incorporated herein, though not limited thereto- specific physical geometries that are not essential to the overall operation of the embodiment. The scope of the invention is set forth and particularly described in the claims herein below. The listed are the several aspects, provisions, and advantages of the embodiment of the invention is comprised of: An invention as a secure modular snap tension modular cargo carrying and containment cooler system comprised of the dedicated distinct secure snap tension connections for encompassing and securing particular modular ice pack cargo components. The attendant interior integrated particular sequestration and removal system supporting the particular modular cargo ice pack components for containment of that particular cargo the invention further consists of the distinct parts that encompass the advantages of the system of the invention. A secure snap in tension cloistered cargo carrying and containment system with respect to other member components in the cooler carrier that maintain the integrity of cargo in that cooler carrier compartment comprises the invention. A system consisting of removable, reusable components located in dedicated integral recesses or alcoves in the interior of the cooler container interior. The invention provides a method that allows attendant modular components to be inserted, snapped in and snapped out from the integrated particular distal cargo compartments hold with ease through snap tension action by hand. The invention is an attachable/detachable snap in tension fit secure system to affix cargo components to a proximal carrier cooler container comprising the systems usability. The invention accommodates through systemic convenient operation the addition and transfer of particular modular ice packs and other cargo through the attach, detach feature of the modular secure snap in tension built into the cargo hold in the cooler. The invention also provides the benefits of enhanced environmental sustainability through loss containment and reuse of modular components in the operation of commercial, travel and leisure activities alleviating cargo loss and avoiding additional acquisition of non-reusables through the inventions reusable particular modular ice pack components in reference to an ice cooler or other container. The invention amounts to the enhanced economic benefit in alleviating use of new components and thereby the invention aids by limiting the need of disposables and the negative attendant commercial and personal fiscal economies of unnecessary acquisition, lost space, environmental waste and attendant extraneous waste especially in reference to an ice cooler container As fundamental aspects of the invention the invention constitutes enhanced cargo space, economic, physical and health and environmental benefits through elimination of inadvertent cargo loss using the structural modular components of the invention through dedicated sequestered module attachments in a secure snap fit tension sequestering technique that comprise the systemic advantage of the invention. The invention creates and allows for approximately 60% more cargo space in the cargo hold. The invention further establishes enhanced user satisfaction through ease of use, enhanced convenience through sequestration of particular modular components attached and detached by readily hand. The invention also provides enhanced user experience through ease of use in installation, removal, and reuse of those particular modular cargo component packs. Furthermore, the invention allows through its structural containment, enhanced loss prevention of parcels and reuse of materials and components through features listed above as the inventions objective. The present invention provides a locking snap fit tension of cloistered modular components inside of a compatible cargo container carrier. The positioning and flexible insertion and removal of the modular components by hand in the cargo carrier for joining two or more distinct molded plastic component packs allows easy insertion and extraction of the particular modular component ice packs. The snap fit tension of modular components can be engaged and released in the containment system utilizing the resilient removal tab from the cloistered recess. Thus, the snap tension modular component may be inserted and released by hand with ease in the snap tension containment system carrier and does not damage or deform the inventions secure snap in tension sequestering structure. Therefore, the inventive locking snap in mechanism allows through particular geometry allows the inventions modular components to be repeatedly secured and released without reducing the retention performance of those particular modular components. The invention furthermore increases the cargo size performance of the cargo carrier system by tightly sequestering the ice pack or particular cargo module pack in those limited spaces.
In operation, the male and female components are joined together by first aligning the components such that each side aligns with the corresponding snap in frame rail aperture contained in the cargo carrier. the male enters the female locking frame aperture. The male particular modular component projection drops in contacts and connects to the frame. As the male and female components are urged together, the female receiving cloister component securely holds the particular male modular ice pack component in place after the completion of the urged effort. The male modular component continues into the carrier, the resilient rail of the female receptacle captures the male component, allowing the systems modular male components to remain sequestered until intentionally released through the retracting action of a male modular component resilient removal tab and the female modular cloistering segment components. When the male has passed the resilient frame, the receiving female alcove component returns to its original shape. The engagement between the male modular component and the female frame secures the male modular component from any movement. The resilient rail frames provide a constant force, through that geometry sequestering the male module component in the female frame, thereby maintaining a secure locking engagement between the male particular ice pack component module and the female projection frame, preventing accidental disengagement. The manual pulling action causes the male module pack to disengage the female frame, allowing the male modular component to be removed from the aperture, thereby releasing that male module in preparation for additional actions in the inventions versatility. The invention incorporates a return edge that accepts the initial insertion of the particular modular ice packs. The repeated engagement and release of the snap in tension modular components does not diminish its ability to securely join the two components in the future. To release the male modular component is manually pulled by use of the resilient removal tab away from the inventions female component rail frame housing.