US 12,187,524 B2
Soft-sided insulated container with hard-sided liner
Richard C. Stephens, Chicago, IL (US); William Kearns, Brampton (CA); Evan R. Olander, North York (CA); and Yongbing Guo, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS INC., (CA)
Filed by CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS INC., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,364.
Application 17/836,364 is a continuation of application No. 16/728,848, filed on Dec. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,401,099.
Application 16/728,848 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/722,775, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,434,052.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297919 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); B65D 25/28 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3823 (2013.01) [B65D 25/2841 (2013.01); B65D 43/164 (2013.01); B65D 43/22 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A soft-sided insulated container comprising:
a body and a lid, the body defining an insulated chamber therewithin, and said lid being movable between an open position and a closed position relative to said body, thereby to govern access to said chamber;
said body having an insulated soft-sided external casing and an internal liner, said liner having a rigid rim that defines an opening that providing access to said chamber;
said lid defines a closure of said chamber, and said lid has a first closure mode, said first closure more being a friction fit of said lid in engagement with said rim;
said soft-sided insulated container having a vent that has a first condition and a second condition; in said first condition said vent being open to permit passage of air between inside and outside of said soft-sided insulated container; in said second condition said vent being sealed; and
said container has a latch, and said latch is movable to operate said vent.