Heated utility bag
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1. A utility bag comprising:
- a plurality of panels defining an interior and an exterior, the interior including a cavity configured to receive an item;
a heater element disposed in the cavity;
a battery pack configured for electrical communication with the heater element for powering the heater element; and
a controller removably coupled in selective electrical communication to the battery pack and removably coupled in selective electrical communication with the heater element, wherein the controller includes a housing shaped and sized to mechanically mate with the battery pack for electrical communication therewith, and wherein the housing includes a jack receptacle therein, the utility bag further comprising a jack electrically coupled to the heater element and configured to be received in the jack receptacle in the housing to define the selective electrical communication between the controller and the heater element.
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Abstract
A utility bag having a plurality of panels defining an interior and an exterior, the interior including a cavity configured to receive an item. The utility bag includes a heater element disposed in the cavity, a battery pack configured for electrical communication with the heater element for powering the heater element, and a controller removably coupled in selective electrical communication to the battery pack. The controller is shaped and sized to mechanically mate with the battery pack for electrical communication therewith.
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20 Claims
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1. A utility bag comprising:
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a plurality of panels defining an interior and an exterior, the interior including a cavity configured to receive an item; a heater element disposed in the cavity; a battery pack configured for electrical communication with the heater element for powering the heater element; and a controller removably coupled in selective electrical communication to the battery pack and removably coupled in selective electrical communication with the heater element, wherein the controller includes a housing shaped and sized to mechanically mate with the battery pack for electrical communication therewith, and wherein the housing includes a jack receptacle therein, the utility bag further comprising a jack electrically coupled to the heater element and configured to be received in the jack receptacle in the housing to define the selective electrical communication between the controller and the heater element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A utility bag comprising:
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a plurality of panels defining an interior and an exterior, the interior including a cavity configured to receive an item; a heater element disposed in the cavity; a battery pack configured for electrical communication with the heater element for powering the heater element; and a controller removably coupled in selective electrical communication to the battery pack and removably coupled in selective electrical communication with the heater element, wherein the controller includes a housing configured to slidingly mate with the battery pack for electrical communication therewith, and wherein the housing includes a jack receptacle therein, the utility bag further comprising a jack electrically coupled to the heater element and configured to be received in the jack receptacle in the housing to define the selective electrical communication between the controller and the heater element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A utility bag comprising:
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a plurality of panels defining an interior and an exterior, the interior including a cavity configured to receive an item; a heater element disposed in the cavity; a battery pack configured for electrical communication with the heater element for powering the heater element; and a controller removably coupled in selective electrical communication to the battery pack and removably coupled in selective electrical communication with the heater element, wherein the controller includes an interface that is substantially shaped and sized for mechanically mating with the battery pack in electrical communication therewith, and wherein the controller includes a housing having a jack receptacle therein, the utility bag further comprising a jack electrically coupled to the heater element and configured to be received in the jack receptacle in the housing to define the selective electrical communication between the controller and the heater element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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