Collapsible insulated cooler
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1. A collapsible, insulated cooler case comprising, in combination:
- a rectangular, parallelepiped assembly of five insulated rectangular wall panels forming an enclosure with an open top and including a bottom side, a front side, a back side and opposite end sides, said sides joined at connecting side edges, the bottom side and end sides being foldable and collapsible;
said assembly further including a top side attached at one edge to the back side and foldable over the open top;
said top side including a free edge generally parallel to and spaced from the said one edge;
a first connector member extending from the free edge; and
a second flexible connector member attached to the back side and extendable over the bottom side for connection to the first connector member, whereby the bottom side and opposite end sides may be retained in a collapsed and folded mode by connecting the first and second connector members.
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A collapsible insulated cooler case includes a sandwich construction of fabric and cell foam material forming the panel walls of the container and further includes front binding straps that hold the case in a collapsed condition. The binding straps extend from the front flap of the cooler over the bottom and engage with companion straps on the back side of the cooler case. Alternatively, the front binding straps are used to hold the container top panel in the closed position.
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1. A collapsible, insulated cooler case comprising, in combination:
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a rectangular, parallelepiped assembly of five insulated rectangular wall panels forming an enclosure with an open top and including a bottom side, a front side, a back side and opposite end sides, said sides joined at connecting side edges, the bottom side and end sides being foldable and collapsible;
said assembly further including a top side attached at one edge to the back side and foldable over the open top;
said top side including a free edge generally parallel to and spaced from the said one edge;
a first connector member extending from the free edge; and
a second flexible connector member attached to the back side and extendable over the bottom side for connection to the first connector member, whereby the bottom side and opposite end sides may be retained in a collapsed and folded mode by connecting the first and second connector members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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