Insulated grocery cart cooler
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1. A insulated grocery cart cooler comprising:
- an insulated container means comprises a flexible container including a front web spaced from and parallel to a rear web, with a first lateral web spaced from and parallel to a rear web, with a first lateral web and a second lateral web extending substantially orthogonally between opposed vertical edges of the front and rear webs, a bottom web extending substantially orthogonally between lower horizontal edges of the front and rear webs and the lateral webs;
a top web pivotally coupled along a longitudinal edge thereof to an upper edge of the rear web;
a rear pocket web coupled to an interior surface of the rear web, with a first lateral pocket web and a second lateral pocket web being coupled to interior surfaces of the first lateral web and the second lateral web, respectively; and
a plurality of gel packs of flexible construction and containing a freezable gel, each of the gel packs being position within a individual pocket defined by the pocket webs so as to impart a cooling effect to an interior of the flexible container of the insulated container means;
a mounting means comprises a first hook coupled to an upper portion of the rear web proximal to a juncture of the top web and the upper edge of the rear web; and
a second hook positioned in a substantially spaced and parallel orientation relative to the first hook and secured to the rear web proximal to the junction between the top web and the upper proximal to the junction between the top web and the upper edge of the rear web, the hooks being operable to engage a straight elongated handlebar of a shopping cart to support the insulated container means within an upper basket of the cart.
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Abstract
A cooler for retaining food items in a refrigerated condition within a grocery cart. The inventive device includes an insulated container positionable within the upper basket of a grocery cart. A mounting assembly coupled to the container secures the container to both the handlebar of the grocery cart and a portion of the upper basket thereof. Freezable gel packs are positioned within the container and cooperate to retain foods positioned therein in a refrigerated condition.
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1. A insulated grocery cart cooler comprising:
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an insulated container means comprises a flexible container including a front web spaced from and parallel to a rear web, with a first lateral web spaced from and parallel to a rear web, with a first lateral web and a second lateral web extending substantially orthogonally between opposed vertical edges of the front and rear webs, a bottom web extending substantially orthogonally between lower horizontal edges of the front and rear webs and the lateral webs;
a top web pivotally coupled along a longitudinal edge thereof to an upper edge of the rear web;
a rear pocket web coupled to an interior surface of the rear web, with a first lateral pocket web and a second lateral pocket web being coupled to interior surfaces of the first lateral web and the second lateral web, respectively; and
a plurality of gel packs of flexible construction and containing a freezable gel, each of the gel packs being position within a individual pocket defined by the pocket webs so as to impart a cooling effect to an interior of the flexible container of the insulated container means;a mounting means comprises a first hook coupled to an upper portion of the rear web proximal to a juncture of the top web and the upper edge of the rear web; and
a second hook positioned in a substantially spaced and parallel orientation relative to the first hook and secured to the rear web proximal to the junction between the top web and the upper proximal to the junction between the top web and the upper edge of the rear web, the hooks being operable to engage a straight elongated handlebar of a shopping cart to support the insulated container means within an upper basket of the cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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