Ice chest cover with body and lid pockets

• US 8,827,109 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2014
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donna Sheehan
• Original Assignee: Donna Sheehan
• Inventors: Sheehan, Donna
• Primary Examiner(s): Hicks, Robert J
• Application Number:
  US14/200,240
• Time in Patent Office: 186 Days
• Field of Search: 220/739, 220/737, 220/694, 220/592.24, 220/592.2, 220/592.03, 220/592.02, 220/915.2, 220/915.1, 624/577, 624/571, 150/165, 150/154, 150/901, 206/216
• US Class Current: 220/739
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/20 Lunch or picnic boxes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/08 Decorative devices for handbags or purses

Abstract

A one-piece ice chest cover for changing the appearance of an ice chest includes a flexible main pocket portion having a front side, two lateral sides, and a back side forming a main pocket opening for receiving a main body of the ice chest. It also includes a flexible lid pocket portion formed of an inner portion configured to face an inner-facing surface of a lid of the ice chest and an outer portion for covering an outer-facing surface of the lid. The lid pocket portion may include a lid pocket opening sized smaller than a size of the main pocket opening. The lid pocket opening may be sized to receive a portion of the lid of the ice chest. The outer portion of the lid pocket portion may be connected to the back side of the main pocket portion so that the ice chest cover flexes when the lid is pivoted to open and close the ice chest.

Claims

1. A one-piece ice chest cover for changing the appearance of an ice chest comprising:

a flexible main pocket portion having a front side, two lateral sides, and a back side forming a main pocket opening for receiving a main body of the ice chest; and

a flexible lid pocket portion formed of an inner portion configured to face an inner-facing surface of a lid of the ice chest and an outer portion for covering an outer-facing surface of the lid, the lid pocket portion having a lid pocket opening sized smaller than a size of the main pocket opening, the lid pocket opening being sized to receive a portion of the lid of the ice chest, the outer portion of the lid pocket portion being connected to the back side of the main pocket portion so that the ice chest cover flexes when the lid is pivoted to open and close the ice chest.

2. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer portions of the lid pocket portion are sewn together at side edges and folded at a front edge to form the lid pocket portion.

3. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the lateral sides of the main pocket portion are folded at an edge of one of the front side, a bottom, and the back side, and wherein the lateral sides of the main pocket portion are sewn to at least two of the front sides, the bottom, and the back side to form the main pocket portion.

4. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the main pocket portion and the lid pocket portion are formed of a single, unitary material.

5. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the main pocket portion and the lid pocket portion are formed of a fabric.

6. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 5, wherein the fabric is a stretchable fabric.

7. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the main pocket portion includes a bottom connected to the lateral sides, the front side, and the back side.

8. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein at least one of the lateral sides includes a handle-cutout sized to receive a handle of the ice chest.

9. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, wherein the bottom includes a cut-out portion configured to accommodate wheels disposed at least in part along a bottom of the ice chest.

10. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 1, further comprising a logo, name, or indicia disposed on at least one of the top of the flexible lid pocket portions and the front side to face outwardly when the cover is disposed on the ice chest.

11. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 10, wherein the logo, name, or indicia comprises a team logo.

12. A one-piece ice chest cover for changing the appearance of an ice chest having a body and a lid attached at a connection, the one-piece ice chest cover comprising:

a main pocket portion formed of a stretchable fabric material, the main pocket portion having a front side, lateral sides, and a back side forming a main pocket opening sized to receive a body of the ice chest, the lateral sides being sewn to at least two of the front sides, the back side, and a bottom to form the main pocket portion; and

a lid pocket portion configured to cover at least a top portion of the lid of the ice chest when the body of the ice chest is disposed within the main pocket portion, the lid pocket portion being formed of a stretchable fabric material and connected with and extending from the back side of the main pocket portion in a manner that covers the connection of the ice chest, the lid pocket portion having an outer portion and an inner portion folded to overlap each other, the outer portion and the inner portion each having side edges sewn together to form an opening to the lid pocket portion, the opening being sized to receive a portion of the lid of the ice chest.

13. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 12, wherein the main pocket portion and the lid pocket portion are formed of a single, unitary material.

14. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 12, wherein at least one of the lateral sides includes a handle-cutout sized to receive a handle of the ice chest.

15. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 12, wherein the bottom includes a cut-out portion configured to accommodate wheels disposed at least in part along a bottom of the ice chest.

16. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 12, further comprising a logo, name, or indicia disposed on at least one of the top of the flexible lid pocket portions and the front side to face outwardly when the cover is disposed on the ice chest.

17. The one-piece ice chest cover of claim 16, wherein the logo, name, or indicia comprises a team logo.

18. An assembly comprising:

an ice chest comprising;

a main body comprising front, a back, sides, and an opening for receiving items; and

a lid pivotably connected to the main body, the lid having an outer facing surface and an inner facing surface and being shaped and sized to open and close to provide access into the main body portion;

an ice chest cover comprising;

a flexible main pocket portion having a front side, two lateral sides, and a back side forming a main pocket opening for receiving the main body of the ice chest; and

a flexible lid pocket portion formed of an inner portion configured to face the inner facing surface of the lid and an outer portion for covering the outer facing surface of the lid, the lid pocket portion having a lid pocket opening sized smaller than a size of the main pocket opening, the lid pocket opening being sized to receive a portion of the lid, the outer portion of the lid pocket portion being connected to the back side of the main pocket portion so that the ice chest cover flexes when the lid is pivoted to open and close the ice chest.

19. The assembly of claim 18 wherein the inner and outer portions of the lid pocket portion are sewn together at side edges and folded at a front edge to form the lid pocket portion.

20. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the lateral sides of the main pocket portion are folded at an edge of one of the front sides, a bottom, and the back side, and wherein the lateral sides of the main pocket portion are sewn to at least two of the front sides, the bottom, and the back side to form the main pocket portion.