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The present invention relates to the field of accessories for coolers, more specifically, a dry ice bag that is adapted for use within a cooler in order to maintain a cool temperature within said cooler.
The dry ice bag for use with a cooler is a device that is adapted to receive a piece of dry ice, and which is adapted to be placed inside of a cooler in order to cool said cooler. The dry ice bag includes a mesh opening along a bottom surface that is selectively exposed via a flap member in order to regulate the amount of cold that escapes from the dry ice bag. The dry ice bag also includes a securing member on a top surface such that the entire device is adapted to be suspended from underneath a top surface of the cooler thereby enabling cold air to descend downwardly.
It is an object of the invention to provide a dry ice bag that is able to secure itself underneath a top surface of a cooler so as to dispense cooled air from a block of dry ice contained within said dry ice bag.
It is a further object of the invention for the dry ice bag to include a mesh opening that is at least partially covered via a flap member in order to regulate the flow of cooled air being dispensed from the dry ice bag.
These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the dry ice bag for use with a cooler will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the dry ice bag for use with a cooler in detail, it is to be understood that the dry ice bag for use with a cooler is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the dry ice bag for use with a cooler.
It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the dry ice bag for use with a cooler. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. They are meant to be exemplary illustrations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims.
The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments of the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description.
Detailed reference will now be made to one or more potential embodiments of the disclosure, which are illustrated in
The dry ice bag for use with a cooler 100 (hereinafter invention) comprises a dry ice bag 101 that is a rectangularly-shaped box, and is further defined with a top surface 102, a bottom surface 103, a first side surface 104, a second side surface 105, a third side surface 106, and a fourth side surface 107.
The dry ice bag 101 is made of a flexible material such as a fabric. Moreover, the dry ice bag 101 is of hollowed construction so as to provide an interior 108 into which a piece of dry ice 200 may be inserted. The overall function of the invention 100 revolves around supporting the piece of dry ice 200. The interior 108 of the dry ice bag 101 is accessible via an access door 109 that is provided on the first side surface 104. The access door 109 is affixed to a first, bottom edge 120 that is located between the first side surface 104 and the bottom surface 103. The access door 109 is able to rotate outwardly in order to expose the interior 108. Conversely, the access door 109 is able to fold closed in order to seal off the interior 108.
The bottom surface 103 of the dry ice bag 101 is unique in that a mesh member 110 is provided and extends across a first edge 111 and a second edge 112. The bottom surface 103 includes a flap member 113 that is affixed to a third edge 114. The flap member 113 extends between a first zipper member 115 and a second zipper member 116.
The flap member 113 is able to fold backwardly and secure to itself via a plurality of fastener members 118. Moreover, the flap member 113 is able to fold backwardly and secure to itself in order to provide a variable exposure of the mesh member 110 located thereunder. The mesh member 110 is a netting that is adapted to support the piece of dry ice 200 there above. The flap member 113 folds back in order to provide an adjustment as to an area of exposure 117 of the mesh member 110 thereby regulating an amount of chilled air 300 that descends downwardly from the dry ice bag 101 (see
The area of exposure 117 is set to adjustment via the flap member 113. Moreover, referring to
It shall be noted that where the plurality of fastener member 118 involves the use of snap buttons. A socket 131 and a stud 132 are well known in the art of snap buttons. The stud 132 is provided adjacent to a fourth edge 133 of the flap member 113. One or more of the sockets 131 are provided on the flap member 113 as well as on the top surface 102 of the dry ice bag 101.
The top surface 102 of the dry ice bag 101 may include at least one securing member 140 thereon. The securing members 140 may involve the use of a strip of adhesive, nylon hook and loop strips, or simply a strap. The at least one securing member 140 is adapted to support the invention 100 against a surface 400. It shall be noted that the surface 400 is being used to loosely refer to an interior surface of a cooler 401. In referring to
With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the various components of the invention described above and in
It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the various embodiments of the present invention which will result in an improved invention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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