Abstract: An example lid assembly may include a lid and a slider. The lid may further include a guide channel configured to receive the slider, and the channel may limit the lateral movement of the slider. The guide channel may further include a pair of air vents. The slider may be configured to slide along the lid, from a closed position where the slider covers the opening and to an opened position in which the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container may be released. The slider may be configured to lock into place in both the closed position and the opened position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 2, 2023
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2024
Assignee:
YETI Coolers, LLC
Inventors:
Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
Abstract: An insulating device can include a body assembly and a lid assembly where an insulating layer is connected to both the body assembly and the lid assembly. An aperture with a closure is formed between the body assembly and lid assembly to form a storage compartment. An insulating tab may be formed from a portion of the insulating layer and an inner liner of the body assembly to help insulate the closure region. In addition, a first magnetic element may be secured within the insulating tab that may engage a second magnetic element secured within the lid assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 10, 2023
Date of Patent:
November 5, 2024
Assignee:
YETI Coolers, LLC
Inventors:
Kyle Edward Rogers, Jeffrey Charles Munie, John Loudenslager
Abstract: Systems and methods for coating one or more surfaces of a drinking container with diamond-like carbon. The systems and methods may position a metallic structure of a container into electrically-conducting contact with a first electrode, and use a probe that combines an electrode and gas channel to introduce a precursor gas into an internal compartment of a container for enhanced surface coating of the metallic structure.
Abstract: An apparatus may include a shell defining a first side and a second side, a storage compartment, an opening configured to provide access to the storage compartment, the opening including a closure device, a first carry strap and a second carry strap, a plurality of reinforcement patches in which the first carry strap and the second carry strap are connected to a portion of the plurality of reinforcement patches, a base, and a strip along a bottom of the apparatus configured to provide reinforcement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 22, 2024
Assignee:
YETI Coolers, LLC
Inventors:
Roy Joseph Seiders, Christopher M. Keller
Abstract: A suitcase having a base and a lid where the lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies is disclosed. The lid may comprise an upper shell, and the base may comprise a lower shell. The upper shell and the lower shell may be seamlessly formed to create a water resistant and/or waterproof suitcase. The suitcase may have an extendable trolley handle assembly that is externally attached to the base of the suitcase using a plurality of mounting clips. The trolley handle assembly may comprise a pair of extrusion assemblies that are connected to the base of the suitcase and connected to each other by a grip. The suitcase may also have a removably secured interior liner.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2024
Assignee:
YETI Coolers, LLC
Inventors:
Steve Charles Nichols, Andy Bondhus, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock
Abstract: A blanket formed from multiple layers including a fabric layer on the top and a base layer on the bottom where the base layer may include a waterproof coating on at least one side. The blanket may also include an insulation layer and an adhesive scrim layer positioned between the fabric layer and the base layer. The layers of the blanket may be attached using a combination of stitching along with an adhesive to form a blanket that is waterproof and is secured together such that the fabric layer does not move relative to the base layer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2024
Assignee:
YETI Coolers, LLC
Inventors:
Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, Erin K. Ellison, Derek Sullivan, John W. Dow