Flexible cooler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left side, perspective view of a flexible cooler of the present design, side portions of a strap and two zipper pulls shown in broken line and forming no part of the first embodiment of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of an alternate embodiment of FIG. 1, the difference being the zipper pull cord attached to two spaced apart zipper pulls on the front.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D324977 March 31, 1992 Rosson
D328550 August 11, 1992 Mogil et al.
D371942 July 23, 1996 Lippincott et al.
D383360 September 9, 1997 Melk
5472279 December 5, 1995 Lin
Other references
  • "Lunch Bag" page from Outer Circle, Arctic Zone products brochure, 1996. "Dealer Workbook" page from Alpine West, Cool Tote products brochure, Jan. 1996. "1996 Outdoor Products Catalog," The Coleman Company, p. 47. "1995 Outdoor Products Catalog," The Coleman Company, p. 38. "1994 Outdoor Products Catalog," The Coleman Company, p. 36. "Mead Five Star Sport Catalog," Mead School and Office Products, Copyright 1997, 3 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D406730
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Assignee: Outer Circle Products, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: T. Brent Freese (Gurnee, IL), Douglas Carpiaux (Milwaukee, WI), Eric Fickas (Germantown, WI), Raymond Klein (Milwaukee, WI), Scott Micoley (Cedarburg, WI)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi & Blackstone, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/84,626
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7607
International Classification: 0706;