Abstract: A collapsible insulated carrier device is provided for transporting a single large container of a cold beverage such as a keg of beer. The carrier is a multi-layer construction, having an internally disposed thermally insulative shell fabricated of closed cell resilient polymer, a stress-bearing harness disposed upon the exterior of the shell, and an outer jacket of strong thin fabric that encompasses the shell and harness. Carrying handles are sewn through the jacket and into engagement with the harness. Such manner of association of the handles with the harness prevents tearing stresses from concentrating upon the bottom of the fabric jacket or the sites of handle attachment.

Abstract: A flexible bulk container comprises a tubular side wall structure (1 to 4) of woven fabric, lifting means (13) at an upper end of the side wall structure, and a base (14) closing the lower end of the side wall structure. The base is in the form of a polygon having an even number of sides and comprising a plurality of thicknesses of said woven fabric. Each thickness is formed by two joined flaps of woven fabric forming integral extensions of the side wall structure and each extending from one side of the polygon towards the opposed side thereof. In each thickness of the base, each flap is of substantially right-angled triangle shape having a first adjacent side lying along one side of the polygon and a second adjacent side extending at right angles from said one side to the opposed side of the polygon, and the two flaps are secured together substantially along the hypotenuses thereof.

Abstract: Four pairs of lifting panels extend upwardly from and have their lower end portions formed integrally with the upper edges of the side walls of the cargo bag. Each of the four pairs of lifting panels includes a pair of adjacent lifting panels positioned adjacent a corresponding corner of the cargo bag and the upper end portions of the lifting panels are folded inwardly to form multi-plies thereof. The multi-ply upper end portions of adjacent lifting panels are positioned in overlapping relationship and are interconnected to form a lifting loop above each corner of the cargo bag for supporting and moving the cargo bag from one location to another.

Abstract: A variable volume insulated container is manufactured from a flexible cover and a laminated insulator. The laminate is constructed of at least one layer of air bubbles encapsulated between sheets of heat reflecting thin flexible material. The bubble layers provide excellent insulative qualities. The insulated container is designed to fold inwardly accordion style along the side and bottom panels, thereby collapsing into an insulative and comfortable cushion. The flexability of the insulated container permits it to be partially collapsed along the side panels to efficiently insulate a partial cargo. The insulator is appropriately notched so that the insulator does not bunch in the corners when in the collapsed mode. The invention includes an insulated container having side and bottom walls which fold outwardly to collapse into a flat seat, and the insulator thereof is notched to prevent bunching when the seat is unfolded to the container mode.

Abstract: A ball carrier system is provided with a ball bag of pliable material configured to receive a spherical ball and to assume a substantially spherical shape and a first cord for carrying the ball bag. The first cord is connected to the ball bag by a plurality of cords on the spherical outside surface of the ball bag extending along major circles from a first common minor circle to a diametrically opposite second common minor circle. The system includes an arcuate gear bag adapted to accept the ball bag for simultaneous carriage of both the ball bag and gear. The system is optionally adapted to hands-free carriage.

Abstract: An inflatable container having an inflatable peripheral side wall formed by inner an outer essentially concentric cylindrical members to define an essentially annular thermal insulating inflatable air space. The inflatable container includes two inflatable end walls, each watertight sealed to respective ends of the inflatable peripheral side wall in order to define a closed, watertight cylindrical enclosure. The inflatable container includes along a linear top portion thereof, a zipper mechanism attached to opposed linear edges of the peripheral side wall for permitting access into the cylindrical cavity defined by the container. Proper radial spacing of the inner and outer cylindrical sheets of the peripheral side wall is maintained by a plurality of individual point attachments therebetween which maximize the effective insulating surface area of the side wall, while simultaneously improving the structural rigidity in the linear and transverse directions.