Folding container with cover

1 . A folding insulated container assembly comprising:

a first portion and a second portion co-operable therewith;

said first portion having a soft-sided insulated wall structure and a receptacle defined therein, said soft-sided insulated wall structure being foldable and said receptacle having an opening;

said second portion being movably connected to said first portion;

said first portion having a first closure member that defines a rigid peripheral frame;

said soft-sided insulated wall structure being releasably mounted to said first closure member;

said soft-sided insulated wall structure having an upper margin;

said rigid peripheral frame defining an accommodation in which said upper margin seats;

said rigid peripheral frame has at least a first securement fitting to which said soft-sided insulated wall structure is mounted when said upper margin is seated in said accommodation;

said second portion including a second closure member;

said second closure member being movable to a first position relative to said first closure member in which said first and second closure members are engaged to obstruct access to said receptable, said first position being a closed position;

said second closure member being movable to a second position relative to said first closure member, said second position defining an open position permitting access to said receptacle;

said first closure member defines a rigid land;

said second closure member defines a stiffened member;

in said closed position of said second closure member relative to said first closure member said stiffened member being operable to engage said rigid land.

2 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein said stiffened member defines a protruding nose and said first closure member is a bezel that defines said land, whereby said nose seats in said bezel when said second closure member is in said closed position relative to said first closure member.

3 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein, when said second closure member defines a lid of said insulated container assembly; said lid includes a stiffened jamb; in said closed position of said second closure member said jamb fits within said surround and said jamb engages said land in an interference fit.

4 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein said surround has an inside skirt, and an outside skirt; said land is defined by said inside skirt; and, when installed said upper margin of said soft-sided insulated wall structure is secured to said outside skirt.

5 . A folding insulated container assembly comprising:

a first portion and a second portion co-operable therewith;

said first portion having a soft-sided insulated wall structure and a receptacle defined therein, said receptacle having an opening;

said second portion being movably connected to said first portion;

said first portion having a first closure member that defines a rigid peripheral frame;

said soft-sided insulated wall structure being releasably mounted to said first closure member;

said second portion including a second closure member;

said second closure member being movable to a first position relative to said first closure member in which said first and second closure members are engaged to obstruct access to said receptable, said first position being a closed position;

said second closure member being movable to a second position relative to said first closure member, said second position defining an open position permitting access to said receptacle;

said first closure member defines a rigid land;

said second closure member defines a stiffened member;

in said closed position of said second closure member relative to said first closure member said stiffened member being operable to engage said rigid land;

said rigid peripheral frame defines a surround that includes said land;

said soft-sided insulated wall structure has an upper margin;

said surround has an accommodation; and

said upper margin of said soft-sided insulated wall structure seats in said accommodation;

said surround has an inside skirt, and an outside skirt; said land is defined by said inside skirt; and, when installed said upper margin of said soft-sided insulated wall structure is secured to said outside skirt; and

said outside skirt has at least a first securement fitting to which said upper margin of said soft-sided insulated wall structure is mounted when installed.

6 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 5 wherein said inside skirt has at least a first relief formed therein that provides installation access to said first securement fitting.

7 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 5 wherein said soft-sided insulated wall structure has at least a first strap; said first securement fitting is a first aperture formed in said outside skirt; said first strap passes through said first aperture of said first securement fitting on installation, and said first strap folds back upon, and is secured to said soft-sided insulated wall structure.

8 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 4 wherein said inside skirt is spaced from and opposed to said outside skirt and said accommodation is defined therebetween.

9 . The folding insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein:

said second closure member defines a lid of said insulated container assembly;

said first closure member is a rigid peripheral frame that defines a surround that includes said land;

said surround has an inside skirt, and an outside skirt;

said inside skirt is spaced from and opposed to said outside skirt and an accommodation is defined in a downwardly opening channel formed therebetween;

said outside skirt has an array of securement apertures spaced thereabout to which a set of straps of said upper margin of said soft-sided insulated wall structure is mounted when installed;

said inside skirt has at least a set of reliefs formed therein that provide installation access for said straps to said array of securement fittings;

said set of straps pass through said set of apertures on installation, and said set of straps fold back upon, and are secured to said soft-sided insulated wall structure; and, when installed.

10 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

said second portion is movable relative to said first portion to govern access to said receptacle through said opening;

said soft-sided insulated wall structure is an upstanding soft-sided insulated wall structure, said upstanding soft-sided insulated wall structure including a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left-hand side wall and a right-hand side wall;

each of said bottom wall, front wall, rear wall, left-hand side wall and right-hand side wall having an inside face and an outside face;

said soft-sided insulated container assembly being movable between a first position and a second position;

in said first position one of

(a) said rear wall is folded to lie against said second portion with said outside face of said rear wall facing away from said second portion, said left-hand and right-hand side walls being folded toward each other, said bottom wall being folded with said outside face of said bottom wall oriented toward said outside face of said rear wall and with said left-hand and right-hand side walls being between said outside face of said rear wall and said outside face of said bottom wall, and said front wall being folded over said bottom wall with said inside face of said front wall opposing said inside face of said bottom wall, and said front wall overlying said rear wall; and

(b) said front wall is folded to lie against said second portion with said outside face of said front wall facing away from said second portion, said left-hand and right-hand side walls being folded toward each other, said bottom wall being folded with said outside face of said bottom wall oriented toward said outside face of said front wall and with said left-hand and right-hand side walls being between said outside face of said front wall and said outside face of said bottom wall, and said rear wall being folded over said bottom wall with said inside face of said rear wall opposing said inside face of said bottom wall, and said front wall overlying said rear wall; and said rear wall overlying said front wall;

in said first position said bottom wall, said right-hand wall and said left hand wall lie between said folded front wall and said folded rear wall; and

in said second position said upstanding soft-sided insulated wall structure being unfolded to form an open-topped five-sided box.

11 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein at least one of said front wall and said rear wall has a stiffening panel therein.

12 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein both said front wall and said rear wall have stiffening panels therein.

13 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein said front wall has a first stiffening panel therein, and said rear wall has a second stiffening panel therein, said first and second stiffening panels being of unequal lengths.

14 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 13 wherein said second stiffening panel is longer than said first stiffening panel.

15 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein said receptacle has an opening width measured from said left-hand side wall to said right hand side wall, and an opening depth measured from said front wall to said rear wall; and a rear wall height measured from said bottom wall to said opening; and said rear wall height is less than said opening depth.

16 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein said second portion defines a lid, and said lid is hinged to said rear wall.

17 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein said second portion defines a lid, and said lid is rigid.

18 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 1 wherein said first portion of said soft-sided insulated container assembly includes a rigid frame defining a surround of said opening of said receptacle.

19 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 18 wherein said soft-sided insulated wall structure is detachable from said rigid frame of said surround.

20 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein said rear wall has a handle mounted thereto.

21 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 18 wherein said second portion defines a lid, and said lid has a rigid depending jamb, and when said lid is closed relative to said receptacle said jamb engages said rigid frame in a friction fit.

22 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 21 wherein said assembly has a secondary closure that is engageable when said lid is closed relative to said receptacle, said secondary closure providing additional securement of said lid in said closed position.

23 . The folding soft-sided insulated container assembly of claim 10 wherein said first portion has at least one securement operable to retain said assembly in said first position.