IP Library Granted Patent US 11,161,678
Granted Patent B2
US 11,161,678 · App. 16/684,317 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Portable storage container

Inventors: Grady E. Barfoot (Denver, CO); W. Travis Smith (Fort Collins, CO); Michael A. Meuse (Longmont, CO); Todd Eichinger (Fort Collins, CO); Joshua R. Cornish (Fort Collins, CO)
Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
B65D81/3818B65D21/0209B65D25/2888B65D43/0214B65D43/164B65D51/242B65D81/3816
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Patent No.
US 11,161,678
App. No.
16/684,317
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable storage container includes a body and a lid. The body has a bottom and sides that define an interior storage volume. The lid is attachable to the body for closing the interior storage volume and includes a lid base, a first lid member, and a second lid member. The first lid member is hingeably attached to the lid base on a first side and the second lid member is hingeably attached on a second side. Each of the lid members includes a handle recess and an attached handle. The handle of the first lid member is positioned at least partially in the handle recess of the second lid member and the handle of the second lid member is positioned at least partially in the handle recess of the first lid member when the first lid member opened and the second lid member is closed.

Claims (25)

1. A portable insulated storage container comprising:

a body including a bottom and plurality of sides extending from the bottom, the bottom and the plurality of sides defining an interior storage volume of the portable insulated storage container; and

a lid removably attachable to the body for closing the interior storage volume, the lid including a lid base, a first lid member, and a second lid member, wherein the first lid member is hingeably attached to the lid base on a first side of the lid base and the second lid member is hingeably attached to the lid base on a second side of the lid base opposite the first side, wherein the first lid member and the second lid member are each independently movable from a first closed position to a second opened position for allowing access to the interior storage volume when the lid is attached to the body, wherein each of the first lid member and the second lid member includes a handle recess and a handle attached to the lid member in the respective handle recess, and wherein the handle of the first lid member is configured to extend at least partially into the handle recess of the second lid member and the handle of the second lid member is configured to extend at least partially into the handle recess of the first lid member when the first lid member is in the opened position and the second lid member is in the closed position.

2. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein the handle of the second lid member is configured to extend at least partially into the handle recess of the first lid member when the second lid member is in the opened position and the first lid member is in the closed position.

3. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein the handle of the first lid member is adjacent the handle of the second lid member when the first lid member is in the opened position and the second lid member is in the closed position.

4. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein the first lid member is hingeably attached to the lid base with a first hinge and the second lid member is hingeably attached to the lid base with a second hinge, wherein an axis of the first hinge is parallel to an axis of the second hinge.

5. The portable insulated storage container of claim 4 wherein each of the first hinge and the second hinge is a living hinge.

6. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein each handle is positioned in the associated handle recess such that the handle is accessible in the handle recess from at least two sides.

7. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein the lid and the body further include corresponding attachment features for removably attaching the lid to the body.

8. The portable insulated storage container of claim 7 wherein the corresponding attachment features include one or more protrusions and one or more receptacles each corresponding to one of the one or more of the protrusions, respectively.

9. The portable insulated storage container of claim 8 wherein the one or more protrusions each have an interference fit with the one or more corresponding receptacles, respectively.

10. The portable insulated storage container of claim 8 wherein the one or more protrusions include a spine that extends from a first edge of the lid base to a second edge of the lid base and the one or more receptacles include two receptacles for receiving the spine positioned on opposing sides of the body.

11. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the portable insulated storage container is insulated using a vacuum insulated panel.

12. The portable insulated storage container of claim 1 wherein each of the lid members has an interference fit with a respective portion of the body when the lid is attached to the body and the lid member is in the closed position.

13. A portable storage container system comprising:

a body including a bottom and plurality of sides extending from the bottom, the bottom and the plurality of sides defining an interior storage volume of the portable storage container; and

a lid that is removably attachable to the body and configured for closing the interior storage volume of the body, the lid including a lid base, a first lid member, and a second lid member, wherein the first lid member is attached to the lid base with a first hinge and the second lid member is attached to the lid base with a second hinge, wherein the first lid member and the second lid member are each configured to be transitioned from a first closed position to a second opened position for allowing access to the interior storage volume when the lid is attached to the body, wherein the first lid member is configured to pivot in a first direction to transition from the closed position to the open position and the second lid member is configured to pivot in a second direction that is opposite the first direction to transition from the closed position to the open position, wherein each of the first lid member and the second lid member includes a handle recess and a handle positioned in the respective handle recess, and wherein the first lid member is configured to be parallel to the second lid member when the first lid member is in the opened position and the second lid member is in the closed position.

14. The portable storage container system of claim 13 wherein:

the handle of the first lid member is configured to at least partially extend into the handle recess of the second lid member when the first lid member is in the opened position and the second lid member is in the closed position; and

the handle of the second lid member is configured to at least partially extend into the handle recess of the first lid member when the second lid member is in the opened position and the first lid member is in the closed position.

15. The portable storage container system of claim 13 wherein the body and the plurality of sides of the body are insulated.

16. The portable storage container system of claim 13 wherein each of the lid members is configured to have an interference fit with respective portions of the body when the lid is attached to the body and the lid members are in the closed positions.

17. The portable storage container system of claim 13 wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are living hinges.

18. The portable storage container system of claim 13 further comprising a second lid that is removably attachable to the body and configured for closing the interior storage volume of the body, wherein the second lid is configured to be used as an alternative to the lid and wherein the second lid does not include any moving components.

19. The portable storage container system of claim 13 wherein another instance of the body is stackable on the lid.

Assignments (6)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 20, 2026
From: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075611/0291 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT REEL/FRAME NO. 59554/0930 Recorded May 20, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075613/0276 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 059554/0930 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT REEL/FRAME NO. 51693/0592 Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059618/0308 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 24, 2020
From: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 051693/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: BARFOOT, GRADY E.; SMITH, W. TRAVIS; MEUSE, MICHAEL A.; EICHINGER, TODD; CORNISH, JOSHUA R.
To: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051107/0897 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62794378 · Jan 18, 2019
Provisional Application 62771991 · Nov 27, 2018
Related Publication 20200165055A1 · May 28, 2020