Insulating device

1. A soft-sided lunchbox comprising:

a body assembly, wherein the body assembly includes an inner liner;

a lid assembly rotatably connected to the body assembly, wherein the lid assembly is rectangular in shape;

a storage compartment formed by the body assembly and the lid assembly, wherein the soft-sided lunchbox has an open configuration providing access to the storage compartment and a closed configuration preventing access to the storage compartment;

a closure positioned between the body assembly and the lid assembly, wherein the closure is adapted to selectively connect the body assembly and the lid assembly; and

a tab formed from a portion of the inner liner, wherein the tab is within the storage compartment; and

wherein the tab includes a first magnetic element that engages a second magnetic element on the lid assembly when the soft-sided lunchbox is in the closed configuration.

2. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 1 , wherein the lid assembly includes perimeter edges that extend upward away from the body assembly.

3. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 2 , wherein the perimeter edges have an edge height defined as a vertical height from a top surface of the perimeter edges to a top surface of an upper layer of the lid assembly, wherein the edge height is within a range of 15 mm and 21 mm.

4. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 3 , wherein the edge height is within 13 percent and 17 percent of a total height of the soft-sided lunchbox.

5. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 2 , wherein the tab is an insulated tab that extends along a length of the closure to insulate the storage compartment along the length of the closure.

6. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 2 , wherein the closure is a zipper.

7. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 1 , wherein the inner liner forms an outward facing layer of the tab and an inward facing layer of the tab.

8. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 7 , wherein the inner liner extends around a sidewall insulating portion from the inward facing layer to the outward facing layer, wherein the tab is connected to the closure at a base end.

9. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 8 , wherein the tab is connected to the closure at the base end via a connection element that extends through the inward facing layer, the outward facing layer, and the closure when viewed in a cross-section formed by a vertical plane extending perpendicular to a bottom surface of the soft-sided lunchbox.

10. A soft-sided lunchbox comprising:

a body assembly, wherein the body assembly includes a bottom layer, a first sidewall attached to the bottom layer, a second sidewall adjacent the first sidewall, a third sidewall opposite the second sidewall, and an inner liner;

a lid assembly rotatably connected to the body assembly, wherein the lid assembly is rectangular in shape;

a storage compartment formed by the body assembly and the lid assembly, wherein the soft-sided lunchbox has an open configuration providing access to the storage compartment and a closed configuration preventing access to the storage compartment;

a closure adapted to selectively connect the body assembly and the lid assembly;

an insulated tab formed from a portion of the inner liner;

a first handle positioned on the first sidewall, wherein the first handle with a first web loop arranged at a first end of the first handle and a second web loop arranged at a second end of the first handle;

a second handle positioned on the second sidewall; and

wherein the insulated tab includes a first magnetic element that engages a second magnetic element on the lid assembly when the soft-sided lunchbox is in the closed configuration.

11. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 10 , further comprising a third handle positioned on the third sidewall.

12. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 11 , wherein the first handle, the second handle, the third handle, the first web loop, and the second web loop are formed of nylon webbing.

13. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 10 , wherein the insulated tab is formed from the inner liner, wherein the inner liner forms an outward facing layer of the insulated tab and an inward facing surface of the insulated tab.

14. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 10 , wherein the insulated tab extends along an entire length of the closure to insulate the storage compartment along the entire length of the closure.

15. A soft-sided lunchbox comprising:

a body assembly, wherein the body assembly includes a bottom layer, a first sidewall attached to the bottom layer, an inner liner, and a sidewall insulating portion, wherein at least a portion of the sidewall insulating portion is positioned between the first sidewall and the inner liner;

a lid assembly rotatably connected to the body assembly; wherein the lid assembly includes an upper layer, a lid insulating layer, and a lid liner;

a storage compartment formed by the body assembly and the lid assembly, wherein soft-sided lunchbox has an open configuration providing access to the storage compartment and a closed configuration preventing access to the storage compartment;

a closure adapted to selectively connect the body assembly and the lid assembly; and

a tab that is located within the storage compartment and inward of the closure; and

a first handle positioned on the first sidewall, wherein the first handle with a first web loop arranged at a first end of the first handle and a second web loop arranged at a second end of the first handle; and

wherein the tab includes a first magnetic element that engages a second magnetic element on the lid assembly when the soft-sided lunchbox is in the closed configuration.

16. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 15 , wherein the tab contacts the lid liner on the lid assembly when the soft-sided lunchbox is in the closed configuration.

17. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 15 , wherein the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are positioned along a center plane of the soft-sided lunchbox.

18. The soft-sided lunchbox of claim 15 , wherein the soft-sided lunchbox has a shape of a rectangular prism.