Insulated device
An insulated device having a body assembly, lid assembly and closure assembly. The body assembly includes a plurality of walls and a floor forming a storage compartment. The closure assembly includes a body closure member having a first magnetic or ferro-magnetic member positioned proximate a wall top surface of at least one of the plurality of walls. The closure assembly also includes a lid closure member having a second magnetic or ferro-magnetic member positioned proximate a lid bottom surface. At least one of the body closure member and the lid closure member includes a first housing member for receiving one of the first or second magnetic or ferro-magnetic members. The storage compartment is enclosed and substantially sealed when the body closure member and the lid closure member are operably engaged, and the storage compartment is accessible when the body closure member and the lid closure member are disengaged.
1 . An insulated device comprising:
a body assembly comprising: a plurality of walls each comprising a wall top end having a top surface and a wall bottom portion; a first insulation member having a top end, the first insulation member positioned between the wall top surface and the wall bottom portion; and a floor operatively coupled with the plurality of walls proximate the bottom portions of the plurality of walls to form a first storage compartment;
a lid assembly having a lid top surface and a lid bottom surface, the lid assembly comprising a second insulation member having a top end, the second insulation member positioned between the lid top surface and the lid bottom surface, wherein the lid assembly is at least partially removably coupled with the body assembly; and
a closure assembly comprising:
a body closure member comprising a first magnetic or ferro-magnetic member, wherein the body closure member is positioned proximate the wall top surface of the at least one of the plurality of walls, and between the first insulation member and the top surface of the at least one of the plurality of walls; and
a lid closure member comprising a second magnetic or ferro-magnetic member, wherein the lid closure member is positioned proximate the lid bottom surface, wherein the lid closure member is positioned between the second insulation member and the lid bottom surface;
wherein at least one of the body closure member and lid closure member comprises a first housing member, the first housing member being a separate holding assembly comprising a plurality of receptacles for housing the first or second magnetic or ferro-magnetic members; and
wherein the first storage compartment is enclosed and substantially sealed when the body closure member and the lid closure member are operatively engaged, and the first storage compartment is accessible when the body closure member and the lid closure member are disengaged.
2 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein the body closure member comprises the first housing member, the first housing member positioned on the first insulation member top end.
3 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic or ferro-magnetic member of the body closure member comprises a magnetic or ferro-magnetic strip.
4 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein the lid closure member comprises the first housing member, the first housing member positioned at or near a periphery of the lid assembly.
5 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein the second magnetic or ferro-magnetic member of the lid closure member comprises a magnetic or ferro-magnetic strip.
6 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein the body assembly further comprises a second storage compartment, the second storage compartment positioned within the first storage compartment and operatively coupled thereto.
7 . The insulated device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second insulation members is a vacuum insulated panel.