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Application US20200156847
Published 2020-05-21
Convertible Beverage Container Package Having An Integrated Cooler Compartment
A convertible beverage container package having an integrated cooler compartment is provided that is sized to contain a number of cans in a box shape during transit, storage, and sale and which can be converted to a portable cooler configured to receive ice for cooling the cans contained therein. The shape of the convertible beverage container package allows a compact package for storage and transport, which can be selectively expanded to receive ice. In some cases, the received ice may surround two or more sides of the beverage cans. In one case, the shape of the convertible beverage container package may direct ice inside the package to contact the canned beverages on at least three sides.
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- 1. A beverage package, comprising:
a flexible bag, comprising:
at least two sides offset from one another and joined together via two or more edges;
an interior volume disposed between the at least two sides;
an opening at a first end of the at least two sides; and
a base formed at a second end of the at least two sides, the second end of the at least two sides opposite the first end;
wherein the flexible bag comprises a packaging state and a converted state, the packaging state including a plurality of folds disposed in the at least two sides defining a substantially rectangular cuboid shape of the flexible bag in the packaging state and sized to receive a plurality of canned beverages, the converted state releasing the plurality of folds in the at least two sides and providing access to the interior volume via the opening, the interior volume sized and shaped to receive and direct inserted ice to at least two sides of the plurality of canned beverages.
- 11. A convertible beverage package, comprising:
a flexible bag, comprising:
an internal compartment having an opening end and a closed end;
a front wall disposed opposite a rear wall, wherein the front wall is joined to the rear wall along a lower edge at the closed end;
a first side wall joined to the front wall along a first edge running from the opening end to the closed end, the first side wall joined to the rear wall along a second edge running from the opening end to the closed end;
a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, the second side wall joined to the front wall along a third edge running from the opening end to the closed end, the second side wall joined to the rear wall along a fourth edge running from the opening end to the closed end; and
a base formed at the closed end of the internal compartment, the base formed at least partially via folding the lower edge of the flexible bag against the rear wall and sealing the lower edge to the rear wall;
wherein the flexible bag comprises a packaging state and a converted state, the packaging state including a plurality of folds disposed in the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall defining a substantially rectangular cuboid shape of the flexible bag in the packaging state and sized to receive a plurality of canned beverages, the converted state releasing the plurality of folds in the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall providing access to the internal compartment via the opening end, the internal compartment sized and shaped to receive and direct inserted ice to at least two sides of the plurality of canned beverages.
- 19. A canned beverage package, comprising:
a flexible bag, comprising:
an internal compartment having an opening end and a closed end;
a front wall disposed opposite a rear wall, wherein the front wall is joined to the rear wall along a lower edge at the closed end;
a first side wall joined to the front wall along a first edge running from the opening end to the closed end, the first side wall joined to the rear wall along a second edge running from the opening end to the closed end;
a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, the second side wall joined to the front wall along a third edge running from the opening end to the closed end, the second side wall joined to the rear wall along a fourth edge running from the opening end to the closed end; and
a base formed at the closed end of the internal compartment, the base formed at least partially via folding the lower edge of the flexible bag against the rear wall and sealing the lower edge to the rear wall;
wherein the flexible bag comprises a packaging state and a converted state, the packaging state including a plurality of folds disposed in the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall defining a substantially rectangular cuboid shape of the flexible bag in the packaging state and sized to receive a plurality of canned beverages, the converted state releasing the plurality of folds in the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall providing access to the internal compartment via the opening end, the internal compartment sized and shaped to receive and direct inserted ice to at least two sides of the plurality of canned beverages; and a plurality of canned beverages disposed inside the internal compartment of the flexible bag.
