Application US20200156847

CONVERTIBLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER PACKAGE HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLER COMPARTMENT
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US20200156847

1. A beverage package, comprising: (1) (2)

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.

2. The beverage package of claim 1, wherein in the packaging state each of the at least two sides are in contact with the canned beverages, and wherein in the converted state each of the at least two sides are spaced apart from the canned beverages. (1) (0)

3. The beverage package of claim 2, wherein a cooling volume configured to receive a portion of the inserted ice is disposed in the volume between the at least two sides spaced apart from the canned beverages. (1) (0)

4. The beverage package of claim 3, wherein the flexible bag is tapered from a first width measured adjacent to the opening and a smaller second width measured adjacent to the base. (1) (0)

5. The beverage package of claim 4, wherein the flexible bag further comprises: (4) (1)

a closure mechanism disposed adjacent to the opening and running from a first of the two or more edges to a second of the two or more edges.

6. The beverage package of claim 5, further comprising: (0) (1)

7. The beverage package of claim 5, wherein the base includes gusseted portions of the at least two sides. (0)

8. The beverage package of claim 5, wherein the base is a separate piece of material joined to the at least two sides along two or more leak-proof seams. (0)

9. The beverage package of claim 5, wherein the flexible bag is made from plastic. (1) (0)

11. A convertible beverage package, comprising: (1) (2)

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.

12. The convertible beverage package of claim 11, further comprising: (1) (1)

a first handle cutout disposed in the front wall of the flexible bag, wherein the first handle cutout provides a first opening to the internal compartment from an outside of the flexible bag.

13. The convertible beverage package of claim 12, further comprising: (1) (1)

a second handle cutout disposed in the rear wall of the flexible bag, wherein the first handle cutout provides a second opening to the internal compartment from the outside of the flexible bag, wherein the first handle cutout and the second handle cutout are aligned with one another along at least one centerline.

14. The convertible beverage package of claim 13, further comprising: (1) (1)

a re-sealable closure disposed adjacent to an edge of the opening end, the re-sealable closure providing selective access to the internal compartment, wherein the internal compartment is closed at the opening end by pressing the re-sealable closure joining the front wall to the second wall together at the opening end, and wherein internal compartment is opened at the opening end by separating the re-sealable closure moving the front wall from the second wall at the opening end.

15. The convertible beverage package of claim 14, wherein the re-sealable closure includes a first closure element disposed on an internal surface of the front wall and a second closure element disposed on an internal surface of the second wall, and wherein the first closure element selectively and repeatedly interconnects with the second closure element. (1) (0)

19. A canned beverage package, comprising: (1) (3)

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 plurality of canned beverages disposed inside the internal compartment of the flexible bag.

20. The canned beverage package of claim 19, wherein the plurality of canned beverages are each oriented in an axis-horizontal arrangement in the packaging state such that an axis of each canned beverage in the plurality of the canned beverages runs substantially parallel with the base of the flexible bag. (0)

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Application US20200156847

CONVERTIBLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER PACKAGE HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLER COMPARTMENT

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