Patent ID: 11970313
Assignee: YETI COOLERS, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 7:
8. An insulating container comprising:
a base;
a lid hingedly attached to the base;
the base including:
a sidewall structure having a front sidewall, a rear sidewall opposite the front sidewall, and two lateral sidewalls between the front sidewall and the rear sidewall;
a bottom portion connected to a first end of each sidewall of the sidewall structure, the bottom portion being configured to support the insulating container on a surface;
an opening formed at a second end of each sidewall of the sidewall structure, opposite the first end of each sidewall of the sidewall structure, the opening being configured to allow access to an interior void of the insulating container formed by the sidewall structure and the bottom portion, wherein a gasket is configured to provide a watertight seal when the lid is in a closed and secured position; and
at least one latch device configured to secure the lid when the lid is in a closed position, wherein the at least one latch device further includes:
a latch upper wherein a top portion of the latch upper is pivotally attached to the lid; and
a latch lower wherein a top portion of the latch lower is pivotally attached to a bottom portion of the latch upper,
wherein the latch lower further includes an engaging tab,
wherein the engaging tab is configured to engage a keeper,
wherein the keeper is positioned on a front side of the bottom portion of the insulating container when the lid is secured in the closed position, and
wherein the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latch device secures the lid in a closed position;

a wheel assembly located adjacent the rear sidewall, the wheel assembly including a pair of wheels on opposite sides of the rear sidewall, with each wheel mounted in a wheel housing with an axle to an axle bracket, and further including a wheel grommet located between the wheel housing and the axle bracket, the wheel grommet absorbing shock and cushioning the axle; and
a pull handle assembly attached to the rear sidewall adjacent to the bottom portion, the pull handle assembly with a telescopic three-stage arm configuration defined by a first stage with the pull handle assembly in a stowed configuration, a second stage with the pull handle assembly in a partially extended configuration, and a third stage with the pull handle assembly in a fully extended configuration, wherein the pull handle assembly includes two pull handle arms with a pull handle with one or more pull handle bumpers located on each of the pull handle arms that include a raised portion that extends circumferentially around the pull handle,
wherein when the pull handle assembly is in the fully extended configuration and the base is tilted, a weight of the insulating container is shifted onto the wheels to allow a user to pull and roll the insulating container.