Patent ID: 11952172
Assignee: YETI COOLERS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An accessory for use with a portable container having a bottom and a sidewall extending upward from the bottom to define an internal cavity with a top opening, the accessory comprising:
a jacket configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container, the jacket comprising:
a base comprising a first annular band and a second annular band spaced below the first annular band that extend around an entirety of the sidewall of the container, and
a plurality of modular sections, wherein each modular section of the plurality of modular sections is connected to the first and second annular bands, wherein the plurality of modular sections comprises:
a first modular section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and extending around a first portion of the sidewall of the container, the first modular section having a first structural configuration;
a second modular section having a third end connected to the first end of the first modular section and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second modular section extending around a second portion of the sidewall of the container and having a second structural configuration that is different from the first structural configuration; and

a connection member connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container; and
wherein the plurality of modular sections are releasably connected together by releasable connecting structures, including a first releasable connecting structure between the first end of the first modular section and the third end of the second modular section.