Patent Abstract:
An insulated pack has a main, insulated compartment suitable for holding refreshments at either a warmed or chilled temperature. It also has another compartment for valuables that has receptacles for such objects as cellular telephone handsets, wallets, and keys. It has a reinforced web framework structure, and a carrying handle mounted on the lid. Use of two of these packs, allows a user to keep different objects at different temperatures. The pack is particularly useful for attachment to a golf bag or golf cart to provide cool drinks during a round of golf.

Full Description:
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/568,022 filed May 10, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,237,776, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/122,088 filed Jul. 24, 1988 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,092,661. 
    
    
     This invention relates generally to portable packs that include a cooling compartment. In particular it relates to a kind of portable pack that can be used in a number of outdoor activities, such as, for example, while golfing. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     People enjoying outdoor activities often desire refreshment. In the summer the usual desire is for something cool to drink. In the spring or fall a warm beverage or snack may be preferred. It may be that those persons wishing refreshment are a considerable distance from the nearest tea shop or refreshment stand. They may have hiked some distance, or, in the case of golf, have reached a point far out on the course. In such circumstances it is convenient to be able to take a supply of cooled or heated refreshments along, for use as desired. 
     Another related problem, particularly when golfing as a visitor, is that secure locker facilities may not be available. It is often uncomfortable to golf with a wallet or set of keys contained in one or another pants pocket. A golfer may wish to keep his or her valuables, such as a wallet and car keys, close at hand during a round of golf, in a container that is within the golfer&#39;s view. In recent times the growing popularity of cellular telephones has made it possible for golfers, hikers, cross country skiers, picnickers or others, to remain in touch with their business colleagues while enjoying their outdoor activities, often so smoothly that others may be scarcely aware that they are not at the office. A cellular telephone is another object that is uncomfortable to carry when golfing or skiing, for example. Cellular telephones are easily stolen and highly marketable. For both convenience of use and discouragement of theft they should be kept relatively close to the user. At the same time, the ability to carry, for example, extra golf balls, chocolate bars, or gum, and to carry a score card or map in a visible position, with enhanced accessibility are further common needs. 
     It may be uncomfortable, or cumbersome to having a multiplicity of objects to carry. A number of items may fit within a golf bag, along with various clubs, but the golf bag may not be sufficiently large to carry some items, and some items may risk damage if placed in the golf bag itself. Also, a golf bag is not generally a convenient place to have a cooling medium, such as ice cubes. Further, the prospect of spilling lemonade, carbonated drinks, or beer, however much by accident, inside either the golf bag amongst the woods and irons, or in a pocket of the golf bag, is not one that would be greeted with enthusiasm by many golfers. A segregated auxiliary carrying case that is separately washable, that is mountable to the golf bag, and that can be carried with it is preferable. It would be even more advantageous to have a pack that can be mounted with the golf bag when the bag is carried on a wheeled carriage or in a golf cart. In this way a golfer&#39;s hands are not further encumbered. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In a first aspect of the invention there is a pack. It has an insulated compartment, an auxiliary compartment mounted next to the insulated compartment and a mount for attaching the pack to another object. The auxiliary compartment has a receptacle of a size for receiving a telephone handset, another receptacle of a size for receiving a wallet, and a closure securable in a closed position to conceal the contents of the receptacles. 
     In an additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack has a breadth corresponding to the thickness of a golf bag. In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack has a second mount for inhibiting swaying of the pack relative to the other object. In a further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack includes a see-through pocket mounted externally to the auxiliary compartment. The see-through pocket is of a size to receive a golf ball. 
     In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack has a leading panel for placement adjacent to the golf bag, a pair of side regions, a trailing region, a bottom and a top. A see-through pocket is mounted to one of the side regions. The see-through pocket has an access lip that has a leading portion and a trailing portion. The leading portion has a greater altitudinal dimension relative to the pocket than the trailing portion. 
     In a further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack has a lid. The lid has a handle. The handle has a reinforced attachment to the lid, whereby, when closed, the pack can be carried by the handle. 
     In a still further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the insulated compartment has a substantially impermeable liner; and the liner can be inverted to facilitate washing. In yet another additional feature, the insulating compartment has a thermal transfer medium holder, and that holder is vented. 
     In still another further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the auxiliary compartment includes a key holder. In a still further feature of that additional feature, the key holder includes a lanyard secured within said auxiliary compartment. 
     In another aspect of the invention there is an insulated pack. It has an insulated compartment. It has a first mount, for carrying the weight of the pack. The first mount is located on an upper region of the pack and is for attaching the pack to another object. The pack also has a second mount located on a lower region of the pack for attaching to the other object at a different location than the first mount. 
     In an additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the pack is reinforced at the location at which the first mount is attached to it. In another additional feature of the invention, the pack is reinforced at the location at which the second mount is attached to it. In a further additional feature, the first mount is a quick release hanging mount and the second mount is a cinch strap. 
     In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack further comprises a soft shell wall having a leading portion, a trailing portion, a pair of side portions, and a bottom portion. The soft shell wall has an opening in the upper region. The opening has a rim. The pack has a lid for closing the opening, and an upper girth reinforcement for reinforcing the rim. It also has a lower girth reinforcement for reinforcing the lower region. In a further additional feature, the lid has a carrying handle, is moveable to a closed position, and has a securable closure whereby, when closed, the pack can be carried by the handle. In a yet further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the soft shell wall is an insulating wall and forms the boundary of the insulated compartment. The auxiliary compartment is mounted externally of the soft shell wall. 
     In a yet further again additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack includes a see through pocket located externally on the soft shell wall and has an access opening that is tapered from a tall leading portion to a short trailing portion. In again another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the soft shell wall is an insulating wall bounding the insulated compartment. The insulated compartment has a substantially impermeable liner mounted to the rim. The liner can be inverted to facilitate washing. 
     In another aspect of the invention there is a pack for mounting to a golf bag. It has an insulated compartment and an auxiliary compartment having a closure for concealing the contents thereof. It also has a first mount for carrying the vertical load of the pack located on an upper region of the pack for attaching the pack to the golf bag. There is a second mount located on a lower region of the pack for attaching to the golf bag at a different location than the first mount. 
     In another aspect of the invention there is an insulated pack. It has a flexible, soft shell wall structure having a flexible insulated layer, and having a bottom portion, a top portion, and a sidewall member. The sidewall member has a leading portion, a trailing portion and left and right hand side portions. The leading, trailing and left and right hand side portions extend between the top and bottom portions. The portions of the soft shell wall structure co-operate to define therewithin an insulated compartment. 
     The top portion includes a lid that is moveable from a closed position to an open position to give access to the insulated compartment. The sidewall member has a height and a breadth. The height is greater than the breadth, and the trailing portion is arcuate when viewed from above. A liner is mounted within the compartment to receive objects introduced when the lid is in the open position. The liner is moveable to an inverted position to facilitate washing thereof. 
     A lifting member is attached to the sidewall member. A secondary wall structure is mounted to the trailing portion of the sidewall member. The secondary wall structure stands outwardly of the trailing portion of the sidewall member and defines an auxiliary compartment therewithin. The secondary wall structure has an auxiliary compartment closure member operable to give access to the auxiliary compartment. 
     In an additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack further comprises an external peripheral reinforcing band extending about the sidewall member adjacent to the upper margin. In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the pack further comprises an external peripheral reinforcing band that extends about the sidewall member adjacent to the bottom portion of the flexible soft shell wall structure. In a further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the lid has a hingedly mounted edge and the closure member is a tracked fastener mounted peripherally to the lid opposite to the hingedly mounted edge. 
     In a still further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the lid is moveable to the closed position relative to the insulated compartment. The lid has an inside surface facing the insulated compartment when the top portion is in the closed position and has a peripheral bead formed thereabout. The bead extends downwardly relative to the inside surface of the top when the top portion is in the closed position. The sidewall member has an upwardly extending peripheral bead formed thereabout. The upwardly extending bead stands in opposition to the downwardly extending bead of the lid when the lid is in the closed position. 
     In still another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the leading portion has an upper region proximate to the top portion and a lower region proximate to the bottom portion of the flexible soft shell wall structure. The upper region of the leading portion has a lateral reinforcing band mounted thereto. The lateral reinforcing band extends between the left and right hand side portions of the sidewall member. 
     In yet another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the lifting member is attached to the upper region of the leading portion at an attachment location. The attachment location is reinforced by the lateral reinforcing band. In still another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the leading portion has an upper region proximate to the top portion and a lower region proximate to the bottom portion of the flexible soft shell wall structure. The lower region of the leading portion has a lateral reinforcing band mounted thereto that extends between the left and right hand side portions of the side wall member. 
     In a still further additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the leading portion has an upper region proximate to the top portion and a lower region proximate to the bottom portion of the flexible soft shell wall structure. The upper region of the leading portion has an upper lateral reinforcing band extending between the left and right hand side portions of the sidewall members. The lower region of the leading portion has a lower lateral reinforcing band extending between the left and right hand side portions of the sidewall member. In yet another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the side pocket has a leading edge, a trailing edge and an access lip extending therebetween. The trailing edge is shorter than the leading edge. 
     In still another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the auxiliary compartment has a left side wall and a right side wall. The left and right side walls extend away from the trailing portion of the sidewall member. An auxiliary compartment trailing wall extends between the left and right hand side walls. The trailing wall portion has an upper region and a lower region. The upper region of the trailing wall has an upwardly extending flap. The flap has a detachable margin moveable to an open position to give access to the auxiliary compartment. The flap has an upper margin, a left hand side margin, and a right hand side margin forming an inverted U-shaped boundary along which the auxiliary compartment closure member is mounted. 
     In another aspect of the invention, there is a cooler. It has a top, a bottom, and an insulated sidewall extending between the top and the bottom to define an insulated compartment therewithin. The sidewall has a height and a breadth. The height is greater than the breadth. The sidewall has a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is arcuate. The first and second portions of the sidewall are connected in a manner such that the sidewall has a D-shaped cross-section. The top is attached to the first portion of the sidewall. The top is attached to the second portion of the sidewall by a releasable fastener. The releasable fastener is operable to permit the top to move to an open position relative to the insulated compartment. 
     In an additional feature of that aspect of the invention, there is a secondary wall structure mounted to the arcuate portion of the sidewall. The secondary wall structure defines an auxiliary compartment therewithin. The secondary wall structure has first and second side portions extending vertically along, and standing outwardly of, the arcuate portion of the sidewall. The secondary wall structure has an intermediate wall extending between the first and second side portions of the secondary wall structure. The intermediate wall has a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion has a flap. The flap is releasable along margins thereof to give access to the auxiliary compartment. In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the lower portion of the intermediate wall of the secondary wall structure has a first region attached to the arcuate portion of the sidewall and extending away therefrom. A second region extends upwardly from the first region toward the flap. 
     In still another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the cooler further comprises a liner mounted inwardly of the sidewall. The liner has a peripheral margin defining an opening thereof. The peripheral margin of the liner is mounted to the sidewall. The liner is positionable within the sidewall to contain objects introduced through the opening. The liner is moveable to an inverted position, and, in the inverted position, the peripheral margin of the liner remains attached to the sidewall and the liner extends outside the insulated compartment to facilitate washing thereof. 
     In yet another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, The top is moveable to a closed position relative to the insulated compartment. The top has an internal surface facing the insulated compartment when the top is in the closed position and has a peripheral bead formed thereabout. The bead extends downwardly relative to the inside surface of the top when the top is in the closed position. The sidewall has an upper margin adjacent to the top. The upper margin has a peripheral bead formed thereabout. The bead stands in opposition to the downwardly extending bead of the top when the top is in the closed position. 
     In still another aspect of the invention, there is a cooler comprising a bottom, and a flexible insulated sidewall extending upwardly of the bottom to define an insulated compartment therewithin. The sidewall has an upper margin distant from the bottom. The bottom has, in plan view, a D-shaped periphery. The sidewall has a lower margin mated to the D-shaped periphery of the bottom. The upper margin has a first portion, and a second portion opposed to the first portion, the second portion being arcuate. The sidewall has a height and a breadth, the height being greater than the breadth. A top is attached to the first portion of the upper margin. The top is moveable to an open position to permit objects to be placed in the insulated compartment. 
     In an additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the cooler further comprises a liner mounted to the sidewall. The liner can be positioned within the insulated compartment. The liner is impermeable to liquids and is moveable to an inverted position. In said inverted position, a portion of said liner extends outside the compartment to facilitate washing of the liner. 
     In another additional feature of that aspect of the invention, the top of the cooler is moveable to a closed position relative to said insulated compartment. The top has an inside surface facing said insulated compartment when the top is in the closed position, and has a peripheral bead formed thereabout. The bead extends downwardly relative to the inside surface of the top when the top is in the closed position. The upper margin of the sidewall has an upwardly extending peripheral bead formed thereabout. The upwardly extending bead stands in opposition to the downwardly extending bead of the top when said top is in said closed position. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a pack according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the pack illustrated in FIG. 1 with a lid of the pack in an open position; 
     FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pack illustrated in FIG. 1 with the lid and an external compartment open; 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a pack according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 illustrates, another perspective view of the pack illustrated in FIG. 4; 
     FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of the pack of FIG. 2, in an open state, with the pack of FIG. 4 partially nested therein; and 
     FIG. 7 illustrates a partial sectional view of the pack of FIG. 1 showing a detail of a coolant pouch and a detail of the wall construction of the pack. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The description which follows, and the embodiments described therein, are provided by way of illustration of an example, or examples of particular embodiments of the principles of the present invention. These examples are provided for the purposes of explanation, and not of limitation, of those principles and of the invention. In the description which follows, like parts are marked throughout the specification and the drawings with the same respective reference numerals. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and in some instances proportions may have been exaggerated in order more clearly to depict certain features of the invention. 
     Referring to FIGS. 1-3, an insulated pack having a shape that is generally similar to a golf bag, but on a smaller scale, is shown generally as  20 . It has a leading portion  22 , a trailing portion  24 , a pair of left and right hand side portions  26  and  28 , a top portion  30  having a lid  32 , and a bottom portion  34 . The pack  20  has an insulated compartment  36  bounded by a modestly flexible soft shell insulating wall  38 , as shown in FIG.  7 . The breadth of pack  20 , that is, the overall width when viewed from the leading or trailing directions, is approximately 8.5 inches when empty. When undeformed, pack  20  has a gently bulging D-shaped cross section when seen from above, similar to a golf bag, although this may change somewhat when loaded. The breadth is roughly the same as the thickness of a middling to large size of golf bag. Referring briefly to the detail of FIG. 7, wall  38  has an outer covering  42  of webbed construction, and an internal closed cell foam layer  44  within the outer covering  42 . 
     Further, liner  46  is not, in the example illustrated, fixed to a bottom of the compartment  36 , but can be pulled out of the compartment  36  to an inverted position, while still remaining attached at a rim  48 , to facilitate washing, such as, for example, with soap, and to facilitate drying, to discourage the growth of fungus therein and the like. Liner  46  has a single circumferential seam to join a bottom face, and a single wall seam running from the circumferential bottom seam to rim  48 . In an optional alternative, liner  46  could be made from a polymer that has been impregnated with an antimicrobial compound prior to fabrication, a desirable feature for this kind of liner. The top of compartment  36  is formed by generally D shaped lid  32 . Lid  32  also has a through section structure of a flexible reflective inner layer  52 , a flexible skin in the nature of a canvas or webbing covering  54 , and a flexible closed cell insulation layer  55 , which is somewhat similar to layer  44  described above, captured inbetween. Lid  32  is joined to the main body of pack  20 , along the roughly straight side of the “D” shape, by a hinge in the nature of a flexible fabric hinge  56 , and a peripheral tracked closure in the nature of a zipper  58  having a pair of opposed zipper cars. 
     Rim  48  has a resiliently spongy beaded lip  60  wrapped within the upper edge of liner  46 , adjacent to the set of zipper teeth  59  of zipper  58  that is mounted to the main body of pack  22 . Lid  32  has a mating generally “D” shaped peripheral lip  62  immediately next to the set of zipper teeth  61  of zipper  58  mounted to lid  32 . When the zipper  58  is closed, lip  62  is drawn down to bear on the outside surface of beaded lip  60 , encouraging a sealing contact to be formed. 
     Within main compartment  36  a thermal transfer storage medium compartment is provided against a leading wall portion of insulating wall  38  by the use of a sack  64  for holding the thermal storage medium  66 . Thermal storage medium  66  may be used as a source of heat to be transferred into the contents of compartment  36 , that is, to maintain a warm temperature distribution in compartment  36 . Alternatively, the thermal storage medium  66  can be used as a heat sink to maintain a cool, chilled, or freezing temperature distribution in the contents of compartment  36 , as circumstances may require. Sack  64  has an array of perforations  68  to allow air to circulate through sack  64  more easily, thereby facilitating drying of the sack  64  after washing. 
     The pack  20  also has an auxiliary compartment in the nature of a valuables compartment  70 , that is mounted to the trailing portion  24  externally of the soft shelled insulating wall  38 . Compartment  70  has a pair of left and right hand side portions  72  and  74  that are connected to and extend vertically along, and rearwardly from the trailing portion of insulating wall  38 ; and a single piece trailing wall  76  extending between the distal extremities of side portions  72  and  74 . In the preferred embodiment wall  76  is, like the rest of cover  42 , made of a 600 denier polyester fabric, treated, as are all external surfaces of pack  20 , to be stain and water resistant. Other wall fabrics can be used, such as leather or leather-like vinyl. 
     Wall  76  has a lower or underside area  78  that meets, and is joined to, the trailing portion of insulating wall  38 . Underside area  78  forms the bottom of compartment  70 . Wall  76  also has a medial, outer area  80  that extends approximately two-fifths of the way up compartment  70 . An upper area  82  of wall  76 , in the nature of a flap, is contiguous with outer area  80  on one edge, and has closures on the remainder of its periphery. Two of those closures are left and right hand vertical zippers,  84  and  86 , that join with the uppermost pails of the distal edges of side portions  72  and  74 . The third is a hook and eye fabric closure  88  for releasably attaching an end lip  90  of wall  76  to insulated wall  38  just below rim  48 . 
     Referring to FIG. 3, in which closures  84 ,  86  and  88  are undone, and upper area  82  lies open, a first receptacle, in the nature of a soft sided, durable fabric pocket  92  with a covering flap  94  has a horizontal hook and eye fastener part  96  mounted on its underside just inside its lip, for mating with a vertically aligned mating hook and eye fabric fastener part  98 , the combination of orientations providing an adjustable size, and flexibility inclosure position. Pocket  92  is of a size for carrying a cellular telephone handset, having a girth of approximately 5.5 inches comprised of approximately 1.25 inches deep sides and approximately 3.0 inches width and a depth of approximately 6.5 inches from bottom to lip. The interior of pocket  92  is lined with a cushioning material. Pocket  92  can be used for other objects than cellular telephones such as for sunglasses, a glasses case, and the like. 
     An adjacent receptacle in the nature of a soft-sided, open top pocket  94 , without cover, has a convenient size of approximately 4-5 inches in girth and approximately 5.5 inches in depth for holding a deodorant container, or other object of similar size. It can, for example, be used as a storage space for a carrying strap. Adjacent to pocket  94  is a key holder in the nature of a lanyard  96  having one end fastened within compartment  70  just below rim  48 . At its other, depending end lanyard  96  has a quick-release spring clip  98  for hooking about the ring of a key chain. Use of a strap, such as lanyard  96 , makes it easy to retrieve keys, rather than having to fish around the bottom of compartment  70 . The remaining enclosed space within medial outer area  80  and above underside area  78  has a height of approximately 4 inches, and a width of approximately 7 inches between the piping along the outer edges of side portions  72  and  74 , leaving space for a wallet, or other items. 
     Other arrangements of closures are possible for auxiliary compartment  70 . A single three sided zipper closure, with one or two zipper cars could be used, and the hook and eye fastener eliminated. Other kinds of fasteners, such as laces and grommets, interference fit seals, snaps, buttons, and the like are possible. The present arrangement is preferred. 
     Similarly, other arrangements of receptacles and key holders, or like items can be used, although the present configuration is convenient, and preferred. 
     A vented, see-through pocket  100  is mounted externally to medial outer area  80 , and is of a size for accommodating, for example, extra golf balls, gum, candy bars or other items. Open form mesh  102  permits objects in pocket  100  to dry more easily. Pocket  100  is closed by a sliding closure in the form of zipper  104 . 
     A main attachment, suitable, for example, for hanging pack  20  from a golf bag, or for clipping pack  20  to a golf bag or golf cart, is shown as a quick release brass hook fitting  110  is mounted to an upper region of pack  20  on leading portion  22 . Hook fitting  110  is free to revolve within its hinge fitting  112 , which itself is able to swing up and down within the confines of a broad loop of webbing  114 . 
     A second attachment, suitable for tightening to another fastening location of a golf bag or golf cart, in the nature of an adjustable cinch strap  116  is mounted to a lower region of pack  20 , also on leading portion  22 . Strap  116  has a releasable catch  118 , and can be used to tighten the lower region of pack  20  to a golf bag, golf cart, or other object, to restrain its swaying motion about the main attachment at hook fitting  110 . 
     It is anticipated that a significant use of main insulated compartment  36  will be for carrying cans of liquid, such as carbonated beverages, fruit drinks, or beer, whether or not accompanied by ice cubes or crushed ice. Inasmuch as the preferred is embodiment illustrated has a capacity of 12 cans of 385 milliliters and ice, a load of 10 to 12 pounds (50 to 55 N) would not be unexpected. The height of the preferred embodiment illustrated to the lip of rim  48  is approximately 12 inches. Liner  46  is not taut when lying against the inner walls of compartment  36 . That is, liner  46  has some slack, and is somewhat elastic in any event. Consequently load is taken up primarily, if not entirely, in soft shelled insulating wall  38 , and more specifically, principally in outer covering  42  of wall  38 . 
     The main attachment at hook fitting  110  is able to carry the entire weight of pack  20 , and the second attachment at cinch strap  116  inhibits swaying of pack  20  about the first attachment. Outer covering  42  has an upper reinforcing band  120  extending externally about the periphery of insulating wall  38  next to rim  48 . A lower reinforcing band  122  extends externally about the bottom edge of pack  20  where leading portion  22 , trailing portion  24 , and side portions  26  and  28  meet bottom portion  34 , that is to say, about the lower region of pack  20 . 
     A pair of left and right hand web doublers  124  and  126  commence at a relatively high location at the leading edges of respective side portions  26  and  28 , extend across the surface of those sides, and terminate at a lower location on the trailing edge of side portions  26  and  28 . That is, they extend from the leading edge of the upper region to the trailing edge of a lower region of pack  20 . 
     The attachment of hook fitting  110  to pack  20  is reinforced by an upper lateral reinforcing band  130 , in addition to upper reinforcing band  120 , the effect being to spread the stress concentration out. Lateral reinforcing band  130  ends at the leading edges of side portions  26  and  28 , close to the leading ends of doublers  124  and  126 , yielding a reinforced load path between the lower region of pack  20  and hook fitting  110 . 
     Similarly, each end of cinch strap  116  is sewn under a vertical left or right hand root reinforcement  132  or  134 , each of these in turn leading to either lower reinforcing band  122  or a lower lateral reinforcement band  136 , whose ends reach to the leading edges of side portions  26  and  28 . 
     For ease and comfort of carrying pack  20  by hand, lid  32  is provided with a carrying handle  140  having a padded bail  142 , and a pair of webbing feet  144  and  146  that extend filly to opposite points on the periphery of lid  32 , such that loads carried through handle  140  are transmitted not only through the outer covering layer of lid  32  but also through the reinforcement of feet  144  and  146 . At the edge of lid  32  the presence of upper reinforcing band  122  helps to spread the load more evenly to and from the vertical sidewalls formed by portions  22 ,  24 ,  26 , and  28 . Alternatively, pack  20  can be carried by a shoulder strap  148  fastened by spring clips to D-shaped rings  150  and  152 , mounted on either of sides  26  and  28 . 
     Left hand side portion  26  is provided with a trapezoidally shaped external pocket  154  having a breathing, see-through mesh  156  similar to mesh  102 . A scorecard, or map, placed in this pocket can be seen for retrieval. Lip  158  of pocket  154  is set on a rake angle, yielding a somewhat larger opening for sliding a scorecard in, without having as carefully to fit it into a narrow opening as might otherwise be the case for a square cut pocket. 
     Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a second insulated pack, is shown generally as  170 . In this embodiment, pack  170  is of a size for carrying 5 cans. It has a leading portion  172 , a trailing portion  174 , a pair of left and right hand side portions  176  and  178 , a top portion  180  having a lid  182 , and a bottom portion  184 . The pack  170  has an insulated compartment  186  bounded by a modestly flexible soft shell insulating wall  188 , whose wall construction is substantially the same as that shown in FIG.  7  and discussed above. The breadth of pack  170 , that is, the overall width when viewed from the leading or trailing directions, is approximately 6.5 inches when empty. When undeformed, pack  170  has a gently bulging D-shaped cross section when seen from above again, not dissimilar in general appearance to a golf bag. The breadth is approximately the same as the thickness of a small size of golf bag, and, is such that pack  170  can nest comfortably compartment  36  of pack  20 . This is shown in FIG.  6 . 
     The top of compartment  186  is formed by generally D-shaped lid  182 . Lid  182  has substantially the same layered construction as lid  32 . Lid  182  is joined to the main body of pack  170 , along the roughly straight side of the “D” shape, by a hinge in the nature of a flexible fabric hinge  206 , and a peripheral tracked closure in the nature of a zipper  208  having a pair of opposed zipper cars. The manner of closing lid  182  on compartment  186  of pack  170  is the same as for lid  36  of pack  20 . Further, the same kind of substantially impermeable liner and thermal storage medium are used. The thermal storage medium is held in a sack like sack  64 . 
     The insulated pack  170  also has an auxiliary compartment in the nature of a valuables compartment  220 , that is mounted to trailing portion  174 , externally of soft shelled insulating wall  188 . Compartment  220  has a generally downwardly opening, U-shaped member  221  that has pair of left and right hand side portions  222  and  224  that are connected to and extend vertically along, and rearwardly from the trailing portion of insulating wall  188  and a top cross portion  223  extending between them. Compartment  220  also has a single piece trailing wall  226  extending between the distal extremities of side portions  222  and  224 . Wall  226  is made of canvas. Wall  226  has a lower or underside area  228 , that meets and is joined to the trailing portion of insulating wall  188 . Underside area  228  forms the bottom and lower trailing face of compartment  220 . Wall  226  also has an upper area  232 , being a flap contiguous with underside area  228  on one edge. Upper area  232  has a three sided wrap-around closure, being a zipper  234  that joins the corresponding edge of U-shaped member  221 . As described above in the context of pack  20 , compartment  220  has internal receptacles lined with cushioning for receiving valuables, glasses, keys, and so on. 
     A main attachment, suitable, for example, for hanging pack  170  from a golf bag, or for clipping pack  170  to a golf bag or golf cart, is shown as a quick release brass hook fitting  240 , mounted to an upper region of pack  170  on leading portion  172 . Hook fitting  240  is free to revolve within its hinge fitting  242 , which itself is able to swing up and down within the confines of a broad loop of webbing  244 . 
     A second attachment, suitable for tightening to another fastening location of a golf bag or golf cart, in the nature of an adjustable cinch strap  246  is mounted to a lower region of pack  170 , also on leading portion  172 , but in this case being rooted at the outside edges of leading portion  172  where they meet the leading edges of side portions  176  and  178 . Strap  246  has a releasable catch  248 , and can be used to tighten the lower region of pack  170  to a golf bag, golf cart, or other object, to restrain its swaying motion about the main attachment at hook fitting  240 . 
     Outer covering  192  has an upper reinforcing band  250  extending externally about the periphery of insulating wall  188  next to rim  198 . A lower reinforcing band  252  extends externally about the bottom edge of pack  170  where leading portion  172 , trailing portion  174 , and side portions  176  and  178  meet bottom portion  184 , that is to say, about the lower region of pack  170 . 
     A pair of left and right hand doublers,  254  and  256  commence at a relatively high location at the leading edges of respective side portions  176  and  178 , extend across the surface of those sides, and terminate at a lower location on the trailing edge of side portions  176  and  178 . 
     The attachment of hook fitting  240  to pack  170  is reinforced by an upper lateral reinforcing band  260 , in addition to upper reinforcing band  250 , the effect being to spread the load out. Lateral reinforcing band  250  ends at the leading edges of side portions  176  and  178 , close to the leading ends of doublers  254  and  256 , yielding a reinforced load path between the lower region of pack  170  and hook fitting  240 . 
     Lid  182  is provided with a carrying handle  270  having a padded bail  272 , and a pair of webbing feet  274  and  276  that extend fully to opposite points on the periphery of lid  182 , such that loads carried through handle  270  are transmitted not only through the outer covering layer of lid  182  but also through the reinforcement of feet  274  and  276 . At the edge of lid  182  the presence of upper reinforcing band  252  helps to spread the load more evenly to and from the vertical sidewalls formed by portions  172 ,  174 ,  176 , and  178 . 
     Left hand side portion  176  is provided with a trapezoidally shaped external pocket  284  having a breathing, see-through mesh  286  similar to mesh  102 . Lip  288  of pocket  284  is set on a rake angle. 
     A preferred embodiment has been described in detail and a number of alternatives have been considered. As changes in or additions to the above described embodiments may be made without departing from the nature, spirit or scope of the invention, the invention is not to be limited by or to those details, but only by the appended claims or their equivalents.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0