Patent ID: 7988006

Claim:
A soft-sided insulated container assembly comprising: a soft-sided insulated container first portion, a soft-sided insulated container second portion, and a thermal storage member removably mountable in said soft-sided insulated container assembly; said first portion having a base bottom wall and a soft-sided side wall; said side wall extending peripherally about said base wall and standing upwardly therefrom; said side wall including a layer of insulation; said first portion having a chamber defined therewithin; said side wall having an upper margin distant from said base wall, said upper margin defining an opening of said chamber; said second portion defining a lid of said insulated container assembly, said second portion being movable between a first position obstructing access to said chamber, and a second position permitting access to said chamber; said lid having an inside and an outside; in said first position said inside facing into said chamber; said lid having a structural frame mounted on said inside thereof, said structural frame including first and second opposed members, said first and second opposed members extending away from said lid such that when said lid is in said first position said first and second opposed members extend downwardly, said first and second opposed members defining a seat for said thermal storage member therebetween; said thermal storage member including a hollow container having first and second portions operable matingly to engage said first and second opposed members of said structural frame of said lid to retain said thermal storage member in position relative to said lid.