Patent ID: 7757878

Claim:
A combination comprising: a soft sided insulated container, a thermal storage element container, and a mounting member; said soft-sided insulated container including an insulated wall structure defining an insulated enclosure in which to accommodate objects, said insulated wall structure including soft-sided portions having an outer fabric skin, an inner fabric skin, and a layer of foam insulation between said inner and outer skins; said insulated wall structure including a first panel extending substantially in a plane; said mounting member being an internal structural member mounted to said first panel; said thermal storage element container being removably mountable to said mounting member; said mounting member including first and second mutually opposed members for engaging said thermal storage element container; said first opposed member including a flange extending along, being secured to, and standing away from said first panel; said second opposed member including a flange extending along, being secured to, and standing away from said first panel; said first and second opposed members being oriented in opposition to each other, a seat for said thermal storage element being defined between said first and second opposed elements; said thermal storage element container having a hollow wall structure defining a chamber in which to accommodate a liquid thermal storage medium, said wall structure having a closable port by which to introduce the thermal storage medium into said chamber; and, said thermal storage element container having first and second members that are releasably mated with said first and second opposed members of said mounting member when said thermal storage element container is in said seat.