Patent ID: 7517013

Claim:
A method comprising: (a) placing at least one cooling pack into a corresponding pocket on a fabric pad, the fabric pad having a pair of looped handles attached to opposing edges of the pad, a first closure mechanism disposed along the edges of the pad, and a second closure mechanism disposed on at least one surface of the pad; (b) looping a handle attached to one edge of the pad over a headrest of a vehicle seat, with both the first and second closure mechanisms disengaged, so that the pad is suspended from the handle looped around the headrest and covers a substantial portion of the seat and backrest portions of the vehicle seat; (c) removing the pad from the seat and the handle from the headrest; (d) folding the pad once to bring the pair of handles together; (e) engaging the first closure mechanism to form a single-compartment bag; (f) disengaging the first closure mechanism and unfolding the pad; (g) folding the pad twice along substantially parallel folds that run between the opposing edges of the pad that bear the handles; (h) engaging the second closure mechanism; and (i) folding the pad once to bring the pair of handles together to form a bag.