Foldable insulated bag

Abstract

A soft sided insulated cooler bag has a base and side panels. The upper edge of the bag has a length that is as great as half the periphery of the bottom panel. The bag can be collapsed to a flat position and then panel folded to a storage position. Retainers are provided to keep the bag in the storage position. The bag has carrying members suitable to allow carriage in a first orientation or a second orientation.

1 . A foldable insulated bag comprising: 
 an insulated wall structure, defining an insulated space therewithin;    said wall structure having a closure member operable to allow access to said insulated space;    a carrying member attached to said wall structure, said carrying member being moveable between a first position for carrying said bag in a first orientation, and a second position for carriage of said bag in a second orientation;    a securement member attached to said wall structure, said securement member being operable to engage said carrying member attached to said wall structure in the second position;    said wall structure, when empty, being movable to a first, flattened position;    said wall structure being foldable from said first, flattened position to a folded storage position; and    said wall structure being securable in said folded storage position.    
   
   
       2 . The foldable insulated bag of  claim 1  wherein said bag has a bottom region and a top region, said carrying member is mounted to said bag near said top region and said securement member is mounted near said bottom region.  
   
   
       3 . The bag of  claim 2  wherein said securement member is a strap having a proximal end and a distal end, with a first releasable fastening member mounted at the proximal end and a second releasable fastening member mounted at the distal end, said first releasable fastening member arranged for mating engagement with said second releasable fastening member.  
   
   
       4 . The bag of  claim 3  wherein said first and second releasable fastening members are mating hook-and-eye-fabric strip portions.  
   
   
       5 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said bag has a length, a breadth and a through thickness, said through thickness being small relative to both said length and said breadth; in said first orientation said length and breadth are oriented in an up-and-down orientation when carried and, in said second orientation said length and breadth are oriented in a flat-wise orientation when carried.  
   
   
       6 . A foldable insulated bag comprising: 
 an insulated wall structure, defining an insulated space therewithin;    said wall structure having a closure member operable to govern access to said insulated space;    said wall structure having a length, a breadth and through thickness, said through thickness being smaller than either said length or breadth;    said wall structure having a face defined by said length and said breadth, said face having an upper margin and a lower margin;    a carrying member secured nearer to said upper margin than to said lower margin, for carrying said face in an up-and-down orientation;    a securement member mounted closer to said lower margin than said upper margin, operable to engage and secure said carrying member for carriage of said face in a flat-wise orientation;    said wall structure, when empty, being movable to a first, flattened position;    said wall structure being foldable from said first flattened position to a folded storage position; and    said wall structure being securable in said folded storage position.