Hot cold diaper bag

Abstract

A 3-in-1 diaper bag/cooler/bottle warmer or baby food warmer has three separate compartments. Two outside zip closed pockets each have insulated foil lining and sewn in mesh pockets. One compartment on one side of the bag has cooling packs such as ice packs in the compartment to keep milk and baby food cold. Another compartment on another side of the bag also has wrap around heating packs that can warm up a chilled bottle or jar of baby food. The center compartment between the two outside compartments holds a baby's essentials that will be needed while away from home, such as diapers, wipes, clothes, and blankets and serves as in insulating layer between the other two compartments.

1 . A multifunction diaper storage bag comprises: 
 a carrying bag comprising an outer casing housing three separate compartments therein with a separate access opening for each compartment and a closure means for each opening and a means for carrying the carrying bag;    a first compartment of the three compartments located on one first side of the storage bag, the first compartment comprising a cooling compartment with thermal insulation in at least an outer wall of the cooling compartment and at least one cooling pack positioned in the cooling compartment, the cooling pack containing a quantity of pre-cooled liquid therein so that the cooling pack cools items including baby food and drink containers stored within the cooling compartment without a need for an external power source;    a second compartment of the three compartments located on an opposite side of the storage bag, the second compartment comprising a warming compartment with thermal insulation in at least an outer wall of the warming compartment and at least one heating pack positioned in the warming compartment, the heating pack containing a quantity of a super saturated solution of sodium acetate and a stainless steel disc so that bending the stainless steel disc activates a chain reaction to crystallize the sodium acetate solution and generate heat so that the heating pack heats items including baby food and drink containers stored within the heating compartment without a need for an external power source; and    a third compartment of the three compartments positioned between the first compartment and the second compartment and separated by an inner wall between the third compartment and each of the other compartments, the third compartment comprising a storage compartment for storing an assortment of baby related items including diapers and baby clothing items, wipes, and a blanket, the third compartment and a stored assortment of baby related items therein thereby creating a thermal insulation barrier between the first compartment and the second compartment.    
   
   
       2 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the outer wall of the cooling compartment and outer wall of the warming compartment each comprise an insulated foil lining for thermal insulation.  
   
   
       3 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the inner walls between the third compartment and the first and second compartments each comprise an insulated foil lining for thermal insulation.  
   
   
       4 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the closure means for each opening comprises a zipper across an entire length of each opening.  
   
   
       5 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one cooling pack comprises at least one pair of cooling packs and further comprising a means for securing the at least one pair of cooling packs around an item to be cooled.  
   
   
       6 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one heating pack comprises at least one elongated heating pack encircling an item to be heated and further comprising a means for securing the at least one elongated heating pack around the item to be heated.  
   
   
       7 . The storage bag of  claim 1  wherein the means for carrying the carrying bag comprises a shoulder strap attached to two opposing ends of the carrying bag.