Cooling container

Abstract

A cooling container is provided for keeping food held in any size food container cool during serving. The cooling container is made from flexible fabric with elastic about its edge. The fabric has a plurality of cooling chambers filled with a cooling medium about its surface. The cooling container is placed into a freezer until the cooling medium is frozen. Then, the cooling container may be placed around a food container by stretching its elastic portion around the food container. If the cooling container thaws, it can be easily removed and replaced with a second frozen cooling container. The first cooling container may be re-used or disposed of.

1 . A cooling container comprising:
 flexible sheet having an edge and a plurality of cooling chambers; and,   an elastic means disposed about the edge of said flexible sheet.   
   
   
       2 . The cooling container of  claim 1 , further comprising a cooling medium disposed in said cooling chambers. 
   
   
       3 . The cooling container of  claim 1 , wherein said cooling medium comprises water or gel. 
   
   
       4 . The cooling container of  claim 1 , wherein said cooling chambers have no contact with adjacent cooling chambers. 
   
   
       5 . A method of keeping a food container chilled comprising:
 freezing a cooling container having an edge and a plurality of cooling chambers disposed thereon, said cooling chambers being filled with cooling fluid;   stretching an elastic edge of said cooling container to increase the opening of said cooling container;   placing a food container into the opening of said cooling container.   
   
   
       6 . The method of keeping a food container chilled of  claim 5 , further comprising;
 aligning the opening of said cooling container with an opening of a food container.   
   
   
       7 . The method of keeping a food container chilled of  claim 5 , further comprising;
 aligning a back side of said cooling chambers with an outside surface of a food container.   
   
   
       8 . The method of keeping a food container chilled of  claim 5 , further comprising;
 removing said cooling container upon thawing of said cooling fluid and replacing said cooling container with a second cooling container having a plurality of cooling chambers filled with cooling fluid wherein said cooling fluid of said second cooling container is frozen.