Ice Pack and Ice Pack Grid System

Abstract

An ice pack generally shaped as a rectangular cuboid is provided. The ice pack has a first face and a second face which are parallel to each other, each face comprising attachment means adapted to be removably attached to the face of another ice pack generally shaped as a 5 rectangular cuboid, configured to create a grid forming a plurality of open spaces. An ice pack grid system for a plurality of items is also provided. The system has a plurality of ice packs of different lengths, each ice pack having at least one slit running substantially halfway across the ice pack's width, and each ice pack being sized so that the slit can straddle the width of another ice pack and thus interlock in a perpendicular configuration so as to create a grid 0 pattern forming a plurality of spaces to receive items to be cooled.

1 . An ice pack generally shaped as a rectangular cuboid, having a first face and a second face which are parallel to each other, each face comprising attachment means adapted to be removably attached to the face of another ice pack generally shaped as a rectangular cuboid, configured to create a grid forming a plurality of open spaces. 
     
     
         2 . The ice pack of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises at least one first slit extending between the first face and the second face, the first slit being configured to receive at least one portion of a second ice pack. 
     
     
         3 . The ice pack of  claim 2 , further comprising a second slit extending between the first face and the second face, the second slit being configured to receive at least one portion of at least a third ice pack. 
     
     
         4 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 1  to  3 , wherein the first and the second slits are identical. 
     
     
         5 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 1  to  4 , wherein the ice pack is configured to interlock with said second ice pack in a substantially perpendicular configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 1  to  5 , further comprising at least one recess on said first face of the hollow body and a second recess on the second face wherein the first and second recesses are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         7 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 1  to  6 , wherein the ice pack has a hollow body configured to receive a freezable substance. 
     
     
         8 . An ice pack for storage and transport of a plurality of items comprising at least one attachment means adapted to receive a second complementary attachment means of another ice pack to form a plurality of spaces for receiving the plurality of items, the hollow body being adapted to receive a freezable substance. 
     
     
         9 . The ice pack of  claim 8 , wherein the items are beverage containers. 
     
     
         10 . An ice pack grid system comprising:
 at least one first ice pack having at least one first slit and   at least one second ice pack having at least a second slit,   
       each of the at least one first slit being configured to receive at least one portion of the at least one second ice pack and to create a grid forming a plurality of spaces. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising at least a third ice pack having at least a third slit, the third slit being configured to receive at least one portion of at least the first ice pack and to create a grid forming a plurality of spaces. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising at least a fourth ice pack having at least a fourth slit, the fourth slit being configured to receive at least one portion of at least the second ice pack and to create a grid forming a plurality of spaces. 
     
     
         13 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  12 , wherein the first and the second slits are identical. 
     
     
         14 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  13 , wherein the first ice pack is configured to interlock with said second ice pack in a substantially perpendicular configuration. 
     
     
         15 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  14 , wherein the first and the second ice packs are identical. 
     
     
         16 . An ice pack grid system for a plurality of items, the system comprising a plurality of ice packs of different lengths, each ice pack having at least one slit running substantially halfway across the ice pack's width, and each ice pack being sized so that the slit can straddle the width of another ice pack and thus interlock in a perpendicular configuration so as to create a grid pattern forming a plurality of spaces to receive items to be cooled. 
     
     
         17 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  16 , wherein the items are beverage containers. 
     
     
         18 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  17 , wherein each of the first and the second ice packs has a hollow body configured to receive a freezable substance. 
     
     
         19 . The system of any one of  claims 10  to  18 , further comprising a cooler attachment configured to attach the system to a cooler. 
     
     
         20 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 1  and  8 , wherein the attachment means are configured as a mortise and tenon. 
     
     
         21 . The ice pack of  claim 20 , wherein the ice pack is configured to interlock with said second ice pack in a substantially perpendicular configuration. 
     
     
         22 . The ice pack of any one of  claims 20  to  21 , wherein the ice pack has a hollow body configured to receive a freezable substance.