Heat Shielding Container Assembly

Abstract

A heat shielding container assembly for protecting electronic devices, medications, and cosmetics includes a shell that defines an interior space. The shell is insulated. A cut extends circumferentially around and through a sidewall of the shell to define a lid and a box. The lid is selectively couplable to the box so that the lid is positioned to be separated from the box to insert an article into the interior space. The lid also is positioned to be coupled to the box to seal the article within the shell. The shell is configured to protect the article from damage when the ambient temperature is elevated to a level that would damage the article.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A heat shielding container assembly comprising:
 a shell defining an interior space, the shell being insulated; and   a cut extending circumferentially around and through a sidewall of the shell defining a lid and a box, the lid being selectively couplable to the box such that the lid is positioned for separating from the box for inserting an article into the interior space and for coupling to the box for sealing the article within the shell wherein the shell is configured for protecting the article from damage when the ambient temperature is elevated to a level that would damage the article.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the shell comprising an inner layer, an outer layer, and a medial layer, the inner layer and the outer layer comprising plastic, the medial layer comprising rigid foamed elastomer such that the medial layer is insulative. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 3 , further including the inner layer and the outer layer comprising polypropylene. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 3 , further including the medial layer comprising at least one of expanded polystyrene, polyurethane, and polyisocyanurate. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the shell being substantially rectangularly box shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , further including the shell having corner edges, the corner edges being rounded. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 5 , further including the shell having external dimensions of from 2.0 to 20.0 centimeters of length, from 2.5 to 10.0 centimeters of width, and from 5.0 to 15.0 centimeters of height. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 7 , further including the shell comprising a set of shells, each shell being sized such that the interior space of the shell is complementary to a respective article. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 8 , further including the set of shells comprising:
 a first shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a laptop computer;   a second shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a gaming station;   a third shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a tablet computer;   a fourth shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a medication container; and   a fifth shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a lipstick type tube.   
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the cut being positioned proximate to a top of the shell. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including a closure coupled to the box and selectively couplable to the lid such that the closure is positioned for removably coupling the lid to the box. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , further including the closure comprising:
 a first recess extending into the lid from an inner perimeter of the lid defining a first ridge; and   a second recess extending into the box from an outer perimeter of the box defining a second ridge such that the second ridge is positioned for inserting into the first recess concurrently with the first ridge being inserted into the second recess for frictionally coupling the lid to the box.   
     
     
         13 . A heat shielding container assembly comprising:
 a shell defining an interior space, the shell being insulated, the shell comprising an inner layer, an outer layer, and a medial layer, the inner layer and the outer layer comprising plastic, the inner layer and the outer layer comprising polypropylene, the medial layer comprising rigid foamed elastomer such that the medial layer is insulative, the medial layer comprising at least one of expanded polystyrene, polyurethane, and polyisocyanurate, the shell being substantially rectangularly box shaped, the shell having corner edges, the corner edges being rounded, the shell having external dimensions of from 2.0 to 20.0 centimeters of length, from 2.5 to 10.0 centimeters of width, and from 5.0 to 15.0 centimeters of height, the shell comprising a set of shells, each shell being sized such that the interior space of the shell is complementary to a respective article, the set of shells comprising:
 a first shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a laptop computer, 
 a second shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a gaming station, 
 a third shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a tablet computer, 
 a fourth shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a medication container, and 
 a fifth shell having an interior space sized complementarily to a lipstick type tube; 
   a cut extending circumferentially around and through a sidewall of the shell defining a lid and a box, the lid being selectively couplable to the box such that the lid is positioned for separating from the box for inserting an article into the interior space and for coupling to the box for sealing the article within the shell wherein the shell is configured for protecting the article from damage when the ambient temperature is elevated to a level that would damage the article, the cut being positioned proximate to a top of the shell; and   a closure coupled to the box and selectively couplable to the lid such that the closure is positioned for removably coupling the lid to the box, the closure comprising:
 a first recess extending into the lid from an inner perimeter of the lid defining a first ridge, and 
 a second recess extending into the box from an outer perimeter of the box defining a second ridge such that the second ridge is positioned for inserting into the first recess concurrently with the first ridge being inserted into the second recess for frictionally coupling the lid to the box.