Packable Cooler Bag

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to coolers, and more particularly, to a packable cooler bag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packable cooler bag, comprising:
 a cooler bag having a first sidewall and a second sidewall defining an outer shell of said cooler bag, the outer shell having an opening to access an interior of the cooler bag;   a pocket disposed on an exterior of said cooler bag;   said cooler bag and said pocket having a packed configuration wherein said cooler bag is inside said pocket and an unpacked configuration wherein said cooler bag is unpacked from within the pocket; and,   a reversible panel disposed on said outer shell and defining a portion of said pocket;   wherein said cooler bag is packable from the unpacked configuration by reversibly pulling said cooler bag into the pocket so that the cooler bag is retained inside the pocket in the packed configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 1 , wherein said reversible panel is a portion of the pocket in said unpacked configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 2 , wherein said pocket is disposed on said exterior of said cooler bag in said unpacked configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 2 , wherein said reversible panel is reversed in said packed configuration from said unpacked configuration and forms a portion of said pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 4 , wherein said pocket contains said cooler bag in said packed configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 1 , wherein said reversible panel is connected to said cooler bag along three sides of said reversible panel. 
     
     
         7 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 6 , wherein a bottom side of said three sides of said reversible panel is disposed adjacent to a bottom of said outer shell. 
     
     
         8 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 6  further comprising a reversible zipper to open and close said pocket. 
     
     
         9 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 1  further comprising an insulating material disposed within said outer shell. 
     
     
         10 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 9 , wherein said reversible panel is uninsulated. 
     
     
         11 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 9 , wherein said reversible panel is insulated. 
     
     
         12 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 1 , wherein said cooler bag further comprises at least one strap. 
     
     
         13 . The packable cooler bag of  claim 1 , wherein said pocket is sized to contain the cooler bag when said cooler bag is compressed. 
     
     
         14 . A method for unpacking a packable cooler bag, comprising the steps of:
 providing a pocket with cooler bag in a packed configuration within said pocket;   unfastening a reversible zipper assembly of the pocket in the packed configuration;   reversing a reversible panel defining a portion of said pocket;   removing said cooler bag from within said pocket; and,   obtaining a top closure for the cooler bag in an unpacked configuration.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising obtaining one or more carrying straps of the cooler bag. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising fastening the reversible zipper assembly to close the pocket. 
     
     
         17 . A method for packing a packable cooler, comprising the steps of:
 providing a cooler bag in an unpacked configuration with a reversible panel on an outer shell of said cooler bag an defining a portion of a pocket;   unfastening a reversible zipper of the pocket;   grasping an internal area of the pocket and pulling the cooler bag into the internal area of the pocket as the pocket reverses from inside to outside;   packing any remaining portion of the cooler bag into the pocket which is reversed.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of fastening a reversible zipper assembly when said cooler bag is in a packed configuration within said pocket. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising compressing the cooler bag while said pulling the cooler bag into the internal area of said pocket occurs.