CA1038808A - Combined carrier case and holding means for detachably securing therein a fluid contained flexible bag - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE

The herein described combined carrier case and holding means for fluid contained plastic flexible bags consisting of a carrier case formed of side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall joined together and leaving an open top and an open front and provided with flexible bag holding means extending across the width of the carrier case at its open top and at the lower end of the open front and integrally secured to the side walls of the carrier case. The holding means formed of centrally disposed upper and lower flexible bag engaging units which are in alignment with one another for detachable engagement by engaging units forming a part of the upper and lower ends of a fluid contained flexible bag, and whereby In operation the fluid contained flexible bag is constantly main-tained in an upright fixed position in the carrier case.

Description

i 0;~8~3l~8 The tnvent10n relate~ to 1~prov~mænts 1n a co~
bined carrler case and h~ldlng means ~or det~chably securtng ther~1n a fluld contaln~d tl~xlble bag as descr1bed ln th~ pr~-~ent spectM catlon, and 111us~rated ln ~he accompany~ng draw-lngs that ~orm a part of the s2~e.
The lnventlon conslsts essQntlally of th~ novel featuras of construct10n as polnted out broadly and spec1flcally In the cla1ms for novelty followlng ~ descrlptlon contatn1ng an explanat10n 1n detall of an ~cceptable fo m of ~he Inv~ntlon and modl~lcattons ther~o~.
In the followlng descrlpt10n and accompanylng drawtngs, th~ comb1ned carrler case and hold1ng means Is descr1b~d .~s b~1ng utlllzed for th~ m11k lndu~try, wher~ the mllk contalnl~d bags are ta~en from the d~lry ~or dl3tr1butlon to custom~rs~ ~uch as restaur~nts, oa~eterl~s, hotels. school~, and other locatlons~
and where th~ mllk contalned bag ~s detachab~ly held ln a l~ngth-wlse or upr1ght pos1t10n wlthtn the carr1Qr cas~ by hold~ng means that form a part o~ the case9 and malnt~ned 7n a cooler or other refrl~eratory unlt and adapted to be connect~d to a valve cock for~1n3 a part of the cool~r, but tt w111 of co~rs~ b~ undorstood that, w1th or wlthout mod1f1cat10ns or rAml~1catlons, the combln-at10n of the carrler ca~e and holdtng means together wlth th~ tlu1d conta1ned flex1ble pl~stlc bag ~y be used for h~ndl1ng floxtbl~
bags contaln1ng soft drlnks, beverag~s ~nd o~her 1lu1d~
ln thQ follo~lng descrtpt10n, and 1n the cla~m~, vartous detatls w111 b~ 1dent1~tQd by speclf1c names ~or conven-1enc~; the na~es~ however, are lntended to be generlc 1n thetr app~
11catlon.

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It ts customa~y ln the ~alry lndustry to ~111 prede~rmlned s~z~s of flex~ble plastto bags3 made from poly-ethylene or equlvalent naterlals~ w1th the ~u~s1t,e volume of m~lk ~Qd through a spout form~d 1n the bag,, capp~ng the 5 sam~, and then packa~1ng ~he ba~ In~lde a corrugat~d carton~
whlch, after ~t has reach~d tts destlna~lon ls s~oi~d tn~lde a dtspenser such as ~ cooler or o~her re~rlger~tlng unlt. Once the polyethylene ba~ ~s empty, the corrugated car~on l# dlscard~d.
It ls found that the cost of the corrll~at~d car-lO ton ls to~ expen~lve and costly ~or use 1n the datrles and the1rcustom~rs. Furthernore, thera ts lnsu~ftolent alr clrculatlon ~or the mllk l~ag and lt ls parttcularily notlce~ble ~hen the bag coll-apses more and more as tts contents are belng exhaust~d.
Another method tn handllng the m~lk ba~ 1'rom th~
lS dalry to the custom~r cons1sts ol' a poly~thylene bag prov~ded wlth a comnon mllk lnput and output apertur~ ~orm~t tn one corner ol~ th~
bag and hav1ng a detachable spout or tube connected ther~to and wh1ch is slmllar to the mllk bag structure as used w1th the corrugat~d car-ton. The ~lexlble bags ~r~ generally mad~ o~ a heavy gaugQ and the spou~s or tubes thereo~ ~re usually wrapped for san1tary reasons, as these mllk bags are generally placed 1n an op~n type o~ plastlc case ~or transportatlon from the dalry to tha customer, and the spouts or tubes could b~ contam1nated w1th dust, mo1sture and other fore1gn matter, These spsclal plast1c cas~s, whlch travel from the da1ry to the custo~er, once used, are be1ng returned to tha dalry to b~ ~111ed agaln. Th~ costs ar~ h1gher than the costs of the corrugated c~rtons, but 1t has the ~dvantage of belng us~d many tlmes and, ~ro~ the polnt of v1ew of the u~er, ~t 15 preferable to other systems. Howe~er, lt was found that the m11k bag ls h~rder to package, because th~ Ja1rl~s can no longer use thelr regul~r da1ry cases and thts causes th~ pro-duct~on department much dl ff1culty tn streamllne productlon, -1~3~3808 In o~h~r ~ystems, the ~111ed mllk bag ls shlpp~d d~r-ectly to th~ end user ln the regular c~se, and upon reachlng the r¢~-taurant, cafsterla level or other users, lt 15 trans~rred out o~ the dalry case ~n~o a speclal plas~lc Cl~$e whlch remaln~ wl~h ~he cu3ton~r 5 at all tlmes. Th1s system ls eoonomical to the datrtes, but th~ cu~-tomer res~nts the ldea o1~ ~rans~rrlng the bulk of ~1Y~ or mre gallon3 contalned tn a eingle mllk bag ~nto the plastlc case, b~cau~e they ar~
a~rald of dropp~ng the m~lk bag, causln~ the ~ilk ~o spllll all over the place, and are loath 1n manlpulat1ng the packaged mllk ln th1s way, Tha usual type of m11k bag us~d 1n the ~ndustry ~en~-erally conslsts o~ a flex1ble plastlc bag hav1ng a con~on lnput and out- ~:
put aperture ~or~d ln one wall o~ the flexlbl~ bag and sltuated ad~a-cent to one corner ther~o~ and prov1ded w1th a detachable closure c~p whlch ls r~placeabl0 by a dot~chable $pout or tube. When tha ~flexlblo bag ls ~llled wlth m11k, the aperture o~ the bag ~5 sealed by ~he clo~
sure cap, and the bag ls th0n slmply lns~rt2d ln th~ conta~ner and tr~ns~
ported to the custom~r, where lt ls tr~ns~erred to another cas~ ~nd pla-ced lnto a ~ree~er or cooler. The closur~ cap 1s replaced w~th a d~ta~h-able spout or tub~ whtch ls connected to a ~alv~ cock that ~onms a part o~ th~ cosler.
There ~s a lack of any means ~or hold~ng and ma~ntaln1ng the m~lk b~g ~n any ~lxed posltlon wlthln the case or cont~1ner, th~ ro~
sult ls that th~ m~lk bag slmply collapses and crumpl~s 2S the mllk ls wlthdrawn there~rom, thereby af~ec~1ng the grsvlty ~low of th~ m11k, and on occa~lons trapp~ng or ~solatln3 pock~ts of ~llk ln the ~lk b~g. Where--by lt 1s necessa~y ~or ~he bag to be manually handled and h~ld ln posl~lon to allow the mllk to flow through the v~lva cock of ~he cooler ~or lts wlthdrawal from the bag.

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It 1s therefore the purpo~e o~ thls tnvent~on to aYoîd such defect~ and other shortcom1ngs o~ th@ prev10us types o~
mllk bag carrlersa as w~ll as the n~llk bags themselv~s, by devls1ng a comb1ned carr1er case and hold1ng mean~ ~r l~lultl conkalned ~l~x-5 ~ble bags 1n wblch the hold~ng means of the carrl2r caso 1s adaptedto be engaged by ~eans formlng a part o~ the fluld cont~1ned ~l~xlble bag, wh~reby the ~lexlbl~ bag 1s de~achably held ln a l~ngt:hwlse or upr19ht ~sltlon w1thln the carr1er case a~ all tl~Qs.
Among the ob~cts o~ th~ Inventlon, 1s to ma1nta1n the confosmlty of the upr1ght pos1t10n o~ ~he ~luld conta1ned ~lexlbl~
bag at all t1n~s wh11e belng held 1n the carrl~r case when 1t ls slt-uated 1n the cooler and conm~cted to a valve cock therao~, so as to agsur~ a constant unlnterrupted downward 110w o~ the 11u1d ~ro~ the b~g to the v~lv~ cock oP th~ cooler.
1~ ~noth~r ob~ct o~ the 1nv~nt10n 15 to devlse ~ neans ~hereby the ~luld cont~1ned 11~xlble b~g 1s constant1y kept t~ut ln ~t~ carr~er c~se ~nd holder st all t~m~s.
Stlll another ob~ct of th~ 1nvent10n 15 to reduce tha phystcal handllng of the fluld cont~ln~d ~l~xlbl2 bR9 when lt reaches the consumer ~rom the d~ y and thereby mater1Ally mln1mlzlng the poss~
lblll~y of any loss to the ~luld cont~nts thereln through poss1ble dam~
a~e to the bag, such ~ belng lnadvertently dropped whlle 1t ls belng lt~ted from one conta1ner to another lnto th~ cooler.
A ~urther obJ~ct o~ th~ lnv~nt10n ls to devl~ ~ com~
b~n~d carr~r cas~ and holdlng ~e~ns ~or r~aln1ng fluld contaln~d ~ exlble bags~ 1n whloh the oarrler case has ~ bottom, sld~ and rear walls are Pormed of a lattlce structure and an open fPont ~nd top so as to allow the ~asy 1nsert10n and removal of the fl~%1ble bag th~sln and permlttlng v1sual ~nspectlon ~ the fluld le~el~, and pro~ldlng better ~lr clrculat10n.

~a3ssos A s~lll furthér ob~ect of the lnventlon ls to de-vlse a comblnQd carrter cas~ and holdlng means ~or Mu1d contalne~
flexlble bsgs that wlll be mad0 of ~ew and slmpla parts~ dur~bl~
ln constructlon and aff~clent ~or Its purpos~.
S Oth~r ~Ind ~ur~her advantag~ ~nd lmprovemellts of l:he lnventlon wlll be readlly understood and appreclat~d ~rom the des~
crlptton of th~ device ln lt~ opera~lon, as set forth ln the spec-1~1catlon below, and ~hen read ln connectlon ~lth the draw1ngs lll~
ustr3tlng var10us embodlM~nts of th~ lnventlon.
IN T~E DRAWINGSt Flgure 1 1s a persp~ctlve vlew of the colnbln~d carrler c3se and holdlng ~eans ~r fluld contalned flexlble bags as lnst~lled wlthln 2 cooler.
Flgure 2 ls a perspcctlve v1ew o~ the comblned case and hold~ng means ~or fluld contaln~d flexlble bags, Ftgure 3 ls a s1de vîew of the combîn~d c~rrler oase ~nd holdlng 0eans havlng one ~all ramoved to show the an~le of slope o~ the bottom wall and the pos~t10n o1' the upper ~nd lower flexlble bag en-gag1ng unlts wh1ch ~orm the hold1ng means that are a part of the c~rr1er ca~e.
F1gure 4 ls a p1an vlew o~ the comh1ned c~rrl~r CaSQ and holdlng nQans.
F1gur~ 5 1s a slde scheaw~t1c vlew o~ a comblned carrler cas~ and hold1ng m~an~ lnst~lled 1n a coolar and contaln1ng a fluld ~ll~d flexlble b~g whlch ls detachably secured ln an upr1ght pos1tlon there~n and connected to ~ vatve cock of the cooler.
Flgure 61~ a slde schemat1c vlew o~ the con~lned carrller C~15e and holdlng means wh1ch 1s slmllar to f19ure 5, and 111u~tratlng the ~lu1d tlQxlble bsg p~rtly deflated but still maln1:aîn1ng 1ts up~
r~ght posit10n.

~5--1~3~3808 F~gure 7 is a similar schematic view of a combined carrier case and holding means as illustrated in Figure 5 and illustrating the flexible bag in a deflated condition after the fluid has been withdrawn but still maintaining its upright posit;on.
Figure 8 is a perspective view o~ a modified form of a combined carrier case and holding means to the carrier case and holding means shown in Figure 2, bo~h forms of the carrier case and holding means being shown side by side on Sheet No. 2 of the drawings.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of a fluid flexible bag for use with the combined carrier case and bag holding means and provided with means for engagement with the holding means of the carrier case, F~gure 10 is a perspective view of a modi~ied form of the fluid flexible bag.
Figure 11 is a perspective detail of the closure cap.
Figure 12 is a perspective detail of the detachable spout.
Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures~
The terminology describes the combined carrier case and fluid bag holding means when it is used in its upright position with the fluid contained bag maintained therein in that position.
Referring to the drawings, the combined carrier case and fluid contained flexible bag holding means, as indicated by the numeral 15, consists of a pair of rectangular shaped frames 16 and 17 joined together by the cross meMbers 18 and by the side walls 19 and 20, a rear wall 21 and a bottom wall 22 and leaving an open top and an open front to complete the carrier case.

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The botto~ wall ~nd the s~de ~nd ~ear walls o~ the carrler CAS~ aræ ~orm~d of a lattlce structure 23, wlth the lattlce st~uctur@ of slde and rear walls ext~nd1ng upwarclly to ~ predeter-mlned hel~ht o~ the c~rrler c~se and lea~1ng the rema1nln~ por~10ns o~ the walls open. In th~s manner9 the flu1d conta1ned flex1ble bag 24 ls ea~er to handle ~or lts lnsertlon ln the carrler case and lts engage~ent w1th the bag hold1ng m~ans that ~orm ~ part ther~o~, as kell as 1ts remoYal there~rom, after the bag has been emptled of ~ts conten~.
The flexlble b~g holdlng mean~ conslsts o~ an upper transverse member 25 3ecur~d to the ~ectangular fram~s 16 ~nd 17 and ls located ad~ac~nt to th~ open top o~ the carr1er case and has a 11exlble bag engaglng un1t 26 th~t t5 ccntr~lly located ~h~reon and ls tn tha shape o~ a hook memb~r 27 whlch 1s 1ntegral wlth the tr~ns-verse member 2S. A lower transverse membQr 28 1s ~ecured to the lower port10ns o~ the rectangular rame~ 16 and 17 Dnd oxtends across the op~n ~ront o~ th~ carr1er case and is locat2d ad~acent to ~he bottom ~11 22 thereo~. The lo~er transYerse member 28 has a fl~xlbl~ bag @n~aglng unlt 2g centrally loc~ted thereon and ls 1n the shape of an op~n collar 30 whlch ls lnt~gral wlth the tr~nsverse ~ember 28.
The upper ~nd lower ~luld conta1ned ~lexlble b~g en~
ga~lng un1ts 26 and 29 o~ thQ b~g hold1ng me~ns ~r~ adRpted to eng~ge or b~ ~ngaged wlth the upper And lower eng~glng un~ts 31 ~nd 32 res-pectlvely of the n uld cont~ln~d ~lex1ble ba~ 24~ In thl~ m~nn~r th~
~lu1d con~a1nsd ~lox1ble bag ls de~achably s~cured 1n an uprlght pos1-tton 1n the c~rr1~r casa and held 1n tha~ po~ltlon unttl lts ~lu~d contents has bæen w1thdrawn kherefrom, 103~8~8 In ~19ure 8, a ~odtf1ed form o~ the comb1ned c~rr1~r case and fluld contalned flex~bl~ bag hold1ng ~eflnS 1s 111ustrated show1n~ the carrter ca~e 33 ~ formed o~ a tubular structure havtng a pa1r o~ tubular rectang~lar shaped ~r~m~ 34 and 35 welded to on~
S another by tubular crosæ m~bers 36 and each ~ran~ belng r~lnforced by add1t~on~1 tubular cros~ member3 37 to co~plet.e slde wall~ 38, rear wall 39, ~ bottom wall 40 and leavlng an open ~op and ~n open ~ront to complete th~ carr~er case.
The flutd cont~lned ~lexlbl~ bag hold1ng ~ean~, con-~lsts of an upper transverse tubular ~ember 41 welded t~ th~ rec~
tangul~r shaped rame~ 34 ~nd 35 and located ad~c~nt to the open top o~ the carrier cas~ ~nd havlng a hook-shaped bag eng~glng mæ~ber, 1n thc ~orm o~ a hook 42, 1ntegrally ~ecured to the approx1mnte cen-tral port10n o~ the t~bular transverse member 41 and ~h1ch 1~ ad~pted to eng~e w1th the upper eng~glng unlt 31 of the fl~xlble b~g~ Th~
means for eng~glng wlth the lo~er engaglng unlt 32 o~ th~ bag 15 ~or~ed by the lowermost cross mæmber 43 extendlng across the open ~ront of the carr1er c~s~ at 1ts b~se and the ad~acent p~rallel trans~
v~rse me~ber 44 of the bottom w~ll 40 of tho carr1er case. The low~r-most cross m~mber 43 and the ad~acen~ par~llel tr~nsverse member 44 o~
the bottom w~ll 40 o~ the carrl~r case for~ ~ ch~nnel 45 throu~h ~hlch the spout Qng~g1ng ~lange 46, that surrounds th~ ~luld lnput and out-put ~p~rture o~ the tlex1ble bag 24 and 1s ~nt~grally secured to the front wall thereo~, ~nd the spout, wh~ch replaces the closur~ c~p, that ls d2tachably seoured to the ~lange, pro~ects through thg channel 45 enabllng l~teral movement ther~of ~or ea~ler ad~ustlng connectlon~ to th~ valve cock 47 of the cooler 48.

10388(~8 In ~hls way, the ~lu~d con~1ned ~exlbl~ bag ls held tn a flxed locat~on posltlnn at the top ~nd a ~vable po~1t10n at th~
bottom ~or perm~tt1ng the manlpulat10n o1' the b~g ln a securen~nt ~n an upright poslt10n 1n th~ carr~r case,.
S Th~ ~lex~ble bag 245 as ~llustPaged ln fl~ur~ 9, 1 pr~er~bly made ~rom a plastlc mater~al, such as polyethylen~ poly~
propyl~n~ or equ1v~1~nt plastlc reslnoug rflat~r1all, and conslst~ o~ a ~ront wall 49 and a rear wall 50 and hav~ng thelr vertlc~l edges 51 and th~lr top and bottom edges 52 and 53 r~spectlYely heat sealed to one another. The upper and low~r eng~g~ng un1ts 3~ and 32" whlch ~re adapted eo ~ngage wlth the upp~r ~nd lower 1'1exlble bag enga~lng Im1ts a6 and 29 of the carr~er C115~ ar~ s~cur0d to the ~ront wall 49 at ~acent to top and botto~ edge~ 52 ~nd 53 th~r~o1' and are ~pprox1matel~y located mldway of the wldth Or thQ flexlbl~ bag 24 m d In vertlc~l al-~gnm~nt w1th one ~noth~r.
The upper ~ngaglng un1t 31 o~ the plastlc flexlble b~g 1s 1n the ~orm of an ~long~ted ~lexlble plaselc str1p 54 horl20ntally mounted to the front wall ~9 and h~v1ng ~ts ends 55 and 56 he~t sealed or othe~w~s~ ~ecured ~h~reto and ha~ng lts central por~lon 57 curl~d ~n ~n arcuate shape, wh1ch together ~lth the frnnt wall co~plet2 ~ tu-bulsr pass~geway or socket 58~ Thls t7exlble socket ~ adapted to b~
eng4g~d by the hook-3haped mæmber 27 o~ th~ upper bag eng~g1ng unlt 26 of the carr1er case.
A fluld lnput ~nd output aperture 1s ~ormed through the front wall 49 o~ the ~lex~bl2 b~g ad~cent to the bottom ~dge 53 there~
of ~nd tn approxl~ately vertlcal allgnment wlth the tubular passage~ay or so~ket 58 of the upper engaglng unlt 31 of the flexlble bag. A spout enga~1ng n ange 46 surrounds th~ n utd lnput and output ~p~rture and l~
lntegr~lly secured to the ~ront wall 49 of th~ bag and when th@ b~g ts fllled ~th the r~qu1red n uld a closur~ o~p 59 ~s snapped on the ~l~nge 46 and clos0s the ~p~rture.

~IL03~8Q~3 When the ~luid con~a1ned flex~ble bag 1s to be Coll-nected to the valve cock 47 o~ the ccoler 48 the clo~ure cap 1 replaced by a d~tachabl~ spout or tub~ 60 whlch ls detach~bly con~
neoted to th~ valve. In all 1nstances ~he flange 46 o~ the front S w~ll of th~ flexlble bag, togQther w1th the closure cap 59 or the detachable spout or tube 60 are adapted ~o be en~aged by the open collar 30 of th4 ~lex~bl~ ba~ enQagtng un1t 29 o~ th~ bag holdlng means, as shown ~n f1gure l, or through the channel 45 ot the bag hold1ng m~ans as shown 1n ~1gure 8.
1~ A mod~lcat10n o~ the fluld ~lexlble bag 1s 111us-trated ln ~1gure lO 1n whlch the ~luld flex1ble bag 61 cons1sts of the front and rear walls 62 and 63 al~d are ~oln~d tog~ther at th~lr slde qdges 64 and thslr top and bottom edges 65 and 66 by heat seal-1ng m~ans or oth~r su1table m~thods for lnte~rlllly securlng thern to-15 gsther. The ~ront and rear walls 62 and 63 are tran~vers~ly heat sealed to one another along the horlzQntal 11ne 66 whleh ~erm1nat~
and merge w1th the se~led s1d~ ed~es 64 o~ the bag ~nd th~reby ~onm~
~ng the ~a~n body o~ the ~lexlble bag lnto a l~qu1d holdlng compart-mænt 67 ~nd the remalnlng upper port10n lntD m upper ~ngaQlng unlt 68 whlch ls provlded ~lth an approxlmately centr~l apQrture 69 whlch extends through the ~ront and rear walls o~ the engag1ng un1t ~8 and re~n~orced by the ~lang~ 70.
A ~luld tnput and output aperture 1~ ~ormed through the ~ront wall o~ the ~lu1d holdlng compartment 67 o~ the ~lextble b~g 61 and loca~ed ad~acent to ~he bo~to~ edg~ 66 thereof and ln approxl-mately verttcal allgnm~nt w1th ~he central ap~rtur~ 69 o~ the upp~r eng~g~ng unlt 68 of the fl~x~ble bag. A ~pout engaglng flange 71 surr-ounds ths n u~d tnput and output ~perture ~n~ ls Integrally se~ur~ld to th~ front w~ll o~ the flutd hold~ng co~part~nt~ ~nd when the comp,~rt~
~ænt ls ~llled wlth the r~qulr~d n uld ~ closure c~p 59 snapped on the ~lan~ 71 ~nd clos~s the aperture.

1~3~8 When the ~luld cont~1ned flexlble bag ls to be connected ~ the valve cock 47 of the cool~r 48 the closure b~g ls repl~ced by a detachable spout or tube 60 whtch 15 detach~bly eonnected to the ~alve csck 47.
In the use and handllng of the comblneli carrler ca e and holdlng means, th~ fluld contalned plas~lc ~l~xlble bag 1R
stmply lnserted lengtht~ls~ lnto th~ carrler c~se and has lts c~se ~n~lng unlts lnt~rengaged wlth the engaglng un1ts whlch ~orm th~
holdlng me~ns o~ the carrler case and detachably lnterlock th@
flex1ble bag w1th the holdlng n~ans that 1~rR a par~ sf the carr1er use. The carrler case, ~h~en lts tluld contalned 1texlble b~g held and lnterlocked thereln 15 ralsed and lnsert~d ln an up ~
rl~ht posltton lnglde a cooler, hnd s~multaneously the fluld con- :
t~lned bag ts autom~tlc~lly placed 1n a ~lxed uprlght posltlon ther~
~n and has lts spout or tube connected to the valv~ cock of the cooler.
In th1s way the ~lu1d cont~1ned ~lexible bag wltl constantly m~lntaln 1t~ uprlght poslt10n wlthtn th~ uprlght c~rrler case at all t1~eg~
Slnce certa1n ch~nges may be ~ade 1n the above lnventlon and d1f~2rent embod1ments of th~ 1nventlon could be mad~ w~thout de-pArttng frDm ~he ~cope ther~o~, 1t ls lntented th~t ~ atter con-ta1ned ln th~ above descrlptlon or sho~n 1n thQ accompany1ng drawlngs ~hall be lnt~rpreted as lllustrat1ve and not ln a llmlt1ng sens~.

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Claims (7)

WHAT I CLAIM IS:

1. In a combined carrier case and a fluid contained flexible bag holding means for detachably securing therein a fluid contained flexible bag and adapted to be inserted in a cooler having a valve cock, a carrier case formed of side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall and an open top and an open front, a flexible bag holding means formed of an upper transverse member secured to the side walls of said carrier case and located adjacent to the open top thereof and provided with a flexible bag engaging unit and a lower transverse member secured to the lower portions of said side walls of said carrier case and located adjacent to the bottom wall thereof and having a flexible bag engaging unit, and a flexible fluid contained bag having engaging means at its upper portion adapted to engage with said flexible bag engaging unit of said upper transverse member and engaging means at its lower portion adapted to engage with the flexible bag engaging unit of said lower transverse member of said bag holder, and whereby in operation, the fluid contained flexible bag is constantly maintained in an up-right position in said carrier case.

2. In a combined carrier case and a fluid contained flexible bag holding means adapted to be inserted in a cooler, a carrier case comprising a pair of rectangular shaped frames joined together by cross members, side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall all formed of lattice work and secured to said rectangular frames and completing said carrier case with an open top and an open front, a flexible bag holding means formed of an upper transverse member secured to said rectangular frames and extending across the open top of said carrier case and having a flexible bag engaging unit and a lower transverse member located adjacent to said bottom wall and secured to said rectangular shaped frames and having a flexible bag engaging unit, and a fluid contained flexible bag having engaging means located at its upper portion adapted to engage with said flexible bag engaging unit of said upper transverse member and engaging means at its lower portion adapted to engage with the flexible bag en-gaging unit of said lower transverse member of said bag holding means, and whereby in operations the fluid contained flexible bag is con-stantly maintained in an upright position in said carrier case.

3. A combined carrier case and a fluid contained flexible bag holding means as claimed in claim 2, in which the walls of the carrier case are formed of lattice work that extend to a predetermined height of the carrier case and leaving the remaining portion of the walls open for exposure of the upper transverse member of the flexible bag engaging unit.

4. A combined carrier case and a fluid contained flexible bag holding means as claimed in claim 2 in which a bottom wall forms a part of said rear wall and slopes at an inclined angle therefrom and is secured to the flexible bag engaging unit of said lower transverse member of said bag holding means and to said side frames.

5. A combined carrier case and a fluid contained bag holding means as claimed in claim 2, in which the upper and lower flexible bag engaging units of the bag holding means are approximately centrally located on their respective transverse members that are secured to said rectangular shaped frames.

6. In a combined carrier case and a fluid contained bag holding means as claimed in claim 5, in which the upper flexible bag engaging unit is in the shape of a hook that is integrally formed with its upper transverse member and the lower flexible engaging unit is in the shape of a collar forming an integral part of the lower transverse member.

7. In a combined carrier case and holding means for detachably securing therein a fluid contained flexible bag and adapted to be inserted in a cooler, a carrier case formed of a pair of tubular rectangular shaped frames welded together by tubular cross members and forming side, bottom and rear walls and an open top and front, a flexible bag holding means formed of upper and lower flexible bag engaging units, said upper flexible bag engaging unit formed of a transverse member integrally secured crosswise to said rectangular shaped frames and located adjacent to the open top of said carrier case and having a hook-shaped flexible bag engaging member integrally secured to the approximate central portion thereof, and said lower flexible bag engaging unit formed of a lowermost cross member connect-ing said rectangular frames to one another and extending across the open front of said carrier case at its base and the adjacent parallel transverse member of the bottom wall of said carrier case so as to form a channel shaped bag engaging unit, and whereby in operation, the fluid contained flexible bag has its upper end held in an approximately fixed position by said upper flexible bag unit at its lower end held through the medium of the channel of said lower flexible bag engaging unit for a limited lateral adjustment movement.