Container Lid with Freezable Side Compartment

This invention relates to a device having a container lid with a freezable side compartment adapted for receipt over an open top food container, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a flexible, container lid with a hollow side compartment. The hollow side compartment is filled with a freezable gel for keeping food and beverage cold inside the food container. The device has a brand name “Arctic Lid”.

Heretofore, there have been various sizes and shapes of ice packs or cold packs used for keeping food and beverage cold during outdoor activities and other uses. None of the prior art cold packs are adapted for receipt over a lip of an open top container and along an outside of the container for keeping food items cold prior to use and keeping left over food cold in the container, after serving.

In view of the foregoing, it is a primary objective of the subject invention to provide an easy and effective way of keeping food items stored in an open top container cold and prior to use and after serving of the food items.

Yet another object of the subject invention is the container lid and side compartment are flexible and stretchable for fitting around a lip of various sizes and shapes of open top containers and fitting downwardly around an outside of the containers. Also, the container lid and side compartment can be placed around a bottom portion of the containers and upwardly around the outside of the containers for keeping food cold when serving the food.

The invention includes a device with a flexible, stretchable, container lid and a flexible, stretchable, hollow side compartment. The hollow side compartment is attached around a circumference of the container lid. The hollow side compartment is filled with a freezable gel. Also, the hollow side compartment is adapted for receipt around a lip of an open top food container and downwardly around an outside of the container for keeping food products stored in the container cold.

These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent to those familiar with cold food storage when reviewing the following detailed description, showing novel construction, combination, and elements as herein described, and more particularly defined by the claims, it being understood that changes in the embodiments to the herein disclosed invention are meant to be included as coming within the scope of the claims, except insofar as they may be precluded by the prior art.

In, a perspective view of the subject device with container lid and side compartment is shown having general reference numeral. The deviceincludes a flexible, horizontal container lid, made of silicone and similar flat sheet material. Attached to a circumference of the lidis a flexible, vertical hollow side compartment. The side compartmentis also made of a flexible material.

In, a cross section of the container lidand the hollow side compartmentis shown taken along lines-, shown in. In this drawing, the hollow side compartmentis shown filed with a freezable gel. The compartment has an oval shape prior to being compressed against the outside of the open top container. A diameter “X”, of the container lid, can be in a range of 4 to 12 inches and greater, for fitting on top of various size containers. A height “Y” of the compartmentis in a range of 1 to 3 inches.

In, a perspective view of the container lidand the side compartmentare shown disposed above and positioned, as indicated by arrows, for receipt on top of and around a lipof an open top container. The open top containeris shown with food itemsshored therein.

In, a front view of the open top containeris shown with the container lidon top of the container. The side compartmentis received around an outside of the lipand down an outside of the container. The side compartmentcan be extended downwardly along the outside of the container from 1 to 3 inches and greater. In this manner, the side compartmentcan be placed next to various levels of food storied in the container for keeping the food cold.

In, a perspective view of the deviceis shown with the side compartmentdisposed around an outside of a bottom portionof the containerand extending upwardly from 1 to 3 inches and greater. In this manner, the devicecan continue to keep cold various levels of the food itemsleft over inside the container.

While the invention has been particularly shown, described and illustrated in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments and modifications thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that equivalent changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as claimed except as precluded by the prior art.