Cold pack assembly

Abstract

An example cold pack assembly may include a pack and a band. The pack may include an internal cavity with a substance disposed within the internal cavity. The pack may also include a first recessed surface and a second recessed surface. The band may be disposed around the pack such that the band engages a first item and generates a first force to urge the first item into pressed engagement with the first recessed surface and the band engages a second item and generates a second force to urge the second item into pressed engagement with the second recessed surface. The band may be elastic.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a pack comprising:
 an internal cavity, wherein a substance is disposed in the cavity; 
 a first recessed surface and a second recessed surface, the first recessed surface being disposed on a first engagement side of the pack and the second recessed surface being disposed on a second engagement side of the pack, the first engagement side of the pack being disposed opposite the second engagement side of the pack; and 
   a band disposed around the pack such that the band engages a first item and generates a first force to urge the first item into pressed engagement with the first recessed surface and the band engages a second item and generates a second force to urge the second item into pressed engagement with the second recessed surface, wherein the band is elastic.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pack further comprises a first cutout disposed on a front side of the pack, wherein the band is disposed in the first cutout and the first cutout is configured to maintain the band in a vertical position relative to the pack. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first cutout includes an upper lip and a lower lip, and wherein a portion of the band is disposed behind the upper lip and the lower lip to maintain the band within the first cutout. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the pack further comprises a second cutout disposed on a back side of the pack, the back side of the pack being disposed opposite the front side of the pack, the band being disposed in the second cutout. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pack further comprises a protrusion; wherein the band further comprises an opening, and wherein the opening of the band is disposed on the protrusion. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the band further comprises raised features on an interior surface of the band that engages with the first or second item. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc, wherein the arc is a portion of a circle. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc, wherein the arc is a portion of a circle having a radius, and wherein the first item includes a cylindrical portion having a radius that is substantially the same as the radius of the first recessed surface such that the first force applied by the band causes the first item to contact the first recessed surface along the arc. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus comprising:
 a pack comprising:
 an internal cavity, wherein a substance is disposed in the cavity; 
 a first recessed surface and a second recessed surface; and 
   a band disposed around the pack such that the band engages a first item and generates a first force to urge the first item into pressed engagement with the first recessed surface and the band engages a second item and generates a second force to urge the second item into pressed engagement with the second recessed surface, wherein the band is elastic.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the pack further comprises a first cutout, wherein the band is disposed in the first cutout and the first cutout is configured to maintain the band in a vertical position relative to the pack. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first cutout includes an upper lip and a lower lip, and wherein a portion of the band is disposed behind the upper lip and the lower lip to maintain the band within the first cutout. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the pack further comprises a second cutout, the band being disposed in the second cutout. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the pack further comprises a protrusion; wherein the band further comprises an opening, and wherein the opening of the band is disposed on the protrusion. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the band further comprises raised features on an interior surface of the band that engage with the first or second item. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc, wherein the arc is a portion of a circle. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first recessed surface is shaped as an arc, wherein the arc is a portion of a circle having a radius, and wherein the first item includes a cylindrical portion having a radius that is substantially the same as the radius of the first recessed surface such that the first force applied by the band causes the first item to contact the first recessed surface along the arc.