Cooling pack

Abstract

A cooling pack including a flexible membrane defining an internal compartment. The cooling pack has an elongated shape having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface, and a rear surface. A cooling gel is disposed within the internal compartment of the flexible membrane. A plurality of dowels are disposed within the internal compartment. The plurality of dowels extend from the bottom edge to the top edge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling pack comprising:
 a flexible membrane defining an internal compartment and comprising an elongated shape having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface, and a rear surface;   a cooling gel disposed within the internal compartment; and   a plurality of dowels disposed within the internal compartment, wherein the plurality of dowels extend from the bottom edge to the top edge.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling pack of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling gel surrounds the plurality of dowels. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling pack of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dowels are parallel relative to one another. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling pack of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dowels are each elongated cylinders. 
     
     
         5 . A method of cooling beverage containers comprising steps of:
 providing a first cooling pack comprising:
 a flexible membrane defining an internal compartment and comprising an elongated shape having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface, and a rear surface; 
 a cooling gel disposed within the internal compartment; and 
 a plurality of dowels disposed within the internal compartment, wherein the plurality of dowels extend from the bottom edge to the top edge; 
   placing the cooling pack within a cooler; and   placing beverage containers on top of the front surface of the flexible membrane, in between the plurality of dowels.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising a step of:
 placing a second cooling pack on top of the beverage containers within the cooler such that the beverage containers are in between a plurality of dowels of the second cooling pack.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of dowels are evenly spaced apart and parallel relative to one another. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of dowels are each elongated cylinders.