Cooler Harness Carrying System with Storage Panels and Pockets

Abstract

A harness system for carrying storage panels and pocket panels on a cooler includes a flexible harness extending around the outer surfaces of a cooler. The flexible harness has a first longitudinal surface of one part of a hook and loop fastener, and the cooler has a plurality of bracket to removably mount the flexible harness to the cooler walls. The first longitudinal surface of the flexible harness faces away from the cooler walls. Pocket panels for storing items have a second portion of a hook and loop fastener, or a rim, are removably attached to the flexible harness, or the brackets mounted to the walls of the cooler.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A harness system for carrying storage panels and pocket panels on a cooler, comprising;
 a. a flexible harness having a first longitudinal surface comprising one portion of a hook and loop fastener;   b. at least one bracket configured to be mounted adjacent to the at least one sidewall of the cooler, the at least one brackets supporting the flexible harness when the flexible harness is removably mounted on the at least one bracket, with said first longitudinal surface of said flexible harness facing away from said cooler sidewalls;   c. at least one pocket panel having one of a second surface including a second portion of a hook and loop fastener and a rim configured to receive a bracket, the bracket configured to be attached to the cooler.   
     
     
         2 . The harness system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of corner gripping pads slidably attached to the flexible harness, each of said plurality of corner gripping pads movable along the longitudinal surface and adapted to extend between said flexible harness and corners of the cooler when the flexible harness extends around the cooler.   
     
     
         3 . The harness system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the brackets supporting the flexible harness have a first top portion configured to extend over an upper rim of the cooler; and   a second bottom portion configured to support a panel pocket adjacent the cooler.   
     
     
         4 . The harness system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said at least one pocket panel having a back side surface, said second portion of said hook and loop fastener formed on said back side surface;   said rim extending above the back side surface; and   a front pocket formed on a front surface of the packet panel.   
     
     
         5 . The harness system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the front pocket is formed from one of mesh fabric and solid fabric material.   
     
     
         6 . The harness system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the front pocket has an outer surface comprised of a light diffuser material.   
     
     
         7 . The harness system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the front pocket has an outer surface comprised of one of an acoustically transparent and a waterproof membrane material.   
     
     
         8 . The harness system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the panel pocket includes insulation on the inner surfaces of the panel pocket.   
     
     
         9 . A harness system for carrying a cooler, comprising:
 a flexible fabric body having an open top, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sidewall surfaces, the surfaces providing a chamber configured to receive the cooler;   the plurality of sidewalls having a plurality of panel pockets removably attached to the sidewalls, each panel pocket configured to hold items;   the flexible fabric body including at least one of a shoulder strap and dual handle loops.