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Structural support apparatus with active or passive heat transfer system with a flexible insulated container, a rigid heat-conductive metallic element, a heat exchange system, where the metallic element structurally supports the container. The metallic element and container form a waterproof bond, a

Structural support apparatus with active or passive heat transfer system with a flexible insulated container, a rigid heat-conductive metallic element, a heat exchange system, where the metallic element structurally supports the container. The metallic element and container form a waterproof bond, and the metallic element and heat exchange system form a thermal bond. A preferred embodiment includes a flexible insulated container forming a closed volume with a plurality of flexible walls.

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What is claimed is: 1. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System comprising: a flexible insulated container; a rigid heat-conductive metallic element; and a heat exchange system; where the metallic element structurally supports the container; where the metallic elemen

What is claimed is: 1. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System comprising: a flexible insulated container; a rigid heat-conductive metallic element; and a heat exchange system; where the metallic element structurally supports the container; where the metallic element and container form a waterproof bond; and where the metallic element and heat exchange system form a thermal bond. 2. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flexible insulated container forms a closed volume with a plurality of flexible walls. 3. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 2 wherein said plurality of flexible walls form a sealed connection with adjacent said plurality of flexible walls and where said connection is flexible. 4. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a resealable closure means on at least one said sealed connection. 5. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 2 wherein said plurality of flexible walls comprises a flexible outer liner, a flexible waterproof inner liner, and a flexible insulating mean in between said flexible outer liner and said flexible waterproof inner liner. 6. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 1 wherein said rigid heat-conductive metallic element is located within the closed volume of said flexible insulated container. 7. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 6 wherein said rigid heat-conductive metallic element's structurally supports the general shape of said flexible insulated container. 8. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 6 wherein said rigid heat-conductive metallic element structurally supports a content's mass of said flexible insulated container. 9. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 1 wherein said waterproof bond insures direct physical contact isolation between said heat exchange system and a content of said flexible insulated container. 10. Structural Support Apparatus With Active or Passive Heat Transfer System as claimed in claim 1 wherein said heat exchange system actively facilitates or passively impairs heat transfer between a content of said flexible insulated container and surrounding environment of the present invention.