Insulated bag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10442600-B2
Application number	US-201715482200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 7, 2017
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

An insulated bag assembly includes an insulated bag, the insulated bag comprising a pair of opposing main panels, the main panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated in a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, a blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the blank border defined by a perimeter portion of the first sheet being in facing engagement with a perimeter portion of the second sheet, the blank border encompassing the blank cavity and defining an insulated portion of the insulated blank, the insulated bag defining a bag cavity with a bag opening; and an insulated panel, the insulated panel positioned within the bag cavity, the insulated panel forming a seal with the insulated bag.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An insulated bag assembly comprising:
an insulated bag, the insulated bag comprising a pair of opposing main panels, a pair of opposing side panels, and a pair of wings, each wing of the pair of wings attached to a different side panel of the pair of side panels, the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the pair of wings respectively defined by a pair of wing portions of the insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated in a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, a blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the blank border defined by a perimeter portion of the first sheet being in facing engagement with a perimeter portion of the second sheet, the blank border encompassing the blank cavity and defining an insulated portion of the insulated blank, the insulated bag defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end distal from the bottom end, the insulated bag defining a bag cavity with a bag opening positioned at the top end, a bottom panel positioned at the bottom end, the bottom panel comprising a first bottom subpanel and a second bottom subpanel, the first bottom subpanel joined to the second bottom subpanel by a bottom seam, the bottom seam attaching a first portion of the blank border to a second portion of the blank border, the first bottom subpanel attached to a first main panel of the pair of opposing main panels, the second bottom subpanel attached to a second main panel of the pair of opposing main panels, each wing positioned between the bottom panel and a different one of the pair of side panels; and
an insulated panel, the insulated panel positioned within the bag cavity, the insulated panel forming a seal with the insulated bag.

2. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated bag defines a bag beveled edge proximate the bag opening;
the insulated panel defines a panel beveled edge; and
the bag beveled edge and the panel beveled edge are configured to cooperate to form the seal.

3. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated panel is a first insulated panel;
the insulated bag assembly further comprises a second insulated panel;
the first insulated panel forms the seal proximate the bag opening;
the second insulated panel is positioned within the bag cavity between the top end and the bottom end; and
the second insulated panel partitions the bag cavity into two subcavities.

4. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated panel is a first insulated panel; and
the insulated bag assembly further comprises a second insulated panel positioned atop the bottom panel at the bottom end of the insulated bag.

5. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein the blank border at the top end extends outwards from the insulated blank further than the blank border at the bottom end.

6. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein the blank border extends from the top end to the bottom end of the insulated bag.

7. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein the main panels of the insulated bag are defined by the insulated portion of the insulated blank.

8. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
a portion of the first sheet attaches directly to the second sheet to define at least one uninsulated portion; and
the at least one uninsulated portion at least partially defines each wing portion of the pair of wing portions.

9. The insulated bag assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
the insulation batt defines a pair of wing notches;
each wing notch of the pair of wing notches aligns with a different wing portion of the pair of wing portions; and
each wing of the pair of wings is uninsulated.

10. The insulated bag assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
the insulation batt defines a pair of wing holes;
each wing hole of the pair of wing holes aligns with a different wing portion of the pair of wing portions; and
each wing of the pair of wings is partially uninsulated.

11. The insulated bag assembly of claim 10 , wherein:
each wing portion of the pair of wing portions defines an upper wing portion; and
each wing hole of the pair of wing holes aligns with the upper wing portion of a different wing portion of the pair of wing portions.

12. The insulated bag assembly of claim 1 , wherein each wing of the pair of wings extends upwards towards the top end of the insulated bag.

13. An insulated bag comprising:
a pair of opposing main panels, the insulated bag defining a bag cavity within the insulated bag, the insulated bag defining a bag opening to the bag cavity, the bag opening disposed at a top end of the insulated bag;
a pair of opposing side panels attached to the pair of opposing main panels;
a bottom panel comprising a first bottom subpanel and a second bottom subpanel, the first bottom subpanel attached to a first main panel of the pair of opposing main panels at a bottom end of the insulated bag, the second bottom subpanel attached to a second main panel of the pair of opposing main panels at the bottom end of the insulated bag; and
a pair of wings comprising a first wing and a second wing, the first wing positioned between the bottom panel and a first side panel of the pair of opposing side panels, the first wing attached to a first side panel of the pair of side panels, the second wing positioned between the bottom panel and a second side panel of the pair of opposing side panels, the second wing attached to a second side panel of the pair of side panels;
the main panels, the side panels, the first bottom subpanel, the second bottom subpanel, and the pair of wings defined in an insulated blank, the pair wings respectively defined by a pair of wing portions of the insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising:
a first sheet;
a second sheet, the second sheet attached to the first sheet by a blank border, the blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the blank border enclosing a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, the blank border comprising a bottom border extending along the first bottom subpanel and the second bottom subpanel, a portion of the blank border defined by the first bottom subpanel being attached to an opposing portion of the blank border defined by the second bottom subpanel to form a bottom seam, the bottom seam attaching the first bottom subpanel to the second bottom subpanel to form the bottom panel of the insulated bag; and
an insulation batt positioned within the blank cavity.

14. The insulated bag of claim 13 , wherein:
the insulated blank defines a first end and a second end;
the first end is defined opposite from the second end; and
the first end is attached to the second end by a main seam.

15. The insulated bag of claim 14 , wherein:
the main seam is defined by a portion of the blank border;
the blank border extends from the top end to a bottom end; and
the main seam is a four-ply seam.

16. The insulated bag of claim 13 , wherein the insulation batt is a single, continuous piece of insulation extending through the main panels.

17. The insulated bag of claim 13 , wherein a groove is formed into the insulation batt, and the groove is configured to increase flexibility of the insulation batt when the insulation batt is folded about the groove.

18. The insulated bag of claim 13 , wherein the insulated bag further comprises a handle attached proximate the top end of the insulated bag.

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Waltermire Jamie
• Ott Paul

Classifications

• B65D33/1691

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• B65D33/12

  String handles · CPC title

• B65D33/08

  Hand holes · CPC title

• A47J41/0066

  Flexible containers or jackets · CPC title

• B65D81/389

  formed of foam material · CPC title