Expandable secondary package for a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10654637-B2
Application number	US-201715848980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 20, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A container comprised a container body having a first cavity for receiving a product therein, the container body having a front surface, back surface, first sidewall and second sidewall, and a cover having an opening extending thereinto, said opening configured to receive said container body therein, the cover comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a second cavity defined between said outer wall and inner wall, said second cavity housing a protective material therein. The protective material moves the cover from a first configuration defining a first inner profile of the inner wall of the cover to a second configuration defining a second inner profile of the cover, said second inner profile being smaller than the first inner profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container comprising:
a container body having a first cavity for receiving a product therein, the container body having a front surface, back surface, first sidewall and second sidewall; and
a cover having an opening extending thereinto, said opening configured to receive said container body therein, the cover comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a second cavity defined between said outer wall and inner wall, said second cavity housing a protective material therein, a fluid-permeable region provided on the inner wall, wherein the fluid-permeable region comprises a perforation,
wherein said protective material moves the cover from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration corresponds to a first inner profile defined by the inner wall and the second configuration corresponds to a second inner profile defined by the inner wall, said second inner profile being smaller than said first inner profile.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein said first configuration corresponds to a first outer profile of the cover and the second configuration corresponds to a second outer profile of the cover, said second outer profile being larger than the first outer profile.

3. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a port permitting filling of the second cavity with the protective material.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the protective material is an expandable foam or gas.

5. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a one-way valve configured to permit a flow of a gas into the second cavity, said gas reacting with said protective material to move the protective material from the first configuration to the second configuration.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the fluid-permeable region is formed from a porous material.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the protective material is absorbent.

8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container body is locked to said cover via one or more of an adhesive, welding, tongue and groove mechanism, snap-fit, friction-fit, keyed fit, and a flap extending from the cover and over an upper surface of the container body.

9. The container of claim 1 , further comprises a lip extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the cover, wherein a width of the cover at a first height is greater than a width of the cover at a second height located at the lip.

10. A container comprising:
a cover having an opening extending thereinto, said opening configured to receive a container body therein, the cover comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a cavity defined between said outer wall and inner wall, said cavity housing an absorbent material therein; and
a fluid-permeable region provided on the inner wall of the cover, said fluid-permeable region being open to the cavity, wherein the fluid-permeable region comprises a perforation.

11. The container of claim 10 , further comprising a port permitting filling of the cavity with the absorbent material.

12. The container of claim 10 , wherein the fluid-permeable region is formed from a porous material.

13. The container of claim 10 , wherein the container body is locked to said cover.

14. The container of claim 10 , further comprises a lip extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the cover, wherein a width of the cover at a first height is greater than a width of the cover at a second height located at the lip.

15. An insert for a shipping container, comprising:
an insert body having an opening extending thereinto, said opening configured to receive a container body therein, the insert body comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a cavity defined between said outer wall and inner wall, said cavity housing an absorbent protective material therein, wherein said protective material is movable from a first configuration defining a first outer profile of the insert body and a second configuration defining a second outer profile of the insert body, said second outer profile being larger than the first outer profile; and
a fluid-permeable region provided on the inner wall of the insert body, said fluid-permeable region being open to the protective material.

16. The insert of claim 15 , wherein the protective material is expandable.

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Xoy Oscar
• Demarest Scott

Classifications

• B32B2553/02

  Shock absorbing · CPC title

• B65D5/606

  Bags or bag-like tubes loosely glued to the wall of a "tubular" container · CPC title

• B65D81/052 Primary

  filled with fluid, e.g. inflatable elements · CPC title

• B29C66/72343

  for liquids · CPC title

• B29C66/72328

  Paper · CPC title