Insulated box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10954057-B2
Application number	US-201715590349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2017
Priority date	May 9, 2017
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

An insulated box includes a box, the box including a bottom panel and a side panel, the side panel attached to the bottom panel; and an insulated panel attached to the side panel, the insulated panel including an insulation batt and a sheet, the insulation batt enclosed between the side panel and the sheet.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An insulated box comprising:
an internal corrugated cardboard portion comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel are hingedly coupled together, each of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel defining an inner side surface and an outer side surface, wherein the inner side surfaces of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel together at least partially define a box cavity, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel define a top end and a bottom end of the internal corrugated cardboard portion, wherein a bottom panel is positioned at the bottom end;
an insulated layer positioned external to the internal corrugated cardboard portion, the insulated layer extending around the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel, wherein the insulated layer comprises at least one insulation batt, the at least one insulation batt coupled in facing contact with the outer side surface of at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel, wherein the at least one insulation batt comprises an insulation material extending continuously from a first end of the at least one insulation batt to a second end of the at least one insulation batt, wherein the bottom panel is positioned below the insulated layer; and
an outer corrugated portion extending at least partially around the internal corrugated cardboard portion, the insulated layer positioned between the internal corrugated cardboard portion and the outer corrugated portion.

2. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein:
a first insulation batt of the at least one insulation batt is comprised by an insulated panel of the insulated layer;
the insulated panel further comprises a sheet;
the outer side surface of each of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel faces outwards from the box cavity; and
the sheet of the insulated panel is adhesively attached at least partially in facing contact with the outer side surface of at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel.

3. The insulated box of claim 2 , wherein:
the sheet defines a first perimeter portion; and
the first perimeter portion of the sheet is attached to the outer side surface of at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel.

4. The insulated box of claim 2 , wherein the sheet comprises paper.

5. The insulated box of claim 2 , wherein the sheet encapsulates the first insulation batt to at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel.

6. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein:
a portion of the at least one insulation batt positioned closest to the top end defines the first end;
a portion of the at least one insulation batt positioned closest to the bottom end defines the second end; and
the top end defines an opening to the box cavity.

7. The insulated box of claim 6 , wherein the bottom end is enclosed by the bottom panel, and wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel are hingedly coupled to the bottom panel.

8. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated layer comprises four insulated panels;
each of the four insulated panels comprises an insulation batt of the at least one insulation batt; and
each of the four insulated panels is adhesively coupled to a different one of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel.

9. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein the at least one insulation batt is adhesively coupled to the internal corrugated cardboard portion.

10. The insulated box of claim 9 , wherein the at least one insulation batt is indirectly coupled to the internal corrugated cardboard portion at least partially by a sheet of the insulation layer.

11. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein the at least one insulation batt is repulpable.

12. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein the insulated box is repulpable.

13. The insulated box of claim 1 , wherein:
a portion of the at least one insulation batt positioned closest to the top end defines the first end; and
a portion of the at least one insulation batt positioned closest to the bottom end defines the second end.

14. An insulated box comprising:
an internal corrugated cardboard portion comprising four side panels, the four side panels hingedly coupled together, each of the four side panels defining an inner side surface and an outer side surface, the inner side surfaces of the four side panels together at least partially defining a box cavity, the four side panels defining a top end and a bottom end, a bottom panel positioned at the bottom end;
at least one insulation batt, the at least one insulation batt attached to the outer side surfaces of the four side panels in facing contact, the at least one insulation batt comprising repulpable material, wherein a first insulation batt of the at least one insulation batt comprises an insulation material, and wherein the insulation material extends continuously from a first end of the first insulation batt to a second end of the first insulation batt, the bottom panel positioned below the at least one insulation batt; and
an outer corrugated portion extending at least partially around the internal corrugated cardboard portion, the at least one insulation batt positioned between the internal corrugated cardboard portion and the outer corrugated portion.

15. The insulated box of claim 14 , wherein the at least one insulation batt comprises paper.

16. The insulated box of claim 14 , wherein the four side panels are adhesively coupled to the at least one insulation batt.

17. The insulated box of claim 14 , wherein the at least one insulation batt is adhesively coupled to the internal corrugated cardboard portion.

18. The insulated box of claim 17 , wherein the at least one insulation batt is indirectly coupled to the internal corrugated cardboard portion at least partially by a sheet, and wherein the sheet is adhesively attached to at least one panel of the four side panels.

19. The insulated box of claim 14 , wherein the insulated box is repulpable.

20. An insulated box comprising:
a first corrugated layer, the first corrugated layer defined by a corrugated cardboard blank, the first corrugated layer comprising a plurality of side panels, the plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, wherein the plurality of side panels is hingedly coupled together, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel each define an inner side surface and an outer side surface, the inner side surfaces of the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the fourth side panel together at least partly defining a box cavity, the first corrugated layer defining a top end and a bottom end, the plurality of side panels extending from the top end to the bottom end, the top end being open, a bottom panel posit

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Waltermire Jamie
• Ott Paul
• Sollie Greg

Classifications

• B31B70/26

  Folding sheets, blanks or webs · CPC title

• B65D5/24

  with adjacent sides interconnected by gusset folds · CPC title

• B65D11/1806

  comprising two side walls hinged to a base panel and two other side walls being extensions hinged to said side walls · CPC title

• B65D5/0065

  Separate elements inserted in or attached to integral corner posts or ledges · CPC title

• B65D81/3848

  semi-rigid container folded up from one or more blanks · CPC title