Box liner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12286285-B2
Application number	US-202217891565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2022
Priority date	Apr 7, 2017
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

An insulated box assembly can include a box including a pair of opposing side box panels, a pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the box defining an internal box cavity with a box opening defined opposite from the bottom box panel; and an insulated liner positioned within the internal box cavity, the insulated liner including a pair of opposing main liner panels and a pair of opposing side liner panels, the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels defined by a single blank liner panel including a blank sheet and an insulation batt, the insulation batt positioned between the blank sheet and the box.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An insulated box assembly comprising:
a box comprising a pair of opposing side box panels, a pair of opposing main box panels, and a bottom box panel, the box defining an internal box cavity with a box opening defined opposite from the bottom box panel;
an insulated liner positioned within the internal box cavity, the insulated liner comprising a pair of opposing main liner panels hingedly coupled to a pair of opposing side liner panels, a bottom liner panel comprising a crease line, wherein the bottom liner panel, the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels are defined by a single blank liner panel comprising a blank sheet and an insulation batt, the insulation batt positioned between the blank sheet and the box; and
the pair of opposing main liner panels comprises a first main liner panel and a second main liner panel, the pair of opposing side liner panels comprises a first side liner panel, the first side liner panel is defined by a first side subpanel and a second side subpanel coupled together by a first side seam, the first side subpanel is folded relative to the first main liner panel, and the second side subpanel is folded relative to the second main liner panel; wherein:
the first side seam couples a first portion of the blank sheet to a second portion of the blank sheet;
the bottom liner panel is folded about the crease line to engage the first side subpanel to the second side subpanel at the first side seam; and
the first side seam is configured to move relative to the pair of opposing side box panels.

2. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an insulated panel covering a liner opening of the insulated liner, the liner opening defined by the pair of opposing main liner panels and the pair of opposing side liner panels, the insulated panel comprising a top insulation batt and a top blank sheet, the top blank sheet separating the insulation batt and the top insulation batt.

3. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side liner panel of the pair of opposing side liner panels is folded relative to the first main liner panel of the pair of opposing main liner panels; and
the insulation batt defines a groove positioned between the first side liner panel and the first main liner panel.

4. The insulated box assembly of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the insulation batt is reduced at the groove.

5. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated liner defines a liner cavity with a liner opening positioned at a top end of the insulated liner; and
the blank sheet at least partially defines the liner cavity.

6. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulated liner defines a liner cavity with a liner opening positioned at a top end of the insulated liner;
the bottom liner panel is positioned at a bottom end of the insulated liner opposite from the liner opening;
the bottom liner panel is defined by the single blank liner panel; and
the bottom liner panel further defines the liner cavity.

7. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt comprises paper.

8. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt is repulpable.

9. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt is recyclable.

10. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt comprises a mixture of cellulose fiber and between 0.5% to 25% thermoplastic binder fiber.

11. The insulated box assembly of claim 10 , wherein the single blank liner panel is repulpable.

12. The insulated box assembly of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic binder fiber comprises a polyethylene and polypropylene mixture.

13. The insulated box assembly of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic binder fiber has a length of between 0.5 mm to 16 mm.

14. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the blank sheet comprises kraft paper.

15. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulation batt comprises cardboard.

16. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
a second side liner panel is defined by a third side subpanel and a fourth side subpanel coupled together by a second side seam.

17. The insulated box assembly of claim 16 , wherein the first side seam is a lap seam and the second side seam is a plain seam, and a height of the plain seam is substantially twice a width of two side subpanel portions.

18. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side seam extends from the box opening to the bottom box panel when the insulated liner is positioned within the internal box cavity.

19. The insulated box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side seam is a lap seam.

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Waltermire Jamie
• Ott Paul

Classifications

• B65D81/386 Primary

  formed of corrugated material · CPC title

• B65D81/3897

  formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls · CPC title

• B65D31/10

  with gusseted sides · CPC title

• B65D43/163

  the container and the lid being made separately (B65D43/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D81/3813 Primary

  rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container · CPC title