Modular box assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12298060-B2
Application number	US-202418416948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2024
Priority date	Jul 31, 2017
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A modular box assembly comprising:
a box, the box defining a top end and a bottom end disposed opposite from the top end, the box comprising a plurality of side panels extending between the top end and the bottom end, the plurality of side panels at least partially defining a box cavity within the box; and
an inner box comprising a center panel defining a vent opposite a locking panel and suspended within the box cavity, the inner box dividing the box cavity into a first sub-compartment below a second sub-compartment and maintains a colder temperature in the first sub-compartment compared to the second sub-compartment, the inner box comprising a channel tab extending outward from a side panel of the inner box, the channel tab engaging a first side panel of the plurality of side panels of the box.

2. The modular box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the box further comprises a shoulder attached to a first side panel of the plurality of side panels;
the shoulder extends inward from the first side panel into the box cavity; and
the channel tab engages the shoulder to suspend the inner box between the top end and the bottom end.

3. The modular box assembly of claim 2 , wherein:
the shoulder comprises a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder;
the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the first side panel define a shoulder channel; and
the channel tab frictionally engages the first sub-shoulder and the second sub-shoulder.

4. The modular box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the inner box defines an inner cavity; and
a temperature maintaining material is positioned within the inner cavity.

5. The modular box assembly of claim 4 , wherein the temperature maintaining material is carbon dioxide dry ice.

6. The modular box assembly of claim 4 , wherein the temperature maintaining material is configured to absorb heat through an endothermic reaction.

7. The modular box assembly of claim 4 , wherein the temperature maintaining material is a heat emitting material configured to produce heat within the box through a controlled exothermic reaction.

8. The modular box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the box is an insulated box;
the modular box assembly further comprises an insulation batt; and
the insulation batt is coupled to at least one side panel of the plurality of side panels of the box.

9. The modular box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the vent comprises a plurality of holes defined in the center panel.

10. The modular box assembly of claim 9 , wherein the inner box comprises a cooling temperature maintaining material and the vent of the center panel is oriented below the locking panel to keep the first sub-compartment cooler than the second sub-compartment.

11. The modular box assembly of claim 9 , wherein the inner box comprises a heating temperature maintaining material and the vent of the center panel is oriented above the locking panel to warm the second sub-compartment and maintain the first sub-compartment cooler than the second sub-compartment.

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Waltermire Jamie
• Ott Paul
• Sollie Greg

Classifications

• B31B2120/402

  by applying a liner to already made boxes, e.g. opening or distending of the liner or the box · CPC title

• B31B50/26

  Folding sheets, blanks or webs · CPC title

• B65D25/28

  Handles (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/46; of bottles or jars B65D23/10 {; holders for glasses, bottles, cartons, plastic bags, cans A47G23/02}) · CPC title

• F25D2201/12

  using an insulating packing material · CPC title

• F25D2323/061

  Collapsible walls · CPC title