Insulated box assembly with overlapping panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022017260-A1
Application number	US-202117492285-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 1, 2021
Priority date	Nov 13, 2018
Publication date	Jan 20, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A box assembly can include an exterior piece including a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion; a plurality of insulator pads including a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1 . A box assembly comprising:
an exterior piece comprising a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion; a plurality of insulator pads comprising a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece comprising a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion; the second side panel extending between the second side insulator pad and each of the first side insulator pad and the third side insulator pad.

2 . The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second side insulator pad is positioned between the second side panel and the second middle portion.

3 . The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second side insulator pad is longer than the first side insulator pad.

4 . The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side panel comprises a side tab and a middle tab, wherein the middle tab is perpendicular to the second side panel, and wherein the side tab is parallel to the second side panel.

5 . The box assembly of claim 4 , wherein the side tab is positioned in facing engagement with the second side panel.

6 . The box assembly of claim 4 , wherein:
the exterior piece further comprises a connecting segment coupled to the second middle portion and an end segment coupled to the connecting segment; and the connecting segment and the end segment are folded to position the end segment over at least a portion of the second side panel and at least a portion of the side tab.

7 . The box assembly of claim 6 , wherein the interior piece further comprises an interior side tab coupled to the end segment, and wherein the interior side tab is coupled to the middle tab.

8 . The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are each coupled to a bottom panel of the interior piece.

9 . The box assembly of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of insulator pads further comprises a bottom insulator pad positioned beneath the bottom panel.

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie
• Chen Shifeng

Classifications

• B31B50/262

  involving folding, leading, or trailing flaps of blanks · CPC title

• B65D5/22 Primary

  held erect by extensions of one or more sides being doubled-over to enclose extensions of adjacent sides · CPC title

• B65D5/4295

  Ventilating arrangements, e.g. openings, space elements · CPC title

• B65D5/64

  Lids · CPC title

• B65D5/5028

  Elements formed separately from the container body · CPC title