Nested insulated packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9981797-B2
Application number	US-201514690501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2015
Priority date	Apr 20, 2015
Publication date	May 29, 2018
Grant date	May 29, 2018

Abstract

A nested insulated packaging assembly includes: an outer box including an outer top side wall, an outer bottom side wall, and a plurality of outer lateral side walls; an inner box received in the outer box, the inner box including an inner top side wall, an inner bottom side wall, and a plurality of inner lateral side walls; a first thermal liner contacting a one of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a one of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box; and a second thermal liner contacting a second of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a second of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A nested insulated packaging assembly comprising:
an outer box including an outer top side wall, an outer bottom side wall, and a plurality of outer lateral side walls, the outer top side wall disposed opposite from the outer bottom side wall, the plurality of outer lateral side walls disposed between the outer top side wall and the outer bottom side wall;
an inner box received in the outer box, the inner box including an inner top side wall, an inner bottom side wall, and a plurality of inner lateral side walls, the inner top side wall disposed opposite from the inner bottom side wall, the plurality of inner lateral side walls disposed between the inner top side wall and the inner bottom side wall, the inner top side wall defining a top outer surface, the top outer surface comprising a first material, the plurality of inner lateral side walls defining a lateral outer surface and a lateral inner surface, the lateral inner surface disposed opposite from the lateral outer surface, the lateral inner surface at least partially defining an inner storage cavity within the inner box, the lateral outer surface and the lateral inner surface each comprising the first material;
a first thermal liner defining a first outer surface and a first inner surface, the first outer surface defined opposite from the first inner surface, the first thermal liner comprising a top fold, a back fold, and a bottom fold, the top fold and the bottom fold folded relative to the back fold so that the first thermal liner is C-shaped, the first outer surface contacting a one of the outer lateral side walls, the outer bottom side wall, and the outer top side wall of the outer box, the first inner surface contacting the top outer surface, the first inner surface contacting the lateral outer surface at a one of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box; and
a second thermal liner defining a second outer surface and a second inner surface, the second outer surface defined opposite from the second inner surface, the second thermal liner comprising a left fold, a front fold, and a right fold, the left fold and the right fold folded relative to the front fold so that the second thermal liner is C-shaped, the second outer surface contacting a second, a third, and a fourth of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box, the second inner surface contacting the lateral outer surface at a second of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box.

2. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first thermal liner covers the inner top side wall of the inner box.

3. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top fold of the first thermal liner covers the inner top side wall of the inner box and covers a side end of the second thermal liner.

4. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first thermal liner is foldable to move the first thermal liner away from the inner box to remove the inner box from the outer box.

5. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second thermal liner rests on the bottom fold of the first thermal liner, and the bottom fold covers the outer bottom side wall of the outer box.

6. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein a side end of the second thermal liner contacts the first inner surface at the back fold of the first thermal liner covering the one of the inner lateral side wall of the inner box.

7. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a divider positioned in the inner storage cavity defined by the inner box, the divider defining an upper chamber in the inner storage cavity between the divider and the inner top side wall and defining a lower chamber in the inner storage cavity between the divider and the inner bottom side wall.

8. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 7 , wherein the divider defines at least one vent opening extending through the divider, the at least one vent opening enabling fluid flow through the divider.

9. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 7 , wherein the upper chamber has an upper chamber temperature and the lower chamber has a lower chamber temperature different from the upper chamber temperature.

10. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer top side wall of the outer box includes a first locking flap and a second locking flap, wherein the first locking flap defines a locking slot and the second locking flap defines a locking tab, the locking tab insertable into the locking slot for securing the outer top side wall closed.

11. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the inner top side wall includes a top flap defining a handle.

12. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the top fold is defined between a top end and a first bend line on the first thermal liner, the back fold is defined between the first bend line and a second bend line on the first thermal liner, and the bottom fold is defined between the second bend line and a bottom end of the first thermal liner; and
the second thermal liner includes a top side end, a bottom side end, a left side end, and a right side end.

13. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 12 , wherein:
the bottom side end of the second thermal liner contacts the first inner surface at the bottom fold of the first thermal liner;
the left side end and the right side end of the second thermal liner contact the first inner surface at the back fold of the first thermal liner; and
the top side end of the second thermal liner contacts the first inner surface at the top fold of the first thermal liner.

14. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first inner surface of the first thermal liner covers the inner top side wall and the inner bottom side wall, and the second inner surface of the second thermal liner covers a third and fourth of the inner lateral side walls.

15. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
a first portion of the first inner surface defined by the top fold faces a second portion of the first inner surface defined by the bottom fold;
the back fold is disposed between the top fold and the bottom fold; and
the top fold covers the outer top side wall.

16. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer box defines an outer storage cavity with a top opening, and the top fold is configured to cover the top opening.

17. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of outer lateral side walls defines an outer box opening;
the outer top side wall and the top fold are sized and shaped complimentary to the outer box opening;
the outer top side wall and the top fold are configured to cover the outer box opening in a closed position;
the outer top side wall is hingedly connected to a first outer lateral side wall of the outer lateral side walls by an outer top hinge;
the top fold is folded relative to the back fold about a first bend line;
the first bend line is substantially parallel to the outer top hinge; and
the back fold covers the first outer lateral side wall.

18. The nested insulated packaging assembly of claim 17 , wherein:
the outer top side wall is configured to rotate about the outer top hinge in a first direction to uncover the box opening; and
the top fold is configured to rotate about the first bend line in the first direction to uncover the box opening.

19. The nested insulated p

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Aksan Yavuz
• Kayne Joshua David

Classifications

• B65D5/48046

  Plain strips not fixed by gluing or other fastening elements (B65D5/48048 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65B7/20

  by folding-down preformed flaps · CPC title

• B65D77/042

  the inner container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton · CPC title

• B65B2230/02

  Containers having separate compartments isolated from one another (B65B29/10 and B65B2220/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D81/3816

  formed of foam material · CPC title