Insulated container
AssigneeMenzel Diversified Enterprises, LLC
InventorRobert W. Menzel, Jr.
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Abstract
An insulated container may include a rigid container surrounding an insulation layer formed from a post-industrial, pre-consumer card waste. The insulation layer may be characterized by a lack of any wrapping material. The insulation layer may be manufactured using a variety of converting processes including, carding, airlay, and needle punch to form a non-woven material for providing consistent density throughout the insulation layer. The insulation layer may include a natural fiber lamination layer on an outer surface of the insulation layer. The insulation layer may be biodegradable in an anaerobic environment.
Claims6
An insulated container comprising:
- an insulation layer, formed from a post-industrial, pre-consumer cotton waste, comprising a pair of insulation pads wherein each one of the pads has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four edge surfaces, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface comprise contact surfaces;
- a rigid container surrounding the insulation layer;
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- a natural fiber lamination layer, comprising only a single layer, applied to the contact surfaces of the top surface and/or the bottom surface of the insulation pads but not to any of the edge surfaces of the insulation pads;
- wherein the cotton waste includes cotton waste generated from one or more of cotton processing, cotton manufacturing, and/or cotton converting;
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- wherein the insulation layer is biodegradable in an anaerobic environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.