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US 10,207,851 B1Granted
Insulating container with interlocking panels
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPatricia Terumi Yoshida Shigihara, William Anthony Lopes, David Dzung Lu
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a container that comprises multiple interlocking panels. According to various embodiments, a first panel includes a first notch, a second notch, a third notch, and a fourth notch. A second panel includes a first tab that is configured to be inserted into the first notch of the first panel. A third panel includes a second tab that is configured to be inserted into the second notch of the first panel. A fourth panel includes a third tab that is configured to be inserted into the third notch of the first panel. A fifth panel includes a fourth tab that is configured to be inserted into the fourth notch of the first panel.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- an insulating container that comprises:
- a first panel that comprises a first notch, a second notch, a third notch, and a fourth notch;
- a second panel that comprises a fifth notch, a sixth notch, a seventh notch, and an eighth notch, wherein the second panel is identical to the first panel;
- a third panel that comprises a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first tab is inserted into the first notch of the first panel and forms a first dovetail joint, wherein the second tab is inserted into the fifth notch of the second panel and forms a second dovetail joint;
- a fourth panel that comprises a third tab and a fourth tab, wherein the third tab is inserted into the second notch of the first panel and forms a third dovetail joint, wherein the fourth tab is inserted into the sixth notch of the second panel and forms a fourth dovetail joint, wherein the fourth panel is identical to the third panel;
- a fifth panel that comprises a fifth tab and a sixth tab, wherein the fifth tab is inserted into the third notch of the first panel and forms a fifth dovetail joint, wherein the sixth tab is inserted into the seventh notch of the second panel and forms a sixth dovetail joint;
- a sixth panel that comprises a seventh tab and an eighth tab, wherein the seventh tab is inserted into the fourth notch of the first panel and forms a seventh dovetail joint, wherein the eighth tab is inserted into the eighth notch of the second panel and forms an eighth dovetail joint, wherein the sixth panel is identical to the fifth panel;
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- wherein a sealed cavity is formed by the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, the fourth panel, the fifth panel, the sixth panel, the first dovetail joint, the second dovetail joint, the third dovetail joint the fourth dovetail joint, the fifth dovetail joint, the sixth dovetail joint, the seventh dovetail joint, and the eighth dovetail joint;
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- wherein the sealed cavity is configured to contain a perishable item.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an insulating container base panel that comprises a first notch, a second notch, a third notch, and a fourth notch;
- an insulating container side panel that comprises a first tab that is configured to be removably inserted into the first notch of the insulating container base panel, wherein the first tab and the first notch are configured to form a first detachable dovetail joint;
- an insulating container end panel that comprises a second tab that is configured to be removably inserted into the second notch of the insulating container base panel, wherein the second tab and the second notch are configured to form a second detachable dovetail joint;
- an additional insulating container side panel that comprises a third tab that is configured to be removably inserted into the third notch of the insulating container base panel, wherein the third tab and the third notch are configured to form a third detachable dovetail joint;
- an additional insulating container end panel that comprises a fourth tab that is configured to be removably inserted into the fourth notch of the insulating container base panel, wherein the fourth tab and the fourth notch are configured to form a fourth detachable dovetail joint;
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- an insulating container lid panel that is configured to removably attach to the insulating container side panel, the additional insulating container side panel, the insulating container end panel, and the additional insulating container end panel;
- wherein a sealed cavity is formed by the insulating container lid panel, the insulating container side panel, the additional insulating container side panel, the insulating container end panel, the additional insulating container end panel, the insulating container base panel, the first detachable dovetail joint, the second detachable dovetail joint, the third detachable dovetail joint, and the fourth detachable dovetail joint.
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A method, comprising:
- removably inserting a first fin of an insulating container side panel into a first channel in an insulating container end panel to form a first detachable dado joint;
- removably inserting a second fin of the insulating container side panel into a second channel in an additional insulating container end panel to form a second detachable dado joint;
- removably inserting a third fin of an additional insulating container side panel into a third channel in the insulating container end panel to form a third detachable dado joint;
- removably inserting a fourth fin of the additional insulating container side panel into a fourth channel in the additional insulating container end panel to form a fourth detachable dado joint;
- removably attaching an insulating container base panel to the insulating container side panel, the additional insulating container side panel, the insulating container end panel, and the additional insulating container end panel;
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- removably attaching an insulating container lid panel to the insulating container side panel, the additional insulating container side panel, the insulating container end panel, and the additional insulating container end panel;
- wherein the insulating container base panel, the insulating container side panel, the additional insulating container side panel, the insulating container end panel, the additional insulating container end panel, the insulating container lid panel, the first detachable dado joint, the second detachable dado joint, the third detachable dado joint, and the fourth detachable dado joint form a sealed container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.