Insulated liners and containers

An insulated shipping and storage liner comprising:

• a pliable sealed housing formed between first and second layers that are sealed together at one or more peripheral edges thereof and being of a first size, said pliable sealed housing having a liner configuration with a liner bottom portion, liner walls, and a liner opening generally opposite the liner bottom portion;
• an insulating layer positioned within the pliable sealed housing and being of a size smaller than or equal to the first size and being movable relative to the pliable sealed housing, the insulating layer comprising insulating material having (a) a first insulating material end portion positioned along said opening and extending within a first space between (i) a first major outer liner surface and (ii) a first major inner liner surface, (b) a second insulating material end portion positioned along said opening and extending within a second space between (i) a second major outer liner surface and (ii) a second major inner liner surface, said insulating material comprising rectilinear cut outs at opposite corners thereof along said opening, and (c) opposing cut outs generally centrally along opposite side edges of said insulating layer so as to form a middle portion between two side portions, said opposing cut outs enabling a free standing configuration whereby said insulating layer is folded centrally thereof so that said middle portion becomes the bottom of the liner, and said side portions become the walls of the liner;
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• at least one liner closure capable of at least partially closing said liner opening of said liner;
• wherein the insulated shipping and storage liner is convertible into a substantially rectangular box form having (i) planar bottom wall portions, (ii) two pair of opposing planar side walls and (iii) two top wall portions, each of which is foldable over upper edges of the two pair of opposing side walls whereby, when the insulated shipping and storage liner is inserted into an outer box shipping or storage container, the insulated shipping and storage liner conforms to an interior configuration of the outer box shipping or storage container, when inserted into the outer box shipping or storage container, and thereby provides an insulated covering for all inner surfaces of the outer shipping or storage container including opposite planar side walls, planar bottom wall and top panel of the outer box shipping or storage container when the at least one top panel is closed.