Liner

A packaging assembly comprising:

• a box, the box comprising a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom;
• a liner, the liner comprising
• a liner subassembly, the liner subassembly comprising
• a liner panel assembly, the liner panel assembly comprising an insulative batt, the insulative batt being bendable;
• and
• at least two panels connected together and enclosing the insulative batt;
• the liner panel assembly defining a first panel section adjacent to a second panel section and a flap panel section adjacent to the second panel section, wherein each of the first panel section and the second panel section defines a first sealing edge and a second sealing edge, wherein the first sealing edge of the first panel section is connected to the first sealing edge of the second panel section and wherein the second sealing edge of the first panel section is connected to the second sealing edge of the second panel section;
• and
• a support connected to the first panel and the second panel at an end of the liner subassembly distal to the flap panel section, the support comprising a central body and two end portions, each end portion hingedly connected to the central body along an end portion bend line, the support comprising a lengthwise bend line, the lengthwise bend line defining a first half and a second half of the support, wherein the first half is connected to the first panel section and the second half is connected to the second panel section, the support reconfigurable between a flattened position and a support position, the first half folded relative to the second half about the lengthwise bend line in the flattened position, the central body being substantially planar in the support position, the two end portions configured to hinge open the support from the flattened position to the support position when the two end portions are folded to be about orthogonal to the central body,
• wherein the lengthwise bend line is orthogonal to each end portion bend line,
• wherein the liner defines a body portion positioned in the box, the body portion comprising a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom, the body portion defining a cavity,
• wherein the support is positioned external to the cavity,
• wherein the flap panel section defines a flap portion hingedly connected to a top end of the back of the body portion, the flap portion sized to cover the cavity;
• and
• wherein the cavity is defined by separation of the first half and the second half of the support by bending the support along the lengthwise bend line to place the support in the support position.

A method of assembling a packaging assembly comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a box, the box comprising a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom;
• obtaining a liner, the liner comprising a liner subassembly and a support,
• the liner subassembly comprising
• an insulative batt, the insulative batt being bendable;
• and
• at least two panels connected together and enclosing the insulative batt;
• the liner panel assembly defining a first panel section adjacent to a second panel section and a flap panel section adjacent to the second panel section, wherein each of the first panel section and the second panel section defines a first sealing edge and a second sealing edge, wherein the first sealing edge of the first panel section is connected to the first sealing edge of the second panel section and wherein the second sealing edge of the first panel section is connected to the second sealing edge of the second panel section;
• and
• the support comprising a central body and two end portions, each end portion hingedly connected to the central body along an end portion bend line, the support comprising a lengthwise bend line arranged orthogonally to the end portion bend lines and defining a first half and a second half of the support, wherein the first half of the support is connected to the first panel section and the second half of the support is connected to the second panel section;
• wherein the liner is arranged in a laid-flat configuration such that the first panel section is in contact with the second panel section, such that the support is hinged along the lengthwise bend line, and such that the central body is arranged in a folded position;
• inserting the liner within the box, wherein inserting the liner within the box comprises bending each end portion hingedly with respect to the central body, whereby the first half of the support is hinged with respect to the second half of the support by bending of the end portions;
• expanding the liner by arranging the central body in an unfolded position by expanding the support, wherein the expansion of the support is accomplished by bending the support along the lengthwise bend line and thereby defining a cavity formed between the first panel section and the second panel section;
• arranging each end portion in orthogonal arrangement to the central body by bending each end portion along each end portion bend line;
• and
• folding the flap portion relative to the body portion to enclose the cavity.