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US 11,066,228 B2Granted
Insulated box assembly and temperature-regulating lid therefor
AssigneePratt Retail Specialties, LLC
InventorsGreg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
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Abstract
Example aspects of a temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly and a method for using an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly can comprise a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the lid box defining a cavity; and a temperature-regulating insert positioned in the cavity.
Claims17
A temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly comprising:
- a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, wherein the top panel, the bottom panel, and the at least one side panel define an interior cavity, the interior cavity defining an uncovered open end configured to allow unrestricted access to the cavity, the lid box further defining a slot formed at a first bend line thereof;
- a wing extending outwardly from the top panel, the wing configured to support the temperature-regulating lid on the insulated box assembly, wherein the wing is planar with the top panel, the wing defining a finger cut-out configured to be engaged by a finger;
- a locking tab extending from the top panel and movable relative to the top panel at a second bend line, the locking tab engaging the slot to retain the temperature-regulating lid in an assembled orientation;
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- a temperature-regulating insert configured to be inserted into and removed from the interior cavity through the uncovered open end.
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An insulated box assembly comprising:
- an outer box comprising a bottom sidewall, a top sidewall, and four lateral sidewalls extending between the bottom sidewall and the top sidewall, the outer box defining an inner cavity and four top corners, the top sidewall comprising four top panels and four cover tabs movable relative to the four top panels, each cover tab adjacent to a corresponding one of the top corners;
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- an insulating lining positioned within the inner cavity, the insulating lining defining a top end having four exposed top corner portions, each exposed top corner portion adjacent to a corresponding one of the top corners, wherein the top panels and the cover tabs are folded over the top end of the insulating lining, each of the cover tabs covering a corresponding one of the exposed top corner portions;
- wherein each of the four cover tabs extends across a top surface of a one of the exposed top corner portions of the insulating lining when the cover tabs and top panels are folded over the top end of the insulating lining.
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A method for using an insulated box assembly comprising:
- providing an outer box defining an inner cavity, an inner box defining a storage hollow, and an insulating lining comprising a resilient sidewall batt defining a top end, a first end, and a second end, the outer box defining a plurality of top panels and cover tabs, the cover tabs movable relative to the top panels;
- wrapping the resilient sidewall batt around the inner box to position the first end adjacent to the second end;
- attaching each of the first end and the second end to the inner box proximate to a vertical edge of the inner box;
- inserting the inner box and resilient sidewall batt into the inner cavity of the outer box;
- inserting contents into the storage hollow of the insulated box assembly;
- folding the top panels and the cover tabs over the top end of the resilient sidewall batt, each of the cover tabs covering an exposed top corner portion of the top end;
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- sealing the insulating box assembly to retain the contents within the storage hollow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.