Biodegradable insulative shipping container
OwnerBerk Korustan, Canan Korustaninventors
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Abstract
A shipping container, particularly suited for shipping wine bottles within a shipping box, having a pair of container halves. Each container half includes an outer tray that is shaped to fit the shipping box, and an inner tray that is configured for securely holding one or more wine bottles. Both the outer tray and inner tray are made of readily recyclable pulp material, and have a void therebetween. A starch based biodegradable insulation material fills the void therebetween, such that the shipping container is made entirely of biodegradable material, yet is sturdy and has insulative properties.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a biodegradable insulative shipping container, comprising:
- providing a substantially rectangular shaped outer tray comprising a pulp material, the outer tray having a bottom panel and side walls that extend substantially perpendicularly to each other and the bottom panel;
- providing an inner tray comprising a pulp material, the inner tray having a top, a peripheral edge at the top, the peripheral edge substantially rectangular and including four flaps extending outwardly therefrom and bendable to extend downwardly therefrom, and an irregular concave valley including a continuous surface that extends downwardly from the peripheral edge to define an interior volume adapted to receive a good;
- creating a void between the concave valley and the bottom panel of the outer tray by aligning the peripheral edge of the inner tray with the side walls of the outer tray;
- prior to combining the outer and inner trays, filling the void with biodegradable insulative material by placing an insulation tray comprising an extruded starch material in the void between the inner tray and outer tray;
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- sealing the insulative tray between the inner tray and the outer tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.