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US 12,510,286 B2Granted
Disposable ice pack
OwnerBrian Spain, Paul Kenyon +1inventors
InventorsBrian Spain, Paul Kenyon, Murray Ross
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Abstract
This disclosure includes ice packs that comprise paper and absorbent material, and also includes various methods of making, adding liquid to, freezing, shipping, and/or using such ice packs. This disclosure also includes assemblies that include one or more such ice packs, such as, for example, a container of a plurality of such ice packs in dry, wet, and/or frozen states, or a container that includes an ice pack in a hydrated, frozen state and one or more perishable items.
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A method for producing an ice pack body, comprising:
- disposing distinct portions of absorbent material along a length of a first layer of paper;
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- bonding a second layer of paper to the first layer of paper such that the first and second layers define a plurality of interior chambers each including one or more of the distinct portions of the absorbent material;
- wherein each of the first and second layers of paper consists of one paper layer or a lamination of two or more paper layers and is configured to resist degradation when exposed to water and resist the passage of water, and
- wherein the absorbent material engages with a liquid-permeable substrate.
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