Product box suitable for receiving temperature-sensitive materials and shipping system including the same

A shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container;
• (b) a product box, the product box comprising
• (i) a first pair of opposing sides, wherein each side of the first pair of opposing sides includes a top and a bottom,
• (ii) a second pair of opposing sides, wherein each side of the second pair of opposing sides includes a top and a bottom and wherein the tops of the sides of the first pair of opposing sides are higher than the tops of the sides of the second pair of opposing sides,
• (iii) an inner top cover, wherein the inner top cover is aligned with the tops of the sides of the second pair of opposing sides, and
• (iv) an outer top cover, wherein the outer top cover is aligned with the tops of the sides of the first pair of opposing sides,
• (v) wherein an air gap is formed between the inner top cover and the outer top cover and wherein the inner top cover substantially completely closes the air gap at a bottom end thereof and/or the outer top cover substantially completely closes the air gap at a top end thereof;
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• (c) at least one phase-change material package disposed within the insulated container, wherein the at least one phase-change material package comprises a first phase-change material package, the first phase-change material package being positioned over the outer top cover.

A shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container;
• (b) a product box, the product box comprising
• (i) a first pair of opposing sides, wherein each side of the first pair of opposing sides includes a top and a bottom,
• (ii) a second pair of opposing sides, wherein each side of the second pair of opposing sides includes a top and a bottom and wherein the bottoms of the sides of the first pair of opposing sides are lower than the bottoms of the sides of the second pair of opposing sides,
• (iii) an inner bottom cover, wherein the inner bottom cover is aligned with the bottoms of the sides of the second pair of opposing sides, and
• (iv) an outer bottom cover, wherein the outer bottom cover is aligned with the bottoms of the sides of the first pair of opposing sides,
• (v) wherein an air gap is formed between the inner bottom cover and the outer bottom cover and wherein the inner bottom cover substantially completely closes the air gap at a top end thereof and/or the outer bottom cover substantially completely closes the air gap at a bottom end thereof;
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• (c) at least one phase-change material package disposed within the insulated container, wherein the at least one phase-change material package comprises a first phase-change material package, the first phase-change material package being positioned below the outer bottom cover.

A product box, the product box comprising:

• (a) a front, the front comprising an upper edge and a lower edge;
• (b) a rear, the rear comprising an upper edge and a lower edge;
• (c) a left side, the left side comprising an upper edge and a lower edge;
• (d) a right side, the right side comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the upper edges of the front and the rear are higher than the upper edges of the left side and the right side;
• (e) a bottom;
• (f) a set of wings, the set of wings including a first wing, a second wing, a third wing, and a fourth wing, wherein the first wing extends outwardly from the front proximate to the upper edge thereof, the second wing extends outwardly from the rear proximate to the upper edge thereof, the third wing extends outwardly from the left side proximate to the upper edge thereof, and the fourth wing extends outwardly from the right side proximate to the upper edge thereof;
• (g) a first closure flap hingedly connected to the upper edge of the front;
• (h) a second closure flap hingedly connected to the upper edge of the rear;
• (i) a third closure flap hingedly connected to the upper edge of the left side;
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• (i) a fourth closure flap hingedly connected to the upper edge of the right side, wherein, when the first, second, third and fourth closure flaps are closed, an air gap is formed between the first and second closure flaps and the third and fourth closure flaps, and wherein the first and second closure flaps substantially completely close the air gap at a top end thereof and/or the third and fourth flaps substantially completely close the air gap at a bottom end thereof.

A shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container;
• (b) a product box disposed within the insulated container, the product box comprising
• (i) a front, the front comprising an upper edge and a lower edge,
• (ii) a rear, the rear comprising an upper edge and a lower edge,
• (iii) a left side, the left side comprising an upper edge and a lower edge,
• (iv) a right side, the right side comprising an upper edge and a lower edge,
• (v) a bottom, and
• (vi) a set of wings, the set of wings including a first wing, a second wing, a third wing, and a fourth wing, wherein the first wing extends outwardly from the front proximate to the upper edge thereof, the second wing extends outwardly from the rear proximate to the upper edge thereof, the third wing extends outwardly from the left side proximate to the upper edge thereof, and the fourth wing extends outwardly from the right side proximate to the upper edge thereof;
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• (c) at least one phase-change material package disposed within the insulated container, the at least one phase-change material package placed directly on top of the product box.