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US 12,668,410 B1Granted
Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container
OwnerDavid K. Vanceinventor
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Abstract
An insulated shipping container and method of forming and loading an insulated container utilizing sustainable materials including recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber, plant-based fiber and synthetic fiber to include recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
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An insulated container comprising:
- a rigid container having a bottom, front, rear, left, and right sides, and a top side wherein the bottom side and the top side have a same length and width as one another, wherein the left and right sides have a same height and width as one another, and wherein the front and rear sides have a same height and width as one another;
- a first insulated pad having a predetermined thickness and density, having a length and a width, and having a perimeter calculated by adding the length and the width and multiplying by two, wherein the first insulated pad comprises a quantity of recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber and synthetic fiber;
- a second insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad;
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- a third insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad, and having a length that is longer than the width of the first insulated pad;
- wherein the first insulated pad is positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least the bottom of the rigid container, wherein the third insulated pad is in contact with at least the front, rear, and right sides of the rigid container, and wherein the second insulated pad is in contact with at least the top side of the rigid container.
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A method of loading an insulated container, the method comprising:
- providing a rigid container having a bottom, front, rear, left, and right sides, and a top side wherein the bottom side and the top side have a same length and width as one another, wherein the left and right sides have a same height and width as one another, and wherein the front and rear sides have a same height and width as one another;
- disposing a first insulated pad within the rigid container such that the first insulated pad is in contact with at least the bottom of the rigid container, the first insulated pad having a predetermined thickness and density, having a length and a width, and having a perimeter calculated by adding the length and the width and multiplying by two, wherein the first insulated pad comprises a quantity of recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber and synthetic fiber;
- disposing a third insulated pad within the rigid container such that the third insulated pad is in contact with at least the front, rear, and right sides of the rigid container, the third insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad, and having a length that is longer than the width of the first insulated pad;
- disposing a thermally sensitive object into the rigid container;
- disposing a second insulated pad within the rigid container such that the second insulated pad is in contact with at least the top side of the rigid container, the second insulated pad having the same thickness and density as the first insulated pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.