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US 12,722,869 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).
Claims12
A method of forming container insulation comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber;
- providing an airlay processing machine configured to process post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into a non-woven sheet having predetermined thickness and density;
- providing a die-cut press configured to cut the non-woven sheet into square or rectangular shapes thereby forming insulated pads, wherein each of the insulated pads has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four edge surfaces;
- feeding the post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into the airlay processing machine;
- cutting the sheet with the die-cut press to form a first insulated pad, a second insulated pad, and a third insulated pad, wherein the first insulated pad, the second insulated pad, and the third insulated pad each have a same predetermined thickness and density;
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- wherein during the cutting step, the first insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside a rigid container in contact with at least a bottom of the rigid container, the second insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a top side of the rigid container, and the third insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a front side, a rear side, and a right side of the rigid container.
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A method of forming container insulation comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber;
- providing an airlay processing machine configured to process post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into a non-woven sheet having predetermined thickness and density;
- providing a die-cut press configured to cut the non-woven sheet into square or rectangular shapes thereby forming insulated pads, wherein each of the insulated pads has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four edge surfaces;
- feeding the post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into the airlay processing machine;
- cutting the sheet with the die-cut press to form a first insulated pad, a second insulated pad, and a third insulated pad, wherein the first insulated pad, the second insulated pad, and the third insulated pad each have a same predetermined thickness and density;
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- wherein during the cutting step, the first insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside a rigid container in contact with at least a bottom of the rigid container, the second insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a top side of the rigid container, and the third insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a front side, a rear side, and a left side of the rigid container.
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A method of forming container insulation comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber;
- providing an airlay processing machine configured to process post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into a non-woven sheet having predetermined thickness and density;
- providing a die-cut press configured to cut the non-woven sheet into square or rectangular shapes thereby forming insulated pads, wherein each of the insulated pads has a top surface, a bottom surface, and four edge surfaces;
- feeding the post-industrial, pre-consumer natural or synthetic waste fiber into the airlay processing machine;
- cutting the sheet with the die-cut press to form a first insulated pad, a second insulated pad, and a third insulated pad, wherein the first insulated pad, the second insulated pad, and the third insulated pad each have a same predetermined thickness and density;
- and
- wherein during the cutting step, the first insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside a rigid container in contact with at least a bottom of the rigid container, the second insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a top side of the rigid container, and the third insulated pad is configured to be positioned inside the rigid container in contact with at least a front side, a left side, and a right side of the rigid container.
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