Thermally insulated container

An insulated container comprising:

• interior wall;
• exterior wall surrounding the interior wall with a space between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• vacuum panel disposed in the space between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• and
• compressible insulation fill wherein the compressible insulation fill comprises a foam sheet material layer formed independently of the vacuum panel with a generally uniform thickness, the foam sheet material layer being individually wrapped entirely around both the first and second sides of each vacuum panel;
• wherein adjoining edges of the interior wall and the exterior wall are welded together with a bead to encase the vacuum panel in a water-tight manner;
• and
• wherein the interior wall, the exterior wall and the bead are formed of the same thermoplastic material.

An insulated container comprising:

• interior wall defining an enclosure;
• exterior wall surrounding the interior wall, with a space between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• vacuum panel disposed in the space between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
• compressible insulation fill wherein the compressible insulation fill comprises a foam sheet material layer formed independently of the vacuum panel with a generally uniform thickness, the foam sheet material layer being individually wrapped entirely around both the first and second sides of each vacuum panel;
• and
• a coolant containment structure disposed within the enclosure for enclosing dry ice, the coolant containment structure having a plurality of openings of a size permitting coolant vapor flow but preventing user contact with dry ice within the coolant containment structure.