Metallic laminated gusseted insulated bag

A metallic laminated gusseted insulated bag comprising:

• a) a front wall having two lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
• b) a rear wall having two lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
• c) a first gusseted side wall having two lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
• d) a second gusseted side wall having two lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
• e) a bottom member;
• and
• f) a means for hermetically closing the bag;
• wherein:
• i) the front and rear walls are joined along their respective lateral edges to the respective lateral edges of the first and second gusseted side walls;
• ii) the front and rear walls are joined along their respective bottom edges to the bottom member;
• and
• iii) the first and second gusseted side walls are joined along their respective bottom edges to the bottom member;
• the front and rear walls, and the first and second gusseted side walls, each comprising
• a) an outer ply comprising a metallic foil or metallic coated web, and
• b) an inner ply having a first surface and a second surface, the inner ply comprising a thermal insulating layer;
• the metallic foil or metallic coated web being adhered to the first surface of the inner ply;
• and
• wherein the means for hermetically closing the bag comprises a closure flap, attached to the top edge of the rear wall, the closure flap having a first and second lateral flap extension, the flap adapted to fold down over the top edges of the front and rear wall along a fold line defined by the top edge of the rear wall, and the first and second lateral flap extensions adapted to fold inwardly across a portion of the rear wall of the bag, after the flap has been folded down.