Container for transporting cooled goods
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsGottfried Senftner, Peter Wigand
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Abstract
The invention refers to a container for transporting cooled goods, comprising an inner container for receiving the cooled goods and an outer container surrounding the inner container. The inner container contains a thermally insulating material and has an outer surface on which outer ribs are arranged. The outer ribs generate spaces between the inner container and the outer container. The outer container has a plurality of ventilation holes for ventilating the spaces.
Claims8
A container for transporting cooled goods comprising an inner container for receiving the cooled goods and an outer container surrounding the inner container wherein the inner container contains a thermally insulating material, wherein the insulating material is a foamed plastics material, and has an outer surface thereof on which the outer surface outer ribs are arranged, the outer ribs generating spaces between the inner container and the outer container, and wherein the outer container is a cardboard box which has a plurality of ventilation holes on two or more surfaces for ventilating the spaces.
A method for packaging goods in a container for a cooled transport of the goods comprising:
- inserting the goods and a coolant into an inner container, the inner container containing a thermally insulating material, wherein the insulating material is a foamed plastics material, and having an outer surface with outer ribs;
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- inserting the inner container into an outer container such that the outer container surrounds the inner container, the outer container being a cardboard box having a plurality of ventilation holes on two or more surfaces for ventilating spaces between the inner container and the outer container, the spaces being generated by the outer ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.