Insulated pallet shipper and methods of making and using the same

An insulated pallet shipper comprising:

• (a) an insulated container shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall and a front wall, the walls collectively defining a cavity including a space for a payload;
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• (b) a plurality of coolant members positioned within the cavity, each of the coolant members including a plurality of individually-wrapped coolant bricks encased within a single cardboard container;
• (c) wherein the left side wall and the right side wall are substantially identical to one another, each including a horizontal projection upon which at least one coolant member is directly seated and wherein each of the left side wall and the right side wall further includes additional projections that separate adjacent coolant members.

An insulated pallet shipper comprising:

• (a) an insulated container shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall and a front wall, the walls collectively defining a cavity;
• (b) a plurality of coolant members positioned within the cavity, each of the coolant members including a plurality of coolant bricks encased within a single cardboard container;
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• (c) a coolant tray, wherein the coolant tray is disposed within the cavity and wherein at least one of the coolant members is positioned on the coolant tray;
• (d) wherein the left side wall and the right side wall are substantially identical to one another, each including a horizontal projection upon which at least one coolant member is directly seated, wherein each of the left side wall and the right side wall further includes additional projections that separate adjacent coolant members, wherein at least some of the additional projections include pins, and wherein the coolant tray is mounted on the pins.

An insulated pallet shipper for transporting a payload, the insulated pallet shipper comprising:

• (a) an insulated container shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall, the walls collectively defining a cavity, the cavity including a space for the payload;
• (b) a coolant tray, the coolant tray being disposed within the cavity and spaced above the payload, wherein the coolant tray is removably mounted on the left and right side walls;
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• (c) a plurality of coolant members positioned within the cavity, each of the coolant members including a plurality of coolant bricks encased within a single cardboard container, each of the coolant bricks comprising a foam refrigerant block encased in a flexible metal foil, at least some of the coolant members lying on top of the bottom wall below the payload, at least some of the coolant members being mounted on the interior of the left side wall and the interior of the right side wall and disposed laterally relative to the payload space, and at least some of the coolant members lying on top of the coolant tray.

An insulated pallet shipper for transporting a payload, the insulated pallet shipper comprising:

• (a) an insulated container shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall, the walls collectively defining a cavity, wherein the bottom wall and the top wall are substantially identical, the bottom wall being a generally rectangularly-shaped structure including a flat bottom, a top, a flat front, a flat rear, a flat left side and a flat right side, the top being shaped to include a lip and a plurality of blocks, the lip and the blocks together defining a groove adapted to receive the bottom ends of the left side wall, the right side wall, the rear wall, and the front wall;
• (b) a coolant tray, the coolant tray being disposed within the cavity and spaced above the payload;
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• (c) a plurality of coolant members positioned within the cavity, each of the coolant members including a plurality of coolant bricks encased within a cardboard container, at least some of the coolant members lying on top of the bottom wall below the payload, at least some of the coolant members being positioned along the interior of the left side wall and the interior of the right side wall, and at least some of the coolant members lying on top of the coolant tray.

An insulated pallet shipper comprising:

• (a) an insulated container, said insulated container being shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, and four side walls, the six walls collectively defining a cavity, each of the bottom wall, the top wall, and two opposing side walls being shaped to receive coolant;
• (b) a coolant tray, said coolant tray being removably mounted on two opposing side walls of the insulated container;
• (c) a plurality of coolant members, at least one coolant member being received in the bottom wall, at least one coolant member being received in the top wall and being positioned over the coolant tray, and at least one coolant member being received in each of two opposing side walls, wherein at least some of said coolant members are preconditioned at a refrigerating temperature and at least some of said coolant members are preconditioned at a freezing temperature, each of the coolant members including a plurality of coolant bricks encased within a single sleeve;
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• (d) an inner pallet, the inner pallet being seated on the bottom wall of the insulated container.