US 11,731,826 B2
Recyclable, thermally insulated shipping container with packed, loose-fill organic insulation
William C. Blezard, Mattapoisett, MA (US); Thomas Lawlor, Foxborough, MA (US); and Kyle Phalen, Berkley, MA (US)
Assigned to Packaging Technology Group, LLC, Fall River, MA (US)
Filed by Packaging Technology Group, LLC, Fall River, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/508,418.
Prior Publication US 2023/0130650 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3858 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recyclable, thermally insulated shipping container comprising:
an outer box having a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls and a top wall;
an inner liner assembly comprising an inner box having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls,
said inner liner assembly further comprising a liner flange having a continuous top shelf portion and at least one of (i) a plurality of outer securing tabs projecting downwardly from an outer peripheral edge of the top shelf portion and being secured to inner surfaces of said outer box sidewalls or (ii) a plurality of inner securing tabs projecting downwardly from an inner peripheral edge of the top shelf portion and being secured to inner surfaces of said inner box sidewalls,
said inner liner assembly and said outer box cooperating to form a first thermal insulating cavity between said respective sidewalls; and
a loose-fill organic fiber insulation being filled and packed within said first thermal insulating cavity to provide a predetermined thermal insulating value.