LINER
A packaging assembly comprising a box and a liner positioned in the box. The liner comprises a panel and a single piece of insulative material coupled to the panel. The liner comprises a fiber-based material. The liner defines a plurality of sub-portions. The liner defines a plurality of bend lines. Each bend line connects one sub-portion of the liner with another sub-portion of the liner. The single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across at least two bend lines.
1 . A packaging assembly comprising:
a box; and
a liner positioned in the box, the liner comprising:
a panel comprising a fiber-based material; and
a single piece of insulative material coupled to the panel, the liner defining a plurality of sub-portions, the liner defining a plurality of bend lines, each bend line connecting one sub-portion of the liner with another sub-portion of the liner, and the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extending across at least two bend lines.
2 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the liner comprises a second panel, the single piece of insulative material is captured between the panel and the second panel.
3 . The packaging assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second panel comprises a paper-based material.
4 . The packaging assembly of claim 2 , wherein the panel is adhered to the second panel.
5 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-portions of the liner comprises a flap, a back and a bottom.
6 . The packaging assembly of claim 5 , wherein the box defining a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a bottom, the back of the liner is adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box and the bottom of the of the liner is adjacent to the bottom of the box.
7 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-portions of the liner comprises a front, a first side and a second side.
8 . The packaging assembly of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of sub-portions of the liner further comprises a back.
9 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across at least three bend lines.
10 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a support comprising a corrugated cardboard material, the support is situated within the box.
11 . The packaging assembly of claim 10 , wherein the box defining a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a bottom, the support is situated between the liner and the bottom of the box.
12 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fiber-based material is a paper-based material.
13 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insulative material comprises a paper-based material.
14 . The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the liner is recyclable.
15 . A packaging assembly comprising:
a box defining a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a bottom; and
a liner comprising:
a panel comprising a fiber-based material; and
a single piece of insulative material coupled to the panel, the liner defining a plurality of sub-portions, the plurality of sub-portions comprising a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion, the first sub-portion of the liner positioned adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box, the second sub-portion of the liner positioned adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box, the liner defining a plurality of bend lines, each bend line connecting one of the sub-portions of the liner with another sub-portion of the liner, the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extending across at least one bend line that is a vertical bend line.
16 . The packaging assembly of claim 15 , wherein the liner comprises a second panel, and wherein the single piece of insulative material is captured between the panel and the second panel.
17 . The packaging assembly of claim 15 , wherein the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across at least two bend lines.
18 . The packaging assembly of claim 15 , wherein the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across at least three bend lines.
19 . The packaging assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a support comprising a corrugated cardboard material, the support is situated within the box.
20 . The packaging assembly of claim 19 , wherein the support is situated between the liner and the bottom of the box.
21 . A packaging assembly comprising:
a box defining a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a bottom; and
a liner comprising
a panel comprising a fiber-based material; and
a single piece of insulative material coupled to the panel, the liner defining a liner flap and a liner back, the liner back positioned adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box, the single piece of insulative material and panel together extending across a bend line connecting the liner flap with the liner back.
22 . The packaging assembly of claim 21 , wherein the liner comprises a second panel, and wherein the single piece of insulative material is captured between the panel and the second panel.
23 . The packaging assembly of claim 21 , wherein the liner further defines a liner bottom, and wherein the liner bottom is adjacent to the bottom of the box.
24 . The packaging assembly of claim 23 , wherein the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across a second bend line connecting the liner back with the liner bottom.
25 . The packaging assembly of claim 21 , wherein the fiber-based material is a paper-based material.
26 . A method of assembling a packaging assembly comprising the steps of:
providing a box defining a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom;
providing a liner comprising:
a panel comprising a fiber-based material; and
a single piece of insulative material coupled to the panel, the liner defining a liner flap and a liner back, the liner back positioned adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box, and the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extending across a bend line connecting the liner flap with the liner back;
inserting the liner back within the box so that the liner back is adjacent to one of the front, the back, the first side or the second side of the box; and
folding the liner flap relative to the liner back.
27 . The method of assembling the packaging assembly of claim 26 , wherein the fiber-based material is a paper-based material.
28 . The method of assembling the packaging assembly of claim 26 , wherein the liner comprises a second panel, and wherein the single piece of insulative material is captured between the panel and the second panel.
29 . The method of assembling the packaging assembly of claim 26 , wherein the liner further defines a liner bottom, and wherein the single piece of insulative material and the panel together extend across a second bend line connecting the liner bottom with the liner back.
30 . The method of assembling the packaging assembly of claim 29 , wherein the method further comprises the step of folding the liner bottom relative to the liner back, and wherein the step of inserting the liner back within the box includes inserting the liner bottom within the box so that the liner bottom is adjacent to the bottom of the box.