IP Library Granted Patent US 11,286,099
Granted Patent B2
US 11,286,099 · App. 17/078,884 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Box defining walls with insulation cavities

Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); Jamie Waltermire (Peachtree City, GA); Shifeng Chen (Newport News, VA)
Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
B65D81/3848
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,286,099
App. No.
17/078,884
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A box including a side wall including an outer side panel; a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and an inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity; a bottom wall including an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel; and a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.

Claims (92)

1. A box comprising:

a first side wall comprising:

a first outer side panel;

a connecting strip coupled to the first outer side panel by a first fold line; and

a first inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the first outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the first inner side panel, the first inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box;

a second side wall comprising:

a second outer side panel, the first outer side panel coupled to the second outer side panel by a fifth fold line; and

a second inner side panel;

a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity;

a bottom wall comprising:

an outer bottom panel coupled to the first outer side panel by a third fold line; and

an inner bottom panel coupled to the first inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel, the inner bottom panel further defining the interior cavity; and

a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity; and

wherein:

a tab is coupled to the first inner side panel by a sixth fold line; and

the tab is attached to the second inner side panel by an adhesive.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein:

the first outer side panel defines a top edge and a bottom edge;

the first fold line couples the connecting strip to the top edge; and

the third fold line couples the outer bottom panel to the bottom edge.

3. The box of claim 1 , wherein:

the first inner side panel defines a top edge and a bottom edge;

the second fold line couples the connecting strip to the top edge; and

the fourth fold line couples the inner bottom panel to the bottom edge.

4. The box of claim 1 , wherein:

the first outer side panel is positioned parallel to the first inner side panel; and

the connecting strip is positioned perpendicular to the first outer side panel and the first inner side panel.

5. The box of claim 1 , wherein:

the outer bottom panel is positioned parallel to the inner bottom panel; and

the first outer side panel is positioned perpendicular to the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel.

6. The box of claim 1 , wherein the box is single-stream recyclable.

7. The box of claim 1 , wherein the box is repulpable.

8. The box of claim 1 , wherein:

the first outer side panel defines a first width;

the first inner side panel defines a second width;

the first width is wider than the second width; and

the connecting strip tapers from the first outer side panel to the first inner side panel.

9. A box comprising:

a first side wall comprising:

a first outer side panel;

a connecting strip coupled to the first outer side panel by a first fold line; and

a first inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the first outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the first inner side panel, the first inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box;

a second side wall comprising:

a second outer side panel, the first outer side panel coupled to the second outer side panel by a third fold line; and

a second inner side panel, a tab attached to the second inner side panel by an adhesive, the tab coupled to the first inner side panel by a fourth fold line; and

a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity.

10. The box of claim 9 , wherein:

the first outer side panel defines a top outer edge;

the first fold line couples the connecting strip to the top outer edge;

the first inner side panel defines a top inner edge; and

the second fold line couples the connecting strip to the top inner edge.

11. The box of claim 9 , wherein:

the first outer side panel is positioned parallel to the first inner side panel; and

the connecting strip is positioned perpendicular to the first outer side panel and the first inner side panel.

12. The box of claim 9 , wherein the box is single-stream recyclable.

13. The box of claim 9 , wherein the box is repulpable.

14. The box of claim 9 , wherein:

the first outer side panel defines a first width;

the first inner side panel defines a second width;

the first width is wider than the second width; and

the connecting strip tapers from the first outer side panel to the first inner side panel.

15. A box comprising:

a side wall comprising:

an outer side panel defining a first width;

a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and

an inner side panel defining a second width, the first width being wider than the second width, the inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, the connecting strip tapering from the outer side panel to the inner side panel, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box;

a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity;

a bottom wall comprising:

an outer bottom panel coupled to the outer side panel by a third fold line; and

an inner bottom panel coupled to the inner side panel by a fourth fold line, a bottom insulation cavity defined between the outer bottom panel and the inner bottom panel, the inner bottom panel further defining the interior cavity; and

a bottom insulation pad positioned within the bottom insulation cavity.

16. The box of claim 15 , wherein:

the inner side panel defines a top edge and a bottom edge;

the second fold line couples the connecting strip to the top edge; and

the fourth fold line couples the inner bottom panel to the bottom edge.

17. The box of claim 15 , wherein:

the outer side panel is positioned parallel to the inner side panel; and

the connecting strip is positioned perpendicular to the outer side panel and the inner side panel.

18. A box comprising:

a side wall comprising:

an outer side panel defining a first width;

a connecting strip coupled to the outer side panel by a first fold line; and

an inner side panel defining a second width, the first width being wider than the second width, the inner side panel coupled to the connecting strip by a second fold line, the connecting strip tapering from the outer side panel to the inner side panel, a side insulation cavity at least partially defined by the outer side panel, the connecting strip, and the inner side panel, the inner side panel at least partially defining an interior cavity within the box; and

a side insulation pad positioned within the side insulation cavity.

19. The box of claim 18 , wherein:

the outer side panel defines a top outer edge;

the first fold line couples the connecting strip to the top outer edge;

the inner side panel defines a top inner edge; and

the second fold line couples the connecting strip to the top inner edge.

20. The box of claim 18 , wherein:

the outer side panel is positioned parallel to the inner side panel; and

the connecting strip is positioned perpendicular to the outer side panel and the inner side panel.

Assignments (1)
AMENDED AND RESTATED GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: PRATT RETAIL SPECIALTIES, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 16401603 · May 2, 2019
Related Publication 20210039870A1 · Feb 11, 2021
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