TRAY AND LID FOR A THERMALLY INSULATING CONTAINER
A panel ( 14 ) for use in a thermally insulating container ( 2 ), the panel ( 14 ) comprising a body of a thermally insulating material in the form of a tray element ( 72 ) having one or more upwardly open compartments ( 74 ) for receiving thermal conditioning elements ( 16 ) therein.
1 . A panel for use in a thermally insulating container, the panel comprising a body of a thermally insulating material in the form of a tray element having one or more upwardly open compartments for receiving thermal conditioning elements therein.
2 . A panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tray element comprises one or more divider elements extending between longitudinal walls of the tray element to define the compartments.
3 . A panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tray element is provided with one or more reinforcing elements extending along one or more longitudinal edges thereof.
4 . A panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tray element comprises one or more downwardly projecting peripheral lip elements.
5 . A panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a channel is formed between the lip elements and the base of the tray element.
6 . A lid for a thermally insulating container comprising a plurality of sections of a thermally insulating material, at least one section being hingedly connected to another section through a hinge such that one section can be pivoted about the hinge to lid on top of the other section.
7 . A method of conditioning thermal conditioning elements for use in a thermally insulating container comprising mounting the elements in respective channels provided in a plurality of wall panels, and arranging the wall panels vertically adjacent one another, side by side in a thermal conditioning environment.