IP Library Granted Patent US 11,724,851
Granted Patent B2
US 11,724,851 · App. 17/492,285 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Insulated box assembly with overlapping panels

Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); Jamie Waltermire (Peachtree City, GA); Shifeng Chen (Newport News, VA)
Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
B65D5/22B31B50/262B65D5/2057B65D5/64B65D25/02B65D81/386B65D81/3858B31B2110/35
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,724,851
App. No.
17/492,285
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A box assembly can include an exterior piece including a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion; a plurality of insulator pads including a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece including a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion.

Claims (16)

1. A box assembly comprising:

an exterior piece comprising a first middle portion, a second middle portion, a third middle portion, and a fourth middle portion; the first middle portion and the third middle portion positioned perpendicular to the second middle portion and the fourth middle portion;

a plurality of insulator pads comprising a first side insulator pad, a second side insulator pad, and a third side insulator pad; the first side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion; the second side insulator pad contacting the first middle portion, the second middle portion, and the third middle portion; the third side insulator pad contacting the third middle portion; and

an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece comprising a first side panel and a second side panel; the first side insulator pad positioned between the first side panel and the first middle portion; the second side panel extending between the second side insulator pad and each of the first side insulator pad and the third side insulator pad, wherein:

the first side panel comprises a side tab and a middle tab;

the middle tab is perpendicular to the second side panel, and

the side tab is parallel to the second side panel.

2. The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second side insulator pad is positioned between the second side panel and the second middle portion.

3. The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second side insulator pad is longer than the first side insulator pad.

4. The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side tab is positioned in facing engagement with the second side panel.

5. The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the exterior piece further comprises a connecting segment coupled to the second middle portion and an end segment coupled to the connecting segment; and

the connecting segment and the end segment are folded to position the end segment over at least a portion of the second side panel and at least a portion of the side tab.

6. The box assembly of claim 5 , wherein the interior piece further comprises an interior side tab coupled to the end segment, and wherein the interior side tab is coupled to the middle tab.

7. The box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are each coupled to a bottom panel of the interior piece.

8. The box assembly of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of insulator pads further comprises a bottom insulator pad positioned beneath the bottom 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
Reel/Frame 058535/0927 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16879811 · May 21, 2020
Continuation 16382710 · Apr 12, 2019
Provisional Application 62760672 · Nov 13, 2018
Related Publication 20220017260A1 · Jan 20, 2022
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