IP Library Granted Patent US 11,535,443
Granted Patent B2
US 11,535,443 · App. 17/027,310 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Insert holder for a shipping carrier

Inventor: Roland Caps (Kleinwallstadt, DE)
Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
B65D81/3816B32B1/02B32B5/18B32B5/32B65D1/22B65D25/34B65D43/12B32B2250/22B32B2266/025B32B2307/304B32B2439/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,535,443
App. No.
17/027,310
Filed
Sep 21, 2020
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1788
USPC
428/304.4
Abstract

Insert container for a shipment carrier, which insert container comprises at least one side wall and a bottom, which enclose a receiving space which can be closed with a lid, the at least one side wall and/or the bottom having a multilayer wall structure comprising at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel and at least one layer of a particle foam, such as in particular expanded polypropylene (EPP), and wherein the at least one layer of particle foam is formed at each point with a thickness in the range from 2 mm to 12 mm.

Claims (15)

1. Insert container for a shipment carrier, which insert container comprises at least one side wall and a bottom which enclose a receiving space which can be closed with a lid, the at least one side wall and/or the bottom having a multilayer wall structure comprising at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel and at least, one layer of a particle foam comprising expanded polypropylene (EPP), wherein the at least one layer of particle foam is formed at each point with a thickness in the range from 2 mm to 12 mm, and wherein the at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel is foamed-in between a first, layer of particle foam and a second layer of particle foam.

2. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP) is formed in a surface portion of the side wall and/or the bottom and/or the lid in the range of 50% to 90% of the total surface area with a thickness in the range of 2 mm to 12 mm.

3. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer is formed of expanded polypropylene (EPP) with a thickness in the range of 5 mm to 10 mm.

4. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel has a thickness in the range of 5 mm to 30 mm.

5. Insert container according to claim 4 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel has a thickness in the range of 5 mm to 12 mm.

6. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel comprises a single-piece folding panel.

7. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel comprises an IR opacifier.

8. Insert container according to claim 1 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel and the at least one layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP) are integrally joined to each other.

9. Insert container according to claim 8 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel and the at least one layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP) are joined to each other in such a way that the vacuum insulation panel is foamed-in at least in sections with the expanded polypropylene (EPP).

10. Insert container according to claim 8 , wherein the layer of a vacuum insulation panel is completely foamed-in by a first layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP) and a second layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP).

11. Insert container according to claim 1 , further comprising a lid for closing the receiving space, which has a multilayer wall structure comprising at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel and at least one layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP), and wherein the at least one layer of expanded polypropylene (EPP) is formed at each point with a thickness in the range of 2 mm to 12 mm.

12. Insert container according to claim 11 , wherein the lid can be opened at least in sections by a sliding element in such a way that a compartment being open in sections for dry ice is formed.

13. Insert container according to claim 11 , wherein the lid comprises a projection arranged in such a way to prevent it from being pulled out completely.

14. Insert container according to claim 11 , wherein the lid has an inclined bearing surface.

15. Transport container comprising an insert container according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2024
From: VA-Q-TEC AG
To: VA-Q-TEC THERMAL SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 069424/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2022
From: CAPS, ROLAND
To: VA-Q-TEC AG
Reel/Frame 061773/0819 →
Continuity (1)
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