WO2018169932A1 - Conditionnement d'objets et blocs de température - Google Patents

Conditionnement d'objets et blocs de température Download PDF

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WO2018169932A1
WO2018169932A1 PCT/US2018/022143 US2018022143W WO2018169932A1 WO 2018169932 A1 WO2018169932 A1 WO 2018169932A1 US 2018022143 W US2018022143 W US 2018022143W WO 2018169932 A1 WO2018169932 A1 WO 2018169932A1
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Devin C. Ridgeway
Preston Chad STEPHENS
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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  • the present disclosure is in the technical field of product packaging. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to thermal and/or retention product packaging.
  • Protective packaging structures may be used to help protect a product during transport, for example, from physical shock, dust, and other contaminants.
  • a product may be enclosed in a box with additional packing materials (e.g., crumpled paper, air-filled plastic cushions, molded foam) to restrain the product movement inside the box and to cushion the product.
  • additional packing materials e.g., crumpled paper, air-filled plastic cushions, molded foam
  • retention packaging In typical retention packaging, a product is retained between a sheet and a rigid backing frame, which is sometimes the frame to which the sheet is attached.
  • suspension packaging Another type of packaging system is known as suspension packaging.
  • Protective packaging structures may also be used to provide thermal characteristics for the objects packaged therein during transport.
  • some product packaging is made out of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam or other foams that provide thermal insulation for objects transported therein. This thermal insulation hinders the transfer of heat into or out of the product packaging.
  • the thermal insulation may also provide protection from physical damage, such as physical shock, in addition to the thermal insulation.
  • a packaging system includes an outer tray and an inner tray.
  • the outer tray has a base panel.
  • the inner tray is configured to be placed over the base panel with a first side of the inner tray facing the base panel and a second side of the inner tray facing away from the base panel.
  • the inner tray is arranged to form a temperature pack compartment between the outer tray and the inner tray on the first side of the inner tray.
  • the inner tray is also arranged to form an object compartment on the second side of the inner tray.
  • the object compartment is configured to accommodate a temperature pack.
  • the object compartment is configured to accommodate an object placed within the packaging system.
  • the outer tray comprising a plurality of walls extending from the base panel.
  • the inner tray is arranged to be located in the volume bounded by the base panel and the plurality of walls when the inner tray is placed over the base panel.
  • the outer tray and the inner tray are formed from a cellulosic-based material.
  • the cellulosic- based material includes corrugated cardboard.
  • the temperature pack compartment is located between the base panel and the object compartment when the inner tray is placed over the base panel.
  • the object compartment is one of a plurality of object compartments formed by the inner tray.
  • the temperature pack compartment is located in a divider formed by the inner tray between two object compartments of the plurality of compartments.
  • the divider comprises a vent configured to permit air flow between the first side of the inner tray and the second side of the inner tray.
  • the plurality of object compartments are configured to accommodate a plurality of objects.
  • the packaging system further comprises a retention assembly comprising a sheet panel coupled to a sheet, where the retention assembly is arranged to permit placement of the outer tray and the inner tray between the sheet panel and the sheet when the inner tray is placed over the base panel.
  • the retention assembly further comprises first and second tension flaps foldably connected to the sheet panel at, respectively, first and second fold lines between the sheet panel and the first and second tension flaps.
  • the first and second fold lines are located on opposing sides of the sheet panel.
  • the sheet is connected to the first and second tension flaps.
  • the sheet covers the second side of the inner tray and the object compartment when the outer tray and the inner tray are placed on a first side of the sheet panel between the sheet panel and the sheet and when the first and second tension flaps are folded to a second side of the sheet panel.
  • the object is visible through the sheet such that the object is visible in the object compartment when the sheet covers the object compartment.
  • the retention assembly further comprises first and second support flaps foldably connected to the sheet panel at, respectively, third and fourth fold lines between the sheet panel and the first and second support flaps.
  • the first and second support flaps are configured to be rotated about the third and fourth fold lines, respectively, away from the second side of the sheet panel toward the outer tray and the inner tray.
  • a method of packaging an object includes placing an inner tray over an outer tray.
  • the outer tray has a base panel. A first side of the inner tray faces the base panel and a second side of the inner tray faces away from the base panel.
  • the inner tray is arranged to form a temperature pack compartment between the outer tray and the inner tray on the first side of the inner tray and an object compartment on the second side of the inner tray.
  • the method further includes placing a temperature pack in the temperature pack compartment and placing an object in the object compartment.
  • the method further comprises placing the inner tray and the outer tray on a first side of a sheet panel between the sheet panel and a sheet of a retention assembly.
  • the sheet is connected to first and second tension flaps, and the first and second tension flaps are foldably connected to the sheet panel at, respectively, first and second fold lines between the sheet panel and the first and second tension flaps.
  • the method further comprises folding the first and second tension flaps toward the second side of the base panel to cause the sheet to cover the second side of the inner tray and the object
  • the method further comprises after folding the first and second tension flaps toward the second side of the base panel, placing, in a container, the retention assembly with the sheet covering the second side of the inner tray and the object compartment visible through an opening of the container.
  • the method further comprises placing a frame in the container between the sheet and the opening of the container.
  • the method further comprises the frame includes an aperture so that the sheet is visible through the opening of the container and the aperture of the frame.
  • FIG. 1 A and 1 B depict embodiments of an outer tray and an inner tray, respectively, in unfolded states, in accordance with the embodiments described herein;
  • FIGs. 2A and 2B depict, respectively, the outer tray shown in Fig. 1A in a folded state and the inner tray shown in Fig. 1 B in a folded state, in accordance with the embodiments described herein;
  • FIGs. 3A to 3H depict instances of an embodiment of a method using the outer tray shown in Fig. 2A and the inner tray shown in Fig. 2B to package objects and a temperature pack, in accordance with the embodiments described herein;
  • Figs. 4A and 4B depict other embodiments of an outer tray and an inner tray, respectively, in unfolded states, in accordance with the embodiments described herein;
  • FIGs. 5A and 5B depict, respectively, the outer tray shown in Fig. 4A in a folded state and the inner tray shown in Fig. 4B in a folded state, in accordance with the embodiments described herein;
  • Figs. 6A to 6C depict instances of an embodiment of using the outer tray and the inner tray depicted in Figs. 5A and 5B to package objects and a temperature pack, in accordance with the embodiments described herein.
  • the present disclosure describes embodiments of packaging systems that are used to package objects and temperature packs.
  • Some objects that are placed in and/or shipped in containers, such as cardboard boxes, benefit from being in environments that have a cooler temperature than typical ambient temperatures.
  • Such objects may include objects that have a shorter shelf life in higher temperature, such as agricultural produce, flowers, or other organic materials, objects that melt in higher temperatures, such as chocolates, other candies, candles, makeup, and the like, objects that may change characteristics in high temperatures, such as beverages, or any other types of objects.
  • Other objects benefit from being in environments that have a higher temperature than typical ambient temperatures.
  • Embodiments of packaging systems described herein includes inner and outer trays that interact to that the inner tray forms both a temperature pack compartment between the outer tray and the inner tray on a first side of the inner tray and an object compartment on a second side of the inner tray.
  • the inner tray provides at least a partial barrier between the temperature pack compartment and the object compartment. This barrier can prevent direct contact between an object in the object compartment and a temperature pack, such as a cold pack or a hot pack, in the temperature pack compartment. Preventing direct contact between the object and the temperature pack can deter over-cooling or over-heating of the object that may occur from direct contact.
  • Figs. 1 A and 1 B Depicted in Figs. 1 A and 1 B are embodiments of an outer tray 1 10 and an inner tray 120, respectively, in unfolded states.
  • the outer tray 1 10 and/or the inner tray 120 are formed from a rigid material or a substantially-rigid material, such as cellulosic-based materials (e.g., cardboard, corrugated cardboard, paperboard), plastic, and compressed foam.
  • the outer tray 1 10 and/or the inner tray 120 may comprise corrugated cardboard, such as any of single- wall B-flute, C-flute, and/or E-flute corrugated cardboard, B/C double-wall corrugated cardboard, E/B double-wall corrugated cardboard, or any combination thereof.
  • the outer tray 1 10 and/or the inner tray 120 has a
  • the average thickness of the outer tray 1 10 and/or the inner tray 120 for example, at most about, and/or at least about, any of the following thicknesses: 0.03, 0.06, 0.12, 0.18, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 inches.
  • the outer tray 1 10 has a base panel 1 12.
  • the base panel 1 12 itself is free from weakened portions, such as fold lines.
  • the outer tray 1 10 has walls 1 14 foldably coupled to the sides of the base panel 1 12.
  • the base panel 1 12 is bounded by fold lines 1 16 about which the walls 1 14 can be rotated with respect to the base panel 1 12.
  • a "fold line,” as used herein, represents a line along which a panel, frame, or other material has been creased, crimped, embossed, perforated, scored, or otherwise weakened so as to enhance the foldability of the panel, frame, or other material along the fold line.
  • each of the walls 1 14 includes additional fold lines, cuts, cuts, tabs, and the like, that permit the walls 1 14 to be folded and secured such that the walls 1 14 extend from the base panel 1 12.
  • the inner tray 120 has a false bottom panel 122.
  • the false bottom panel 122 itself is free from weakened portions, such as fold lines.
  • the inner tray 120 has sides 124 foldably coupled to the false bottom panel 122.
  • the false bottom panel 122 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 126 about which the sides 124 can be rotated with respect to the false bottom panel 122.
  • Each of the walls 1 14 includes additional fold lines that permit the walls 1 14 to be folded to cause the inner tray 120 to be in a folded state.
  • the inner tray 120 also has false bottom support panels 128 foldably coupled to the false bottom panel 122.
  • the base panel 1 12 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 126 about which the sides 124 can be rotated with respect to the false bottom panel 122.
  • the false bottom panel 122 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 130 about which the false bottom support panels 128 can be rotated with respect to the false bottom panel 122.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B respectively, are embodiments of the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120 in folded states. As depicted in Fig.
  • the outer tray 1 10 has been folded such that the walls 1 14 extend upward from the base panel 1 12. While the outer tray 1 10, in the depicted embodiment, includes walls 1 14 that extend from the base panel 1 12, the outer tray 1 10 may include the base panel 1 12 without any such walls in other embodiments.
  • the inner tray 120 has been folded such that portions of the sides 124 are higher or lower than the false bottom panel 122.
  • the false bottom support panels 128 are also folded down from the false bottom panel 122. In the depicted embodiment, the lower ends of the false bottom support panels 128 are aligned with the lowest portions of the sides 124.
  • the inner tray 120 has a first side 132 and a second side 134, which are the lower and upper sides of the inner tray 120 as depicted in Fig. 2B.
  • the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120 can be used to package objects, such as for shipment or for presentation.
  • An embodiment of using the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120 to package objects is depicted in a series of instances shown in Figs. 3A to 3H. Each of those instances is discussed below.
  • the inner tray 120 is placed over the base panel 1 12 of the outer tray 1 10 to form a packaging system 100.
  • the first side 132 of the inner tray 120 is facing the base panel 1 12 and the second side 134 of the inner tray is facing away from the base panel 1 12.
  • the outer tray 1 10 has walls 1 14 that extend upward from the base panel 1 12.
  • the inner tray 120 is arranged to be located in the volume bounded by the base panel 1 12 and the walls 1 14 when the inner tray 120 is placed over the base panel 1 12.
  • the inner tray 120 With the inner tray 120 placed over the base panel 1 12 of the outer tray 1 10, as shown in Fig. 3A, the inner tray 120 forms a temperature pack compartment 142 between the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120 on the first side 132 of the inner tray 120. As described in greater detail below, the temperature pack compartment 142 is configured to accommodate a temperature pack, such as a cold pack or a hot pack.
  • the inner tray 120 also forms object compartments 144 on the second side 134 of the inner tray 120. In the depicted embodiment, the object compartments 144 include three object compartments; however, in other embodiments, the inner tray 120 can form any number of one or more object compartments.
  • the object compartments 144 are configured to accommodate one or more objects placed within the packaging system 100.
  • the temperature pack compartment 142 is located between the base panel 1 12 and the middle one of the object compartments 144.
  • the false bottom panel 122 divides the temperature pack compartment 142 from the middle one of the object compartments 144.
  • the false bottom panel 122 appears to be the bottom of the packaging system 100 when viewed from the top.
  • the false bottom panel 122 is really a "false bottom” because the temperature pack compartment 142 is formed under the false bottom panel 122.
  • the false bottom support panels 128 help provide structural stability for the false bottom panel 122 by extending down from the false bottom panel 122 to the base panel 1 12 along the sides of the temperature pack compartment 142.
  • a temperature pack 150 is placed in the temperature pack compartment 142.
  • the temperature pack 150 is a cold pack that contains a material having a lower temperature than the ambient temperature in which the packaging system 100 is located.
  • the cold pack includes ice (e.g., bock ice, cube ice, or slurry ice), solid carbon dioxide, a cold gel pack, a phase-change material, chemicals that produce an endothermic reaction, any other material capable of being at a temperature below ambient temperature, or any combination thereof.
  • the temperature pack 150 is a hot pack that contains a material having a higher temperature than the ambient temperature in which the packaging system 100 is located.
  • the hot pack includes a hot gel pack, a phase-change material, chemicals that produce an exothermic reaction, any other material capable of being at a temperature above ambient temperature, or any combination thereof.
  • the temperature pack 150 occupies the entire temperature pack compartment 142, substantially all of the temperature pack compartment 142, or a portion of the temperature pack compartment 142.
  • the temperature pack 150 depicted in Fig. 3B shows a single pack, but the temperature pack 150 could include any number of individual packs.
  • the inner tray 120 forms a barrier between the temperature pack 150 and any objects placed in the object compartments 144. [0030] In the instance shown in Fig. 3C, objects 152 are placed in the object compartments 144.
  • any number of objects can be placed in the object compartments 144.
  • at least one of the object compartments 144 contains more than one of the objects 152.
  • the dimensions of one or more of the outer tray 1 10, the inner tray 120, or any portion thereof may be selected based on a size of a desired object to be placed within the object compartments 144.
  • Fig. 3D depicts an embodiment of the packaging system 100 placed within a retention assembly 170.
  • the retention assembly 170 includes a sheet panel 172.
  • the sheet panel 172 may be formed from a rigid material or a substantially-rigid material, such as cellulosic-based materials (e.g., cardboard, corrugated cardboard, paperboard), plastic, and compressed foam.
  • the sheet panel 172 itself is free from weakened portions, such as fold lines.
  • the retention assembly 170 has tension flaps 174 foldably coupled to two sides of the sheet panel 172.
  • the sheet panel 172 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 176 about which the tension flaps 174 can be rotated with respect to the sheet panel 172.
  • the retention assembly 170 also includes a sheet 178 that spans between the tension flaps 174.
  • the sheet 178 is attached to the tension flaps 174 at attachment zones 180.
  • the retention assembly 170 also has support flaps 182 foldably coupled to two sides of the sheet panel 172.
  • the sheet panel 172 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 184 about which the support flaps 182 can be rotated with respect to the sheet panel 172.
  • the sheet 178 is attached to the tension flaps 174 at the attachment zones 180 by adhering (e.g., with hot melt adhesive), gluing, heat welding, ultrasonic welding, stapling, tacking, fastening, clipping (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.
  • a polyurethane-based sheet may be adhered with a polyurethane-based adhesive, such as a water-borne aliphatic polyurethane dispersion.
  • a polyurethane-based adhesive such as a water-borne aliphatic polyurethane dispersion.
  • the sheet 178, and any of the sheets of the various embodiments described herein may comprise any of the materials, compositions, and polymers set forth herein with respect to sheets, and may have any thickness, properties, treatments, additives, and other characteristics (e.g., flexibility, elasticity, optics, strength, elastic recovery, transparency, load tear resistance, puncture resistance) as set forth herein with respect to sheets.
  • the sheet 178 has a composition and thickness providing acceptable performance properties (e.g., flexibility, elasticity, optics, strength) for the given packaging application of expected use.
  • the sheet 178 has a thickness of at most any of the following: 10 mils, 6 mils, 5 mils, 4 mils, 3 mils, 2 mils, 1 .5 mils, and 1 mil. (A "mil” is equal to 0.001 inch.)
  • the sheet 178 has a thickness of at least any of the following: 0.5 mils, 1 mil, 1 .5 mils, 2 mils, and 3 mils.
  • the sheet 178 has an elastic recovery in either or both of the transverse and longitudinal directions of at least any of the following values: 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, and 85%, measured according to ASTM D5459 at 100% strain, 30 seconds relaxation time, and 60 second recovery time.
  • the sheet 178 has a maximum load tear resistance in either or both of the transverse and longitudinal directions of at least any of the following values: 400, 450, 500, 550, and 600 grams force, measured according to ASTM D1004.
  • the sheet 178 has a slow puncture maximum load of at least any of the following values: 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, and 7 pounds force, measured according to ASTM F1306 using a crosshead speed of 5 inches per minute.
  • the sheet 178 has a Young's modulus sufficient to withstand the expected handling and use conditions, yet may provide a "soft" feel that may be desirable for a packaging application.
  • the sheet may have a Young's modulus of at least any of the following values: 2,000; 2,500; 3,000; 3,500; and
  • the sheet 178 is transparent so that a packaged article is visible through the sheet.
  • transparent means that the material transmits incident light with negligible scattering and little absorption, enabling objects to be seen clearly through the material under typical unaided viewing conditions (i.e. , the expected use conditions of the material).
  • the transparency (i.e., clarity) of the retention sheet may be at least any of the following values: 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, and 90%, measured in accordance with ASTM D1746.
  • the sheet 178 has a heat-shrink attribute.
  • the sheet 178 has any of a free shrink in at least one direction (i.e., machine or transverse directions), in each of at least two directions (i.e., machine and transverse directions), measured at any of 160°F and 180°F of at least any of the following: 7%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 55%, 60%, and 65%.
  • the sheet 178 is non-heat shrinkable (i.e., has a total free shrink of less than 5% measured at 160°F).
  • each reference to free shrink in this application means a free shrink determined by measuring the percent dimensional change in a 10cmx10cm specimen when subjected to selected heat (i.e., at a certain temperature exposure) according to ASTM D 2732.
  • the sheet 178 includes one or more fabrics.
  • the sheet 178 includes one or more of the following: wovens, knits, nonwovens, and openwork meshes (e.g., netting), spandex, including Lycra®, brand spandex, and elastic fabrics.
  • the sheet 178 includes one or more polymers.
  • the sheet 178 includes one or more of any of the following polymers: thermoplastic polymers, polyolefins, polyethylene homopolymers (e.g., low density polyethylene), polyethylene copolymers (e.g., ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers ("EAOs”), ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymers, and
  • the sheet 178 includes thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers (TPOs), which are two-component elastomer systems comprising an elastomer (such as EPDM) finely dispersed in a
  • thermoplastic polyolefin such as polypropylene or polyethylene
  • copolymer means a polymer derived from two or more types of monomers, and includes terpolymers, etc.
  • the sheet 178 includes polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene), polyvinyl chloride, and/or polyurethane. In some examples, such embodiments of the sheet 178 have a thickness of from 2 to 4 mils. Such embodiments of the sheet 178 may be useful for lightweight applications. In some examples, the sheet 178 including polyurethane may provide desirable elastomeric, puncture resistance, temperature resistance, and tackiness characteristics. [0045] In some embodiments, the sheet 178 includes effective amounts of one or more of tackifiers, antiblocking agents, and slip agents— or may be essentially free of any of these components. Tackifiers, antiblocking agents, and slip agents, and their effective amounts, are known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the sheet 178 is manufactured by thermoplastic film forming processes known in the art (e.g., tubular or blown-film extrusion,
  • At least one side of the sheet 178 is corona and/or plasma treated to change the surface energy of the sheet 178.
  • the change in surface energy increases the ability of the sheet 178 to adhere to a panel or frame.
  • Films that may be useful as sheets are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,913, 147, issued Jul. 5, 2005, and entitled "Packaging Structure Having a Frame and Film,” which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
  • the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120 of the packaging system 100 are placed on the top side of the sheet panel 172 between the sheet panel 172 and the sheet 178.
  • the packaging system 100 is located such that the sheet 178 covers the second side 134 of the inner tray 120 and the object compartments 144.
  • the sheet 178 may be transparent such that the objects 152 in the object compartments 144 are visible through the sheet 178.
  • the tension flaps 174 have been folded about the fold lines 176 to the bottom side of the sheet panel 172 so that the tension flaps 174 are no longer visible in the depiction.
  • Folding the tension flaps 174 in this manner causes the sheet 178 to cover the top side of the inner tray 120 and the object compartments 144.
  • the sheet 178 stretches as the tension flaps 174 are folded about the fold lines 176 to the bottom side of the sheet panel 172.
  • the objects 152 can be visible through the sheet 178 (e.g., the sheet 178 is transparent) such that the objects 152 are visible in the object compartments 144 when the sheet 178 covers the object compartments 144.
  • the support flaps 182 have been folded about the fold lines 184 away from the bottom side of the sheet panel 172 and toward the outer tray 1 10 and the inner tray 120.
  • the packaging system 100 and the retention assembly 170 may be taken from their positions, as depicted in Fig. 3E, and placed into a container. In the instance shown in Fig. 3F, the packaging system 100 and the retention assembly 170 have been placed within a container 190.
  • the container 190 has an opening 192 that is bounded by flaps 194.
  • the packaging system is placed within the container 190 so that the object compartments 144 are visible through the opening 192.
  • the packaging system is placed within the container 190 so that the support flaps 182 are substantially parallel to and in proximity with two sides of the container 190 and the ends of the support flaps 182 are configured to abut two other sides of the container 190.
  • a frame 196 is depicted above the container 190 in Fig. 3F.
  • the frame is configured to be placed in the container 190 above the inner tray 120.
  • the frame 196 also includes an aperture 198.
  • the dimensions of the frame 196 are selected based on one or more of the dimensions of the container 190, the dimensions of the inner tray 120, the dimensions of the outer tray 1 10, the locations of the object compartments 144, or any combination thereof.
  • the dimensions of the frame 196 includes at least one of the height, width, or length of the frame 196, the size and location of the aperture 198, or any other dimension of the frame 196.
  • the frame 196 has been lowered into the container 190 between the sheet 178 and the opening 192 of the container 190.
  • the aperture 198 is positioned so that the sheet 178 is visible through the opening 192 of the container 190 and the aperture 198 of the frame 196.
  • the height of the frame 196 occupies space in a void between the sheet 178 and the opening of the container 190.
  • the flaps 194 have been closed over the opening 192. After the flaps 194 of the container are closed, the frame 196 restrains upward movement of the outer tray 1 10, the inner tray 120, and the retention assembly 170 toward the flaps 194.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B Depicted in Figs. 4A and 4B are embodiments of an outer tray 210 and an inner tray 220, respectively, in unfolded states.
  • the outer tray 210 and/or the inner tray 220 are formed from a rigid material or a substantially-rigid material, such as cellulosic-based materials (e.g., cardboard, corrugated cardboard, paperboard), plastic, and compressed foam.
  • the outer tray 210 and/or the inner tray 220 may comprise corrugated cardboard, such as any of single- wall B-flute, C-flute, and/or E-flute corrugated cardboard, B/C double-wall corrugated cardboard, E/B double-wall corrugated cardboard, or any combination thereof.
  • the outer tray 210 and/or the inner tray 220 has a
  • the average thickness of the outer tray 210 and/or the inner tray 220 for example, at most about, and/or at least about, any of the following thicknesses: 0.03, 0.06, 0.12, 0.18, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 inches.
  • the outer tray 210 has a base panel 212.
  • the base panel 212 itself is free from weakened portions, such as fold lines.
  • the outer tray 210 has walls 214 foldably coupled to the sides of the base panel 212.
  • the base panel 212 is bounded by fold lines 216 about which the walls 214 can be rotated with respect to the base panel 212.
  • each of the walls 214 includes additional fold lines, cuts, cuts, tabs, and the like, that permit the walls 214 to be folded and secured such that the walls 214 extend from the base panel 212.
  • the inner tray 220 has bottom panels 222.
  • the bottom panels 222 themselves are free from weakened portions, such as fold lines.
  • the inner tray 220 has divider sections 224 foldably coupled to the bottom panels 222.
  • One of the bottom panels 222 is bounded on two sides by fold lines 226 about which the divider sections 224 can be rotated.
  • the other two of the bottom panels 222 are bounded on one side by fold lines 226 about which the divider sections 224 can be rotated.
  • Each of the divider sections 224 includes additional fold lines 226 that permit the divider sections 224 to be folded to cause the inner tray 220 to be in a folded state.
  • a vent 228 is formed in one of the divider sections 224. In the depicted embodiment, the vent 228 spans between two of the fold lines 226.
  • FIGs. 5A and 5B Depicted in Figs. 5A and 5B are embodiments of the outer tray 210 and the inner tray 220, respectively, in folded states.
  • the outer tray 210 has been folded such that the walls 214 extend upward from the base panel 212. While the outer tray 210, in the depicted embodiment, includes walls 214 that extend from the base panel 212, the outer tray 210 may include the base panel 212 without any such walls in other embodiments.
  • the inner tray 220 has been folded such that the divider sections 224 are higher than the bottom panels 222.
  • the vent 228 is located at the top of one of the divider sections 224.
  • the divider sections 224 are arranged so that one of the divider sections 224 is wider than the other when the inner tray 220 is in the folded state. In the depicted embodiment, the vent 228 is located in the wider of the divider sections 224.
  • the outer tray 210 and the inner tray 220 can be used to package objects, such as for shipment or for presentation.
  • An embodiment of using the outer tray 210 and the inner tray 220 to package objects is depicted in a series of instances shown in Figs. 6A to 6C. Each of those instances is discussed below.
  • the inner tray 220 is placed over the base panel 212 of the outer tray 210 to form a packaging system 200.
  • the first side 232 of the inner tray 220 is facing the base panel 212 and the second side 234 of the inner tray is facing away from the base panel 212.
  • the outer tray 210 has walls 214 that extend upward from the base panel 212.
  • the inner tray 220 is arranged to be located in the volume bounded by the base panel 212 and the walls 214 when the inner tray 220 is placed over the base panel 212.
  • the inner tray 220 With the inner tray 220 placed over the base panel 212 of the outer tray 210, as shown in Fig. 6A, the inner tray 220 forms a temperature pack compartment 242 between the outer tray 210 and the inner tray 220 on the first side 232 of the inner tray 220. As described in greater detail below, the temperature pack compartment 242 is configured to accommodate a temperature pack.
  • the inner tray 220 also forms object compartments 244 on the second side 234 of the inner tray 220. In the depicted embodiment, the object compartments 244 include three object compartments; however, in other embodiments, the inner tray 220 can form any number of one or more object compartments.
  • the object compartments 244 are configured to accommodate one or more objects placed within the packaging system 200.
  • the temperature pack compartment 242 in packaging system 200 is located in one of the divider sections 224 in the depicted embodiment. More specifically, the temperature pack compartment 242 is located in the one of the divider sections 224 that also includes the vent 228. The vent is configured to permit air flow between the first side 232 of the inner tray 220 and the second side 234 of the inner tray 220.
  • a temperature pack 250 is placed in the temperature pack compartment 242.
  • the temperature pack 250 is a cold pack that contains a material having a lower temperature that the ambient temperature in which the packaging system 200 is located.
  • the cold pack includes ice (e.g., bock ice, cube ice, or slurry ice), solid carbon dioxide, a cold gel pack, a phase-change material, chemicals that produce an endothermic reaction, any other material capable of being at a temperature below ambient temperature, or any combination thereof.
  • the temperature pack 250 is a hot pack that contains a material having a higher temperature than the ambient temperature in which the packaging system 200 is located.
  • the hot pack includes a hot gel pack, a phase-change material, chemicals that produce an exothermic reaction, any other material capable of being at a temperature above ambient temperature, or any combination thereof.
  • the temperature pack 250 occupies the entire temperature pack compartment 242, substantially all of the temperature pack compartment 242, or a portion of the temperature pack compartment 242.
  • the temperature pack 250 depicted in Fig. 6B shows a single pack, but the temperature pack 250 could include any number of individual packs.
  • the inner tray 220 forms a barrier between the temperature pack 250 and any objects placed in the object compartments 244.
  • objects 252 are placed in the object compartments 244.
  • any number of objects can be placed in the object compartments 244.
  • at least one of the object compartments 244 contains more than one of the objects 252.
  • the dimensions of one or more of the outer tray 210, the inner tray 220, or any portion thereof may be selected based on a size of a desired object to be placed within the object compartments 244.
  • the packaging system 100 can be placed in the retention assembly 170 between the sheet panel 172 and the sheet 178, the retention flaps 174 and the support flaps 182 of the retention assembly 170 can be folded, the packaging system 100 and the retention assembly 170 can be placed in the container 190, and the container 190 can be closed.
  • a similar process can be performed with the packaging system 200. More specifically, from the instance shown in Fig. 6C, the packaging system 200 can be placed in a retention assembly between a sheet panel and a sheet, retention flaps and support flaps of the retention assembly can be folded, the packaging system 200 and the retention assembly can be placed in a container, and the container can be closed.
  • the packaging system 100 can be packaged in the retention assembly 170 and the packaging system 200 can be packaged in the retention assembly 270. In other embodiments, the packaging system 100 and the packaging system 200 can be packaged in other packaging material.
  • the packaging system 100 or the packaging system 200 is placed in heat-shrinkable film and then the heat-shrinkable film can be subjected to a heat-shrink process to shrink the heat-shrinkable film around the packaging system 100 or the packaging system 200.
  • the outer tray 1 10 of the packaging system 100 or the outer tray 210 of the packaging system 200 is made from a thermoform tray and the packaging system 100 or the packaging system 200 is packaged by sealing a film on top of the thermoform tray.
  • the packaging system 100 or the packaging system 200 is placed in a clamshell packaging container and the clamshell packaging container is closed over the packaging system 100 or the packaging system 200.
  • the packaging system 100 and the packaging system 200 can be contained in any other type of packaging material to contain the temperature packs or objects placed therein.
  • the packaging material around the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200 can be fully or partially transparent. In those cases, the objects in the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200 may be visible from outside the packaging material.
  • a packaging material may be used to present the objects within the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200, such as in the case of display in retail environments.
  • the packaging material around the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200 can be fully or substantially opaque. In those cases, the objects in the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200 may not be visible from outside the packaging material.
  • Such a packaging material may be used to protect the objects within the packaging system 100 and/or the packaging system 200, such as in the case of shipping the objects.

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L'invention concerne un système de conditionnement comprenant un plateau externe et un plateau interne. Le plateau externe comporte un panneau de base. Le plateau interne est conçu pour être placé sur le panneau de base de sorte qu'un premier côté du plateau interne fasse face au panneau de base et qu'un second côté du plateau interne se trouve à l'opposé du panneau de base. Le plateau interne est agencé pour former un compartiment de bloc de température et un compartiment d'objet. Le compartiment de bloc de température est situé entre le plateau externe et le plateau interne sur le premier côté du plateau interne et le compartiment de bloc de température est conçu pour recevoir un bloc de température. Le compartiment d'objet est situé sur le second côté du plateau interne et le compartiment d'objet est conçu pour recevoir un objet placé à l'intérieur du système de conditionnement.
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