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Method and apparatus for foil laminated honeycomb package
Assignee: Transtech Service Network Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-02
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2008-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A package for preserving perishable food products such as produce shipped in large quantities on a pallet wherein the invention includes panels formed of honeycomb material covered by aluminum foil panels to provide a stronger and better insulated package.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Hollander
- 👤 Mark S. Rubenstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:26
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/12; B32B15/20; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/02; B65D19/06; B65D81/00; B65D81/38; B65D81/3813; B65D81/3818; B65D81/3848; B65D81/3853; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/02; B32B2305/024; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/724; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2317/122; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; B32B2607/00; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00044; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00079; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00114; B65D2519/00154; B65D2519/00184; B65D2519/00189; B65D2519/00218; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/0086; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/74; E04B1/76; E04B2001/7691; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/901; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/93; Y10S493/00; Y10S493/966; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/234; Y10T428/236; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A package adapted to house and preserve perishable food and other temperature sensitive products, comprising: a plurality of walls each having at least one panel, each said panel having foil on top and bottom surfaces of said panel and material therebetween, said material having a geometrically patterned structure to provide air space therein to provide air insulation and strengthen said package said walls include a plurality of sidewalls each having at least two foil panels and a corner therebetween, and a top and bottom wall and further comprising a top cap and a bottom cap disposed on top and beneath said top and bottom walls respectively, said top and bottom caps each having runners disposed on their respective interior surfaces to provide air flow and resulting in greater air insulation between said interior surfaces and the foil panels of said top and bottom walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A package adapted to house and preserve perishable food and other temperature sensitive products, comprising: a plurality of walls each having at least one panel, each said panel having foil on top and bottom surfaces of said panel and material therebetween, said material having a geometrically patterned structure to provide air space therein to provide air insulation and strengthen said package said walls include a plurality of sidewalls each having at least two foil panels and a corner therebetween, and a top and bottom wall and further comprising a top cap and a bottom cap disposed on top and beneath said top and bottom walls respectively, said top and bottom caps each having runners disposed on their respective interior surfaces to provide air flow and resulting in greater air insulation between said interior surfaces and the foil panels of said top and bottom walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A packaging according to claim 1 wherein said corners are crush scored and bendable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package according to claim 1 wherein said package has side seams and further comprising aluminum tape to cover said side seams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
A package according to claim 1 wherein there are four sidewalls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A package according to claim 1 wherein there are three honeycomb runners on each of the interior surfaces of said top and bottom caps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A package according to claim 1 wherein said top and bottom caps are dimensioned to have larger areas than said foil disposed thereon, said top and bottom surfaces including channels adapted to receive sidewalls of said package therein for a tight accommodation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A panel formed of a substantially strong and thermally insulative panel material for use in packages for shipping perishable goods, the panel having top and bottom surfaces, comprising: a foil layer on the top and bottom surfaces of said panel, each of the foil layers having reflective thermal properties; honeycomb material providing thermal air insulation and strength for said panel; said honeycomb material being sandwiched between the layers of foil; and kraft paper for cooperating in facilitating the bonding of each of the foil layers to said honeycomb material and for strengthening said panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
94 words
A panel formed of a substantially strong and thermally insulative panel material for use in packages for shipping perishable goods, the panel having top and bottom surfaces, comprising: a foil layer on the top and bottom surfaces of said panel, each of the foil layers having reflective thermal properties; honeycomb material providing thermal air insulation and strength for said panel; said honeycomb material being sandwiched between the layers of foil; and kraft paper for cooperating in facilitating the bonding of each of the foil layers to said honeycomb material and for strengthening said panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A panel according to claim 7 wherein said foil has reflective thermal properties, said honeycomb material provides thermal air insulation and strength for said panel and said kraft paper bonds to said honeycomb material and strengthens said panel thereby providing a panel formed of a stronger and thermally insulative material for use in shipping perishable goods.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A package having a plurality of sides each having at least one said panel as claimed in claim 7.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A packaging according to claim 9 further comprising a top and bottom wall each having a panel as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a top cap and a bottom cap disposed respectively on the top and bottom wall, each cap having interior surfaces and runners disposed on their respective interior surfaces to provide air flow and resulting in greater air insulation between said interior surfaces and the foil panels of said top and bottom walls.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of manufacturing a package adapted to house and preserve perishable food products and other temperature sensitive products during shipping, comprising: providing a panel of honeycomb material having top and bottom surfaces, applying and adhesively securing kraft paper to the top and bottom surfaces of the panel of honeycomb material, adhesively applying a foil layer to the kraft paper, utilizing a number of the panels for forming sides of the package.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of manufacturing a package adapted to house and preserve perishable food products and other temperature sensitive products during shipping, comprising: providing a panel of honeycomb material having top and bottom surfaces, applying and adhesively securing kraft paper to the top and bottom surfaces of the panel of honeycomb material, adhesively applying a foil layer to the kraft paper, utilizing a number of the panels for forming sides of the package.
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