Patent ID: 11920861
Assignee: PACKIT, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 9:
10. A method of providing an temperature controlled rigid container, the method comprising:
folding a liner comprising a base panel, lid, and a peripheral wall;
wherein the peripheral wall comprising a front wall opposing a rear wall and a pair of opposing side walls, each of the front wall and the rear wall comprising one or more creases, each of the opposing side walls comprising one or more discrete gel packs, the peripheral wall extending from the base panel to form a cavity into a collapsed configuration by folding the front wall and the rear wall into the cavity along the one or more creases;
wherein the lid comprising a pair of lid gussets extending from the front wall and rear wall and front and back lids extending from the opposing side walls;

placing the liner in a temperature-controlled environment until the gel packs reach a desired temperature;
removing the liner from the temperature-controlled environment;
unfolding the liner into an expanded configuration by unfolding the front wall and the rear wall; and
placing the liner within a crate comprising a base panel and a peripheral wall each of the base panel and the peripheral wall composed of a rigid material.