Patent ID: 9060508
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A01N,F25D

Abstract:
1. A thermally insulated reusable and recyclable storage and transport system, comprising: an outer substantially rigid container having a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from said bottom wall defining an open top, said bottom and side walls having interior and exterior surfaces; a substantially rigid outer container lid having top and bottom surfaces sized and adapted to sealingly close said outer container open top; a substantially rigid liner having interior and exterior surfaces, and mounted within said outer container, with said exterior surfaces of said liner being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said interior surfaces of said outer container side walls, said liner completely covering said interior surfaces of said outer container side walls; said outer container walls, said outer container lid and said liner made of insulating material; a first substantially rigid inner container mounted within said outer container and said first inner container having a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from said bottom wall of said first inner container defining an open top, said bottom and side walls of said first interior container having interior and exterior surfaces; a substantially rigid first inner container lid having top and bottom surfaces sized and adapted to sealingly close said first inner container open top; said exterior surface of said first inner container bottom wall being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said interior surface of said outer container bottom wall, and said outer surfaces of said first inner container side walls being juxtaposed directly abutting against said interior surfaces of said liner, an intermediate insulating pad having top and bottom surfaces mounted within said first inner container with said bottom surface of the intermediate insulating pad completely covering and being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said interior surface of said first interior container bottom wall; a second substantially rigid inner box-like container mounted within said first inner container and having a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from said bottom wall of said second inner container defining an open top, said bottom and side walls of said second inner container having interior and exterior surfaces; a substantially rigid second inner container lid having top and bottom surfaces sized and adapted to sealingly close said second inner container open top; said exterior surface of said second inner container bottom wall being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said top surface of said intermediate pad and said outer surfaces of said second inner container side walls being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said interior surfaces of said first inner container side walls, said first inner container, said first lid, said second inner container, said second lid and said intermediate pad made of insulating material; said outer container lid, when mounted on said outer container, having said outer container lid bottom surface being juxtaposed and directly abutting against said top surface of said first inner container lid, when said first inner container lid is mounted on said first inner container, and said bottom surface of said first inner container lid is juxtaposed and directly abutting against said top surface of said second inner container lid, when said second inner container lid is mounted on said second inner container; said second inner container defining an article storage and transport compartment and a refrigeration compartment; whereby said transport system comprises a thermally insulated closable container for storage and/or shipment of articles of at least medical and environmental specimens, chemicals, fluids, solid samples, tissue, and organs.