Patent ID: 6080096
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of storing a constructed insulating inner container designed to be inserted into an outer container comprising the steps of:providing said inner container with a bottom, integral first and second upwardly extending sides and integral first and second upwardly extending ends disposed between said first and second sides, each of said first and second upwardly extending ends having an inside surface;folding said first end down so that its entire inside surface contacts the bottom of said inner container to thereby begin forming folds in each of said sides;folding said second end down until its entire inside surface contacts an outer surface of said first end or contacts said bottom and the outer surface of said first end, thereby completing the forming of the folds in each of said sides to form first and second flaps that extend outwardly away from said bottom;folding said first flap on top of said second end; andfolding said second flap on top of said folded first flap to thereby completely collapse the inner container into a configuration that has a length and a width no greater than a length and a width of the bottom of said inner container.