Patent ID: 7621404

Claim:
An insulating, multi-ply packaging material used in connection with the packaging and shipping of goods, comprising: a first layer of sheet material having a substantially flat surface; a second layer of sheet material including flexible bubble wrap material having at least one side having a series of bubbles thereon, each bubble having an outermost surface, said first layer and said second layer being associated together with the outermost surfaces of said bubbles being in contacting, face-to-face, interfacing engagement with said flat surface, forming a multitudinous series of pockets of gaseous media between said bubbles and said flat surface, enhancing the temperature insulating characteristics of the packing material, said associated first and second layers of sheet material form a pouch into which the goods are placed for shipment, wherein there is further included with said pouch: flexible refrigerant material having a series of spaced packets containing super-absorbent polymeric material, which when hydrated by a liquid at a significantly different temperature than the ambient generates a significant temperature delta between the goods and the ambient, the refrigerant wrapped goods being positioned in and completely covered by said pouch; a further sheet of bubble wrap material having bubbles surrounding the pouch with the goods located in the pouch; and a delivery box having walls having substantially flat interior wall surfaces defining an interior into which the goods are placed for shipment, the bubbles of said further sheet of bubble wrap material being directed away from said pouch and toward the interior surfaces of said box.