Abstract: |
An expandable shipping container may be selectively expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration by applying pressure to the sides of the container. The shipping container may include an inner structure having mirroring halves, each having a central rectangular face panel with bendable rectangular top, left, right, and bottom partial face panels extending from its sides and a square-shape corner panel positioned between each pair of partial face panels. The expandable shipping container may also include a flexible barrier covering an exterior of the inner structure and forming seams between one or more pairs of partial face panels of each half of the inner structure. The corner panels and left and right partial face panels of each half may include diagonal scorelines that, in conjunction with other scorelines, allow the container to be folded in a manner that facilitates convenient expansion. |
Inventor: |
Vincent, Charles-Alexandre (St. Bruno de Montarville, CA); McGoff, James (Silver Spring, MD, US) |
Applicant: |
TemperPak Technologies Inc. (Richmond, VA, US) |
Face Assignee: |
TEMPERPACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Richmond, VA, US) |
Filed: |
2018-04-27 |
Issued: |
2020-08-18 |
Claims: |
24 |
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1. An expandable shipping container comprising:
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14. An expandable shipping container comprising:
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24. An expandable shipping container comprising:
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