REUSABLE CONTAINER
First Claim
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1. A reusable container for storing or transporting a product to be refrigerated or frozen, comprising:
- an inner wall;
an outer wall;
a wall space provided between said inner wall and said outer wall, said space being substantially separated from the environment outside of the reusable container;
a slurry provided in the wall space that is allowed to move freely within the wall space.
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Abstract
A reusable container for storing or transporting a product to be refrigerated or frozen such as a food product is provided, comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, and a wall space provided between the inner wall and the outer wall. The wall space is substantially separated from the environment outside of the reusable container and a slurry is provided in the wall space. In some embodiments, the container can be generally rectangular or generally cylindrical. A method of shipping a product to be refrigerated or frozen in a reusable container and a method of producing a reusable container are also provided.
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30 Claims
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1. A reusable container for storing or transporting a product to be refrigerated or frozen, comprising:
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an inner wall; an outer wall; a wall space provided between said inner wall and said outer wall, said space being substantially separated from the environment outside of the reusable container; a slurry provided in the wall space that is allowed to move freely within the wall space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of shipping a product to be refrigerated or frozen in a reusable container, comprising:
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refrigerating a reusable container comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, a wall space provided between said inner wall and said outer wall, said wall space being substantially separated from the environment outside of the reusable container, and a slurry provided in the wall space wherein said slurry is allowed to move freely within the wall space; inserting a product to be refrigerated or frozen in the reusable container; and storing the product to be refrigerated or frozen in the reusable container until the product can be used or consumed. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A generally rectangular, reusable container for storing or transporting a product to be refrigerated, comprising:
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first, second, third and fourth inner walls; corresponding first, second, third and fourth outer walls; a bottom; a top; one or more chambers for storing a product to be refrigerated defined by said inner walls, said bottom and said top; a wall space provided between at least two of said inner walls and said corresponding outer walls, said space being substantially separated from the environment outside of the reusable container; and a slurry provided in the wall space and allowed to move freely within the wall space.
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30. A method of producing a reusable container for storing or transporting a product to be refrigerated or frozen, comprises:
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forming a container comprises a side inner wall, a side outer wall, a side wall space provided between said inner wall and said outer wall, a bottom inner wall, a bottom outer wall, a bottom wall space provided between said bottom inner wall and said bottom outer wall, and an aperture in communication with said bottom wall space, wherein said bottom wall space is in fluid communication with said side wall space; inverting the container; providing a slurry to said aperture to allow the slurry to flow into the bottom wall space and the side wall space such that the total bottom wall space and the side wall space is at least 50% filled with said slurry; and sealing said aperture.
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