Thermal storage and/or shipping container with leak-resistant bag
First Claim
1. A thermal enclosure for storage and/or shipping articles, the enclosure comprising, in combination:
- two complementary separable hollow sections having inner walls with mutually facing sides to form a compartment with surrounding edges thereof forming with each other interengagable rims securing said sections together and outer walls forming, with respective ones of said inner walls, a chamber in each of said sections;
a pre-cooled composition confined within each of said chambers, said composition having a thermal inertia sufficient for maintaining the articles in said compartment within a desired temperature range for a relatively long period; and
a bag having one portion retained within said compartment and another portion weaving between said rims and extending out of said container, said one portion formed to hold the articles in said compartment.
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Abstract
A combination thermal shipping and/or storage container and leak-resistant bag for potentially infectious biological specimens. Two molded plastic sections press together to form a closed compartment. A slow-warming or slow-cooling composition within each section surrounds the compartment to hold the specimens in the bag within a desired temperature range for a relatively long period. A portion of the bag extends from the closed container sections for exposing any labeling imprinted on the bag. A separate pouch in the bag, accessible from outside the container, is provided for holding any documentation which is to accompany the specimens.
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28 Claims
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1. A thermal enclosure for storage and/or shipping articles, the enclosure comprising, in combination:
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two complementary separable hollow sections having inner walls with mutually facing sides to form a compartment with surrounding edges thereof forming with each other interengagable rims securing said sections together and outer walls forming, with respective ones of said inner walls, a chamber in each of said sections; a pre-cooled composition confined within each of said chambers, said composition having a thermal inertia sufficient for maintaining the articles in said compartment within a desired temperature range for a relatively long period; and a bag having one portion retained within said compartment and another portion weaving between said rims and extending out of said container, said one portion formed to hold the articles in said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 27, 28)
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8. A thermal storage and shipping enclosure for potentially infectious biological specimens, comprising, in combination:
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two complementary separable hollow sections each having an interior wall with a surrounding edge forming with the other edge interengaged rims securing said sections together, each of said interior walls having one side facing the other one side to form a compartment therebetween, and exterior walls forming, with respective ones of said interior walls, two chambers; a pre-cooled composition confined within each of said chambers, said composition having a thermal inertia sufficient for maintaining the specimens within a desired temperature range for a relatively long period; and a leak-resistant bag having a closed end portion retained within said compartment and an open end portion weaving between said rims and extending out of said container, said closed end portion formed to hold the specimen within said compartment, and said open end portion being sealable. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A thermal enclosure for storing biological specimens comprising, in combination:
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two hollow sections each enclosed by rectangular front, rear and four side panels, the exterior surfaces of said front panels face each other with the surrounding edges thereof forming interengagable rims securing said sections together, the interior surfaces of said front panels form, with respective ones of said rear and side panels, two chambers, and the exterior surfaces of said front panels form with each other a compartment for the specimens, said front panels each includes a centrally located indentation forming with each other in said compartment a pocket closely adapted to accommodate the specimens; and a composition confined within each of said chambers, said composition having a refrigerant coolant pre-cooled below a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An enclosure for maintaining an article at a desired temperature comprising:
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two interengageable containers, each having a perimeter and containing a composition having a relatively high thermal inertia, said containers disposed adjacent each other to form interfaces with each other, and forming at the interfaces thereof a compartment for receiving the article and an interference fit around the perimeters thereof; and a bag retained within said compartment with a portion thereof extending out of said containers, said bag formed to hold the article within said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A thermal enclosure for storing and/or shipping articles comprising, in combination:
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two complementary hollow sections having separably interengaged rims securing said sections together, said sections each having an inner wall with a side of one wall facing a side of the other wall to form a compartment bounded by said rims, and said sections each having an outer wall forming with a respective one of said inner walls two chambers; a pre-cooled, slow-warming composition confined within said chambers; and a bag having one portion retained within said compartment and a remaining portion compressed between said rims and extending out of said container, said one portion formed to accommodate the article in said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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