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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Edwin Francis Tattam, Bucks, HP27 0SH, GB;
Other;
Abstract
A transport container is provided that includes a rigid liner collapsible in a direction transecting a vertical axis of the container, such that the container is configurable between a non-collapsed state configured to hold transportable contents therein, and at least partially collapsed state configured for compact storage of the container when empty an elastic insulation means configured to surround the liner, and one of more rigid insulating plugs configured for insertion inside the liner when the container is in its non-collapsed state. Such a transport container is easy to store when empty, can be composed of materials that can be recycled, and may have components that are easy to manufacture and to assemble. The container may possess a space efficient outer shape when full of transportable products, so that the number of containers that can be transported per given transit space may be maximized.