Box-in-a-box shipper

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatuses for a shipping container are provided herein. The shipping container includes an outer enclosure having a cavity. The shipping container includes an inner enclosure positioned within the cavity of the outer enclosure. The inner enclosure has multiple panels and various configurations. Phase-change material inserts may be received within the multiple panels. The inner enclosure defines a payload area that is configured to hold a payload.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shipping container, comprising:
 an outer enclosure having a cavity; and   an inner enclosure positioned within the cavity of the outer enclosure and having a top tray, a bottom tray and a nested enclosure positioned in between the top tray and a bottom tray, the nested enclosure having a payload area to receive a payload.   
     
     
         2 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the top tray has an opening to allow the container to be placed within the nested enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the nested enclosure has one or more leaf springs that are angled inward and that are configured to contact and stabilize the payload within the nested enclosure. 
     
     
         4 . The shipping container of  claim 3 , wherein the leaf springs, the top tray and the bottom tray are nonmetallic. 
     
     
         5 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the top tray or the bottom tray has one or more centering guides that receive the nested enclosure and centers the nested enclosure in a center of the top tray or the bottom tray. 
     
     
         6 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the top tray and the bottom are shaped to fit within the shipping container and interface with each wall of a plurality of walls of the outer wall when inserted into the cavity of the outer enclosure. 
     
     
         7 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , the top tray or the bottom tray has one or more handles to allow a user to grasp or hold the top tray or the bottom tray. 
     
     
         8 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom tray is fixated within, integrally molded with or integrally formed with the outer enclosure and is not separable from the outer enclosure. 
     
     
         9 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the nested enclosure is integrally formed with or fixated on the bottom tray or the top tray. 
     
     
         10 . A shipping container, comprising:
 an outer enclosure having a cavity; and   an inner enclosure positioned within the cavity of the outer enclosure and having a plurality of brackets, the plurality of brackets defining a receiving area configured to receive a container.   
     
     
         11 . A method for maintaining a payload area of a shipping container within a predetermined temperature range during shipping of a payload in the shipping container, the method comprising:
 providing an outer enclosure having side walls and a base defining a cavity in the outer enclosure;   inserting an inner enclosure into the cavity of the outer enclosure, wherein the inner enclosure defines a payload area inside the inner enclosure;   inserting a phase change material into the shipping container;   placing a payload into the payload area of the inner enclosure;   attaching a lid on a top of the outer enclosure to cover the cavity of the outer enclosure containing the inner enclosure; and   cooling the payload area by the phase change material to maintain the payload area within the predetermined temperature range.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the inner enclosure comprises a top tray, a bottom tray and a nested enclosure positioned in between the top tray and a bottom tray, the nested enclosure defining the payload area, wherein the payload is stabilized by the nested enclosure of the inner enclosure. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the inner enclosure comprises a plurality of brackets, the plurality of brackets defining the payload area configured to receive a payload. 
     
     
         14 . A shipping container comprising:
 an outer enclosure having side walls and a base, wherein the side walls and the base define a cavity in the outer enclosure; and   a lid attachable to the sidewalls of the outer enclosure to cover the cavity in the outer enclosure;   an inner enclosure disposed inside the cavity and configured to provide a payload area for a payload within the inner enclosure.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the inner enclosure comprises a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels defining the payload area. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the inner enclosure comprises a top tray, a bottom tray and a nested enclosure positioned in between the top tray and a bottom tray, the nested enclosure defining the payload area. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the inner enclosure comprises a plurality of brackets, the plurality of brackets defining the payload area configured to receive the payload.