Lid for insulated box and method for storing products

Abstract

Lid ( 3 ) for an insulated box ( 2 ), with a cooling element ( 8 ) that forms part of the lid ( 3 ), whereby this cooling element ( 3 ) is filled with coolant that is intended to be cooled or frozen in order to then perform a cooling function.

1 . Lid for an insulated box, with a cooling element that forms part of the lid, whereby this cooling element is filled with coolant that is intended to be cooled or frozen in order to then perform a cooling function, characterised in that the cooling element is a passive cooling element that forms a permanent part of the lid. 
     
     
         2 . Lid according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the material or materials from which the lid is made is such that the coolant is not visible. 
     
     
         3 . Lid according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the cooling element is designed to perform its cooling function in a certain temperature interval, whereby the lid is provided on its outside with a mark or a colour that is an indication of the temperature interval for which the cooling element is designed. 
     
     
         4 . Combination of a lid according to any one of the previous  claim 1  and a box on which the lid fits. 
     
     
         5 . Combination of a lid according to  claim 3  and a box on which the lid fits, characterised in that a mark is affixed on the outside of the box that corresponds to the mark on the lid or that the outside of the box is made in a colour that corresponds to the outside of the lid. 
     
     
         6 . Two or more combinations according to  claim 4 , whereby a first type of lid has a cooling element that is designed for a first temperature interval and a second type of lid has a cooling element that is designed for a second temperature interval. 
     
     
         7 . Two or more combinations according to  claim 4 , whereby a first type of lid has a cooling element that is designed for a first temperature interval and a second type of lid has a cooling element that is designed for a second temperature interval and whereby the first of the lids and the second of the lids have the same shape. 
     
     
         8 . Method for the cooled storage and/or transport of products, whereby the products can include products of a first type that are intended to be stored at a temperature in a first temperature interval, and products of a second type that are intended to be stored at a temperature in a second temperature interval, characterised in that use is made of two or more combinations according to  claim 4 , whereby the lids are stored at a suitable temperature for sufficiently long in order to cool the cooling elements sufficiently, whereby the following steps are completed for each product to be stored: A: the product to be stored is placed in a box, B: a lid is selected on the basis of correspondence between the mark or the colour of the lid and the desired temperature interval for the type of product, C: the selected lid is used to close the box. 
     
     
         9 . Method according to  claim 8 , characterised in that use is made of two or more combinations, whereby for step A the following step is implemented: a box is selected on the basis of correspondence between the mark or the colour of the box and the desired temperature interval for the type of the product, whereby this box is used in step A, whereby optionally step B can be implemented indirectly by selecting a lid on the basis of correspondence between the mark or the colour of the lid and the mark or the colour of the box.