Shipping Containers

Abstract

There is disclosed a shipping container system comprising an outer container and a product compartment inside the outer container, wherein the product compartment comprises a product compartment base and a product compartment lid, wherein the product compartment base comprises a plurality of retention tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and sidewalls of the outer container, a plurality of support tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and a base of the outer container, and a pair of suspension units maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and each end of a pair of opposing ends of the outer container, and wherein the product compartment lid includes a plurality of space tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and a lid of the outer container, wherein the cushion gaps are maintained between the product compartment and the outer container when the outer container is in a closed configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shipping container system comprising:
 an outer container; and   a product compartment inside the outer container, wherein the product compartment comprises a product compartment base and a product compartment lid, and wherein the product compartment base comprises a plurality of retention tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and sidewalls of the outer container, a plurality of support tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and a base of the outer container, and a pair of suspension units maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and each end of a pair of opposing ends of the outer container, and wherein the product compartment lid includes a plurality of space tabs maintaining a cushion gap between the product compartment and a lid of the outer container, wherein the cushion gaps are maintained between the product compartment and the outer container when the outer container is in a closed configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The shipping container system of  claim 1 , wherein the product compartment base is installed in the outer container and the product compartment lid is installed over the product compartment base, forming an enclosed product compartment surrounded by a cushion gap on all sides when the outer container is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The shipping container system of  claim 1 , wherein the each suspension unit of the pair of suspension units extends downward from the product compartment lid and comprises an accordion fold to maintain the cushion gap on either end of the product compartment.