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1. An insulated shipping and/or storage bag having a bottom, walls, and an opening generally opposite the bottom, wherein the bag is configurable between a bag configuration and a free standing configuration capable of maintaining a supporting shape when placed on a surface, the bag comprising:
an outer layer; an intermediate foam material layer, said intermediate foam material layer being made from a single sheet of material having a generally rectangular shape with cut outs at each of four corners thereof and opposing cut outs generally centrally along opposite side edges of said sheet of material so as to form a middle portion between two side portions each having an end portion on an end opposite said middle portion, said cut outs enabling a free standing configuration whereby said intermediate foam material layer is folded centrally thereof so that said middle portion becomes the bottom, said side portions become the walls, and said end portions cover the opening of the bag and whereby said intermediate layer continuously extends along the bottom and walls and covers the opening of the free-standing configuration of the bag without overlap of said intermediate foam material layer; and an inner plastic layer that is configured to form an article receiving pouch, said inner plastic layer including a cuff in which said end portions of said intermediate foam material layer are received to thereby secure said intermediate foam material layer to said inner plastic layer and to create a seal separating said intermediate foam material layer from the interior of the bag, wherein in the free standing configuration of the bag, said cuff extends over said end portions and along at least a portion of an outer surface of said intermediate foam material layer. |
